Qinglan Riverside Homestay (Wang Xian Gu Scenic Area)

Upon arriving at Shangrao train station, we were met by our driver whom I had seek Qinglan Minsu's owners' help to organize. She was so helpful and helped communicated with him throughout as i don't have a local line and kept me updated after I confirmed our train arrival time. It took about 1 hour to reach and Ling Fang, the owner, was there to welcome us. She gave us the card key and told us that our room is in the next building on the fourth floor. Downside was that we had to lug the big bag upstairs ourselves. She told us that she has upgraded us to a nicer room with a sofa as all the rooms are taken. Tip- ask for a lower floor if you can't manage though I am sure if it's daytime, there will be someone to assist but we arrived pretty late. She did offer to carry for us but we declined. It was worth the effort. The room was beautiful and very clean and in the day time bright and cheery. You could even see the valleys. Aircon and hot shower worked well. Amenities were complete. I love the zen decor, simple,clean and bright. I personally dislike dark and dim rooms so I was very happy with this. Bottled water, tea and coffee were available in the room too. I love the fact that they provided disposable towels plus regular large towels and the tissue paper provided are 4 ply at least. There were extra bottles of water available on the first level too. She was so kind to give us information regarding vagoo scenic area and the suggested itinerary through WeChat. She even offered to send us and pick us after we told her our plans and timing. We were so grateful for that as it took the stress off having to look for transport etc after a tiring day. Fyi-There are many homestyle cooking type of restaurants near the minsu. When she found out that the plug-in mosquito repellent is empty, she was very apologetic and offered us 2 breakfast vouchers but we declined as we preferred to rest and skip breakfast. The next day, we got up and asked if there are any places of interest around and she suggested the bridge nearby. It was beautiful and we walked past many other bnbs. We had lunch at one of the restaurants and returned after to rest a bit before going to the scenic area. When we were ready, she came to pick us up. We returned and saw that she had gotten someone to change the repellent. I asked if she could help us book transport to the train station the next day and she kindly assisted. The shared transport came on time and we were at the train station with time to spare. She is such a gracious and lovely host and we really enjoyed our stay there. The warmth and welcome we received from her truly made us feel like we are family visiting and nothing is too much trouble for her. We would definitely go back and stay there if we have a chance. I highly recommend anyone wanting to visit Shangrao to stay at Qinglan.