Argyle Grand Hotel

"The rooms are clean and have great views. The breakfast is also very good."

Yanlin Hostel

"OKKKK"

Nanping Jianyang Hotel

"The location is excellent, in the heart of the old town, opposite the bus station and behind the market. The hotel staff are also very helpful. The rooms are not big, but they are very clean. There is a courtyard and parking is convenient. The breakfast selection is not extensive, but the taste is acceptable."

Shankee Coffee Style Hotel (Nanping Jianyang Tiyuguan)

Rujia Business Hostel

"The river view room is very good, the window is a wide river, very quiet and relaxing. The room was clean and tidy, and I slept well all night. The boss is very enthusiastic, helping with luggage and sending water, free parking at the door is too friendly to self-driving. Very good value for money, next time you come to Yanping, you will stay here!"

Nanyue Left Bank Hotel

"The room is nice and the environment is also very good, but there are some problems with the front desk. First come first served, I was skipped and asked someone else to register. I stood at the front desk and waited for more than ten minutes in vain."

wenxin-hotel

"#Health#Service#Location Traffic#Room Facilities"

Impression Nanlin Hotel

"It was very clean and great location 👌"

Innsi vacation homestay

"The environment is very good, the price is affordable, the neighborhood is very close to nature, except for no takeaway, suitable for relaxing. The room is also very new, very comfortable, cost-effective, and the tea in the room is also very delicious."

Yujing International Hotel

"The hotel boasts a great location and a grand atmosphere. Although it's been open for over ten years, it still feels very new, with excellent facilities, cleanliness, and service! The rooms are spacious, clean, well-equipped, and soundproofed, ensuring a comfortable stay. The rooms are also quite nice, offering river and mountain views. The hotel breakfast is excellent, with a wide variety of delicious options. The hotel's Chinese restaurant serves delicious and affordable food, definitely worth trying. The hotel room rate is very reasonable, parking is convenient and free, and there are self-service laundry and dryers. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. In short, this was the most worthwhile hotel I stayed at during my month-long road trip – a must-try!"

Western Fortune Hotel Nanping

"Old hotel, room facilities are also outdated, breakfast is not worth eating, there is no variety"

Nanping Colorful Village Homestay

"This place makes me wish there was an option for six stars. I study Asian art for a living, and I travelled to Jianyang to visit the home of Jian ware, classic tea bowls of the Song dynasty (960 to 1279 CE), distinguished by their black and brown glazes. Over the last few decades, firing Jian ware in the Song tradition has been revived in the area. I chose Nanping Colourful Village Homestay because it was in Jianyang, affordable, and accepted international guests. What I found was a luxury resort with all the warmth and personal attention of a homestay. I asked the front desk about an excavated Song kiln site in a nearby village, and the receptionist brought me the manager, who arranged for someone to take me the next day. My driver was Ms. Huang, an employee of the resort whose job involves buying and selling contemporary pieces. She knew everything about Jian ware! The kiln site isn’t run as a tourist site, so I was only able to view it because Ms. Huang arranged for it to be opened for me. I had told them I was vegetarian, so for lunch they took me to lunch at a vegetarian buffet. Then we visited the town’s Jian ware museum, where they have exhibits on the history of tea and Jian ware, historical pieces, and the work of contemporary Jianyang potters. To my delight, Mr. Gao, the potter-in-residence at the resort, uses a Song-style wood-fired dragon kiln, built right on the grounds! His pieces that range from beautiful but quite affordable to exquisite and appropriately expensive. They include both iridescent silvery oil spot and orange-to-black hare’s fur pieces. I am still thrilled that I was able to purchase wood-fired pieces on my limited budget. For dinner, the resort’s restaurant prepared vegetarian versions of Fujian cuisine for me. The food was all delicious, featuring classic Fujianese mountain ingredients like local bamboo and mushrooms. Then we visited Mr. Gao’s dragon kiln, and later his studio, where he experiments with different local clays and glaze recipes. The rich colours and iridescence of Jian ware are the result of the iron-rich local material fired at high temperature, and the results are as unpredictable as they are beautiful. The next day, they drove me to Mr. Chen’s family tea plantation in the mountains, where they grow famous northern Fujian teas. These fine teas were all wonderful, smooth and rich with a touch of smoke, and sometimes fruity in flavour. We strolled through mountainsides of tea bushes and visited groves of centuries-old tea trees. This is a perfect place for an immersive experience in China that is also very comfortable and convenient. I often find tourist experiences in China claustrophobic due to the press of people, but the resort was spacious and airy, and they took me to places where there was no one else but us and the occasional local going about their business. Everyone was very patient with my limited Chinese language skills. They were also happy to work with translator apps on our phones, so if you don’t speak any Chinese, you will be fine. This would be a great place to come as a family. There are gardens and rides for kids right next to the resort. You can learn how to whip Song-style tea and carve your name into the base of your own Jian ware cup. Not far away is a historical theme park with a collection of real architecture from the Ming (1368 to 1644 CE) and Qing (1636 to 1912 CE) dynasties. The employees wear period dress and there are performances and activities. Nearby there are hiking trails, historical sites, and lovely villages to visit. It’s also very close to Wuyi Mountain National Park, so it would be a perfect place to stay if the mountains are your destination. If you ask, they could arrange for you to visit famous sites or take you to breathtaking places that only locals know, whatever you want. They can also arrange transport to and from the train station or airport."