Take my advice! Is it convenient to stay near Shamian when traveling to Guangzhou on the weekend?

Recently, a friend came to Guangzhou for a trip and asked me where to stay for convenience 🤔, with convenient transportation 🚇, easy access to popular attractions 📍, Guangzhou characteristics, lots of delicious food 🫕, and most importantly, high cost performance... After thinking about it, I have one sentence: It's most convenient to stay in the old Xiguan area! And Shamian is definitely the first choice for city walks in old Xiguan 🙋🏻‍♀️ 🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅 European-style small buildings with bright colors, especially under the sun ☀️, are even more eye-catching. I don't have any travel routes here, just slow down 👣, walk along the streets and alleys, and walk slowly along various architectural groups of different styles. The scenery and details of each place are unique. McDonald's along the river, European-style Starbucks, Locomotive French Restaurant, Museum Cafe, Bakery, Jewelry Store... It seems that you can't fully experience the charm of Shamian even if you walk slowly for a whole day. As for the surrounding attractions, you can see the White Swan Pond Art Center across the river, walk to the Yongqing Fang Cantonese Opera Museum, and go to Dongshankou and Xihua Road, which are only a few kilometers away 🚗... 🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅 As for accommodation, I recommended the historic Guangdong Victory Hotel 🏨 to my friend without hesitation! It was formerly the Victoria Hotel built by the British in the early 20th century, so the overall design is full of strong artistic atmosphere, combining European and neoclassical styles, and it is basically integrated with Shamian. We had dinner directly at the St. Liffey Garden Restaurant in the hotel 🍽️ and ordered a 168-yuan set meal for two, with one main course per person, a snack platter 🍤, salad 🥗, soup, and two desserts 🍰. The sole was fried very well, and the child finished it all 🤗! Although it is in the old city, the hotel has complete facilities, including a gym 🏋️, swimming pool 🏊🏻‍♀️, children's playground 🛝, parking lot 🅿️... Everything you need! There is also a mini private museum in the lobby on the first floor, telling the past and present of Shamian. My friend said that she was very satisfied with this recommendation 👌 She will come again next time 🤭