Hangzhou Yinxi Tea House (West Lake Lingyin)

The host was extremely nice and the stay was very comfortable, surrounded by tea plantation. It is also very near Lingyin temple. But the day we arrived, we realised that the traffic leading up to the hotel was closed for taxis and e-hailing vehicles to enter. We had to get off the cab midway and took a bus with heavy luggage to get to the hotel. We were not informed about this prior. The host was very nice to pick us up from the bus terminal nevertheless. The traffic rules made it very difficult for us to go out of that area as the nearest landmark we could get an e-hailing car was 5km away. We had to take the bus to get out of the area and the bus was traveling at snail speed due to the heavy traffic. For those who wants to be around the botanical gardens or the lingyin temple can stay here. Otherwise, the location is not ideal. We did not do things in our Hangzhou itinerary due to the bad location. There was no metro nearby as well.

It’s a family operated units and the host is very friendly & helpful. The tea plantation view from the room is very healing. The location is within walking distance to the Lingyin temple and cable car station. I choose this place because the temple region is very congested especially during weekend.