This hidden aesthetic hotel in Guangzhou is seriously addictive—Suiji·Jianshan looks even more stunning than in the photos!

This is the most design-savvy resort hotel I've ever stayed at in Guangzhou! Tucked away in the Conghua hot spring area but not at all tacky, it completely overturns your imagination of a "hot spring hotel." The designer brilliantly blends Lingnan courtyard style with Japanese wabi-sabi, with every detail exuding sophistication👇

🏡 Highlights of the hidden aesthetic

• Architecture: A dramatic fusion of old and new! Old wooden beams paired with exposed concrete walls, banana leaves casting shadows through hollow brick walls—just a few steps and you’re in a magazine-worthy scene

• Rooms: Entirely micro-cement floors with solid wood furniture, minibar hidden inside a rattan cabinet, welcome fruit served in rustic pottery bowls... even the switches are vintage brass!

• Hot springs: Not your typical fake Roman column pools! Fourteen private bathhouses hidden in bamboo groves, lighting horse lanterns at night for a private soak, with mist swirling around like stepping into Spirited Away

🛌 Healing experience checklist

1. Afternoon tea time: Glasshouse in the courtyard serves hand-poured coffee + mugwort glutinous rice cakes, with the rustling bamboo leaves making you never want to leave

2. Starry sky library: Rooftop suspended book pavilion where you can lie down and watch the stars, featuring a full collection of Chen Tong’s Guangfu culture books

3. Morning tea picking: Butler takes you to the back mountain to pick lychee leaves, then teaches you to brew Cantonese herbal tea (custom tea bags are given as souvenirs)

📸 100% photo-worthy spots

• Lobby spiral staircase: On cloudy days, use your phone flash + contrast filter for instant dark, dramatic shots

• Hot spring bamboo path: Wear light-colored Hanfu or linen dresses and have friends shoot from above as you walk through the bamboo forest

• Room balcony: Turn on a small table lamp at dusk for fill light, perfectly framing the distant Liuxi River landscape

📍 Nearby fun extras

• 10-minute walk to Liuxi River Greenway, renting a bike for a ride is super pleasant

• 15-minute taxi to Conghua Hot Spring Museum to learn about Lingnan hot spring culture

• Must-try farmhouse partnered with the hotel, "Sister Tao’s Farm," where the mountain water tofu and free-range chicken are finger-licking good

💡 Practical tips

• Best room type: "Jianyue" with private hot spring terrace, off-season price just over 1k RMB with amazing value

• One hour drive from downtown (hotel offers free parking), or 20-minute taxi from Dongfeng Station on Metro Line 14

• Seasonal highlights: Come in June for lychee picking, after November the maple leaves on the back mountain are stunning

• Don’t forget a large shawl! Draping it while soaking in the morning hot spring makes for a super atmospheric photo

This place is truly a hidden gem I recommend to everyone! The butler-style service is nothing like the standardized greetings of chain hotels; even the cleaning aunties decorate your bedside with lychee leaves~ Perfect for lazy vacationers wanting to escape the city without the hassle of planning.