Sunyata Mountain Alley Chongqing Resort

We booked this as a last minute change from the high rise hotels in Jiefangbei. The lights, noise, elevator waiting time was all getting a bit much and we needed a hotel change. This place has perfect location (within Shancheng Alley), beautiful and premium amenities, and amazing service that goes above and beyond (thank you to the lovely staff that carried our heavy luggage up and down the stairs). The hotel is close to Jiefangbei, in a tourist hot spot of its own, but completely silent, making it an oasis in a super packed and noisy city. The breakfast is good and the room is large and exceptional. My only regret is that I didn’t stay longer. Be warned that as it is in the middle of the tourist walk, you do need to walk up and down the stairs to catch didis (no accessibility options). While the staff will carry your luggage, wheelchair or elderly are not recommended to stay as there is a level of fitness required to go up and down the stairs.

🏮Located inside a renovated church down a long winding stair alley, this hotel was the definition of a hidden gem. If you didn’t know it existed, you definitely wouldn’t know it was there. The rooms were extremely spacious, with high ceilings, beautifully considered decor, and refined aesthetics. I’d say the rooms were way better than the pictures. ⛪️✨ 📸 The hotel offers a free travel photography service. You can have your hair/makeup/outfit done professionally for an additional charge but we wore our own stuff. Zihao (子豪) came to take photos of us on our second day and they turned out absolutely stunning!! The entire process took about an hour and he was incredibly professional, kind, and funny; and took the time to work with us through the language barrier using a translator app on his phone. You get a certain number of free photos, but we ended up buying almost the entire photo set with minimal editing from him because they turned out so good. It was one of the highlights of our entire trip. I will treasure the photos he took of my mom forever. 🍴 Breakfast is included and there’s a full service bar for guests where you can get free soft drinks and freshly cut fruit throughout the day. The hotel will also deliver a soup to your room in the evening (called night service? I think?) and it was really delicious. I have no photos of that because we ate it too fast. 😋 🧳 📝 The entrance of the hotel is a bit of a far- the nearest car drop-off point is Lingshi Alley No.8, Yuzhong Chongqing, and from there, you have to walk 3-4 flights of stairs down an alley to get to the entrance of the church. The hotel will message you ahead to help you with your luggage (and they’re extremely nice! Two of the staff helped us get our suitcases to our car at 5am when we had to leave very early 😵💫) but if you have any accessibility needs or difficulties walking up and down stairs, or just have a ton of luggage, this might not be the hotel for you 🚙😥 🌸 Overall, stunning hotel & amazing staff who you can message anytime on WeChat if you need anything. It feels like quiet escape in the middle of a super bustling crazy city. I would come back 100% if I was in Chongqing again. Thank you for everything!