Reviews of Tulou Herongzhuang Inn

Alice is a very welcoming host. She offered her assistance from the very beginning, finding cheap comfortable transportation from Xiamen, giving guidance to understand the Tulous and get local delicious food. The room is clean and modern, everything a traveler would need and more. Thank you Alice, unforgettable experience and overall a must for everyone traveling Fujian. Ps: Be aware the area is Unesco Heritage and a fee for tourists is required (aprox. 15$).

I liked everything

The owner of the place, Alice, was very nice and helpful. She contacted me with What'sUp already several days before our stay and arranged us a driver with 7-seater car who picked us from the Nanjing railway station and drove us two days in different Nanjing and Yongding tulou areas. In the courtyard there was a cat that our boys liked to play with and feed.

Despite awful weather (constant rain due to a typhoon), our stay at Herongzhuang was very pleasant. The owner was always willing to help us arrange drivers, buy stuff we needed and provided plenty of tea to my sick friend. The entire area around the house is simply beautiful with lush green forests and tea gardens. I'd come back any time! The rooms were clean and tidy and there's a TV with English movies (we spent a lot of time indoors because of the heavy rainfall).

You live in an actual tulou from 300-400 years ago, and perfectly renovated. The common areas are as you expect in an old communal living house, and truly authentic. Rooms are renovated perfectly, perfectly clean, modern, and comfortable, and yet, retains the old character. Rooms have attached bathrooms that are clean and modern. The hostess speaks great English and so does her husband, who will drive you around during the day for a very reasonable price.

Nothing much to dislike, unless you are looking for a place like a regular hotel. This is not a regular hotel and rather, a comfortable but authentic, historic hotel.

It leaves up to its promises in experiencing staying in an old tulou (40yo). It is a pleasant surprise that the room is very modern and tastefully decorated. Jesse and Alice were easy to talk to, and even did favors for us in booking transportation. The tour was customized to our preference and Jesse acted as a guide in Tianloukeng, even giving us access to go up the highest floor of one of the Tulous. He also indulged our questions as we love history and culture (one of us is with ICOMOS, so info requested was bordering technical matters of conservation). Taxia as a place is pleasant and quaint, and staying for two nights was not a bad decision. Closest Restaurants are 15 minute walk (2 convenience stores are 50 meters away though), being able to visit some Tulous on the way. Their folks are also very friendly.

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The host was wonderful. She provided lots of helpful information about how to get around, what to see and local restaurants. A very authentic experience! Unforgettable :)

Nothing to note. The accommodation is simple but comfortable and clean.

The atmosphere of living in a real tulou

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Amazing host, alice is such a sweet lady. She contacted us before arrival to see what time we would arrive and gave us an option to arrange a pick up from the train station.

Real experience in a real Tulou. Owner took us around at a super price. The tulou is an experience no one should miss while in Fujian

Room just a bit small

Very tastefully decorated rooms with beautiful views of the surrounding mountains. Owner Alice and her husband were very prompt in answering our queries and arranging transport for us.

It was a great experience being able to stay in a Tulou. Despite being a tulou, the facilities and the room were very good. The tulou is located near Taxia village so we were able to walk with the owner to the village and enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. The owner also kindly helped arrange car transport to and from Nanjing station as well as for the day so that we could visit numerous tulous such as Tianluokeng and Yongding. She also kindly took us around and explained the different historical backgrounds behind each of the tulous.

The owner can speak English very well and she can provide Taxi to pick up from the train station to the hotel. I got the memorable experience about Chinese breakfast and local fruits. I appreciate to stay in this homestay.

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The bed & breakfast is a lived in tulou. Families are still living there. The experience of living in the tulou is exceptional and memorable

Nothing really. Unless you are looking for five stars hotel kind of living conditions then this type of lodging is not for you.

Very authentic experiences with modern facilities.

Friendly n accommodating lady owner. Nice homestay life in authentic toulou. Simple local breakfast n quiet rooms. Value for money.

Minor improvement is to put in more cloth hangers in the bedroom. Everything else is satisfactory. Lady owner can write n speak adequate English.

Alice was very friendly and was in touch with me via Wechat to arrange pickup at the bus stop. She also helped me rent a bike to explore the tulous nearby, arranged meals at night and sold me a local rice wine bottle. Everything was very smooth :)

Alice is very helpful. We were picked up from Zhangzhou train station. There is no easier way to reach this place on our own. This is a 400 year old tulou that we stayed the night. Of course, the rooms were with “modern” amenities like air conditioner and hot water shower. We engaged Jesse to bring us to nearby commercial tulous. In the evening we had dinner at the restaurant in Taxia village next to the river (which overflowed the banks the next day after we left). We had dish of fried fish caught from the river. We had porridge breakfast prepared by Alice in the tulou.

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We had a wonderful stay at this nice tulou hotel. Alice and her husband gave us a very warm welcome and made me and my family (two children and my parents) feel like friends. It was such a pleasure to talk in English and chat about China, Tulous, Hakka people and lots of other things while sipping Fujian tea. The five rooms are in a modern design which blends in nicely with the 300 year old tulou. Alice and Jesse have made an exhibition on the renovation works they have done. The hotel rooms are part of an inhabited tulou, so there is some normal life going on which I liked. Breakfast was fried noodles or rice with fruits for a fair price. Also, Alice helped us with organizing transport to further tulous. Taxia village is nice stroll around and a very good base to explore the region. It is part of three nice tulou sites (with Tianluokeng and Yuchanglou) in one ticket and these three are far less crowded than the other clusters (Heguilou and Huaiyuanlou) and Yunshuiyao village.

A good experience of staying in a genuine Tulou which is 170 years old. Room is clean and tastefully decorated.

Nicely decorated family room and very welcoming and helpful staff who helped for restaurant, bicycles and taxi renting. Within walking distance to Ta Xia village.

lovely comfortable room and bathroom, very clean and in good shape for a period property. Alice the manager is super helpful

dinner option would have been good