Posted on Oct 15, 2025|Shaxi-Desert View Cozy Family Room (Private Bathroom + Air Conditioning)
Anonymous UserThe guesthouse is actually located in the Tengger Desert campsite, not the address listed on Ctrip. It's about an hour and a half drive from the Drum Tower area of Zhongwei city and nearly an hour's drive from the Yellow River area of Shapotou Scenic Area. The guesthouse manager can arrange one pick-up and drop-off service if you contact them one day in advance. There are many campsites in the Tengger Desert; it's said that the owner of Pikachu runs the Pikachu guesthouse and tents, and there's also a Xinlongmen Inn about 200 meters away. This guesthouse is probably one of the better accommodations in the Tengger Desert. We, two adults and one child, slept comfortably with two beds and a tatami mat. Breakfast was simple, and we ate lunch and dinner at the guesthouse. As someone from Zhejiang who doesn't like spicy food, the chicken soup was delicious, and we also enjoyed the stir-fried potato shreds and stir-fried eggs with sand onions. There was a bonfire party on National Day evening, the atmosphere was quite nice, and there was a simple stargazing activity. During the day, there were camel riding, desert off-road vehicle activities, etc., which we also had a lot of fun with.
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Price per night from:£133
Posted on Jul 7, 2026
Guest UserStars in the desert: in the sand sea, sleep with the stars
Step into the hinterland of the Tengger Desert, see the stars in the desert at a glance, pure white architecture against the continuous yellow sand and clear blue sky, outline the extremely impactful wilderness aesthetics, and instantly understand the unique romance and healing of the desert homestay.
The whole homestay is dominated by simple white, scattered rows of cabins with a unique slope roof design, no complicated decoration, with clean lines, and a gentle collision with the rough desert. At the foot is the stacked sand waves, the wind blows over leaving fine texture, warm brown sand and plain white houses, clear blue sky constitute three-color picture, light and thin clouds scattered in the sky, so that the world seems particularly vast and far away. The four three-dimensional characters ”Stars on the Desert” stand in front of the camp, and the core romance here is plainly illustrated - sitting in the desert scenery by day, and embracing the whole starry sky at night.
Unlike ordinary hotels, the desert starry night places the residence directly in the sand sea, and the door is the endless desert. You can walk barefoot at any time, feel the fine sand flowing from the finger seams, and experience the fun of sandboarding and desert walking. In the daytime, this is to avoid the quiet and secret place of the city, away from the traffic and the voice, the wind accompanied by the wind, the impetuous emotions will slowly calm down between the vast world and the earth; When night falls, the desert with little light pollution will fade away from the daytime, the stars will shine, the Milky Way is clear across the sky, and you can look up at the starry sea when you lie on the bed. This is also the most moving meaning of the word ”star”.
The desert starry night in the Tengger Desert in Zhongwei is an experience not to be missed in the northwest travel. It broke the impression of the simple and stereotyped desert accommodation, and used exquisite and comfortable room types to match the native desert landscape, which perfectly integrates the wild scenery with the comfortable living. Here, you don't have to chase the itinerary, you need to slowly feel the sunrise and sunset of the sand sea, quietly wait for the stars to come, find a gentle habitat in the vast desert, let the body and mind completely escape urban anxiety, this is the most precious meaning of desert travel.
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Price per night from:£102