Experience at Liuyingli Hotel by West Lake: A Blend of Local Life and Poetry

Stay Review of Liuyingli Hotel by Hangzhou West Lake

🌁Design Style:
A fusion of Republic-era aesthetics and Jiangnan courtyard design, featuring gray tiles and blue bricks paired with carved doors and windows. The lobby's domed chandelier and leather sofas exude vintage charm, while rooms feature warm yellow wall lamps, rattan furniture, and ink paintings, creating a elegant journey back in time.

🏘️Room Types/Layout:
A low-rise compound built along West Lake. Open your window to see the verdant willows of Orioles Singing in the Willows. Lake-view rooms come with private balconies where you can watch boats glide across the water. The garden features winding bridges, streams, rockeries, and pavilions. Take morning walks on the pebble paths while listening to birdsong and wind rustling through trees.

🎠Activities:
A 5-minute walk to "Orioles Singing in the Willows" Park to watch orioles flutter through branches. Rent a paddle boat to explore West Lake and view Three Pools Mirroring the Moon up close. In the evening, stroll along the lakeside promenade to Nanshan Road to experience Hangzhou's artistic nightlife, or visit Hefang Street to taste Dingsheng cake and green onion pastries.

🍽️Dining:
The hotel restaurant specializes in Hangzhou home-style cuisine, featuring silky West Lake water shield soup, fragrant lotus leaf-wrapped beggar's chicken, and soft, sweet osmanthus rice cakes. For breakfast, choose between buffet or set menu. Enjoy a bowl of pian'er chuan in the lakeside glass dining room, where everyday flavors meet poetic views.

💰️Average Cost:
Rooms range from CNY 1,200-2,200 per night, dining averages CNY 80-180 per person, boat rides and other activities are extra.

💗Additional Tips:
"If you visit Jiangnan in spring, stay as long as you can with spring." Inspired by Rene Liu's song "Jiangnan" to visit Hangzhou, you'll understand Jiangnan's gentleness at Liuyingli. Watch the sunrise over West Lake from the hotel's private dock, where misty willows trailing in water embody the song's lyrics "the wind becomes sticky here." Spend afternoons drinking tea in the courtyard, watching sunlight dance on the tiles, and discover that slowing down is the best way to experience West Lake.

Post by WESLEY BARRETT | Apr 20, 2025