Taxia Shouwang Inn

We stayed there for 2 days. The place is very cozy and authentic. The landlord was very kind and helpful. She helped us to arrange a driver to get around the villages and treated us with a local tea that was very tasty. Also there lives a very cute and playful cat))) if you are not a tea lover you can order a cup of delicious coffee there. There is a good restaurant nearby where you can have a meal. We highly recommend this place.

Taxia village is a perhaps the nicest spot to stay while visiting Tianluokeng scenic area, if you want to be in authentic environment and not give up comfort. The atmosphere in this guesthouse is very nice. Rooms are clean and even though our room was small it was very cosy and the bed was comfortable. We are two vegetarians, so we were happy that the restaurants around the guesthouse had some vegetarian options. The hostess is very nice too. I recommend staying here.

Amazing experience. Manager helped make everything perfect. Hotel courtyard by night is gorgeous. Stone street outside lining narrow river is full of rushing waterfalls and magical at sunset, and after dark. Make sure to eat in hotel restaurant—sitting in the tea shop is best. Delicious tofu, eggplant, and potato “silk” dishes. Best of all is the cauliflower! Also, iced passion fruit-lime juice…I drank two glasses after every run. Manager also will serve endless cups of tea from her father’s tea farm up the mountain. As local as local gets here. Hekang village only 4-5 km down mountain road, while it’s about 8km up to a famous tulou village. But tulous are everywhere around, including several inside Taxia. Unbelievable place. 3 nights should be the absolute minimum stay. Oh, and the cats are friendly and at least one wants to meet you!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Taxia Shouwang. Xiao Fang was the most delightful host. She was very communicative in helping us get to Nanjing from the train station and later helped us arrange a driver to see the 土楼 on both days of our stay. The Inn is inviting, clean and conveniently located. The tea her father makes is delicious as are the two neighboring restaurants which serve traditional Chinese cuisine. We would surely return to stay here on our next visit to see the TuLous.

We loved the Shouwang Inn – it has all the charms of an old historic building without lacking the comforts of a hotel. In addition, the décor is very tasteful in a mixture of traditional furniture, creative art work and retro elements.  小芳 spoiled us with tea grown by her father. She is a lovely person, who helped us fulfil all our wishes with the utmost competence and went above and beyond trying to understand our limited Chinese. Our daughter of two years loved it there too, exploring the common areas, testing the limits of the rocking horse and becoming fast friends with the two cats. We most warmly recommend this place and we will surely stay there again.