Yishui Homestay(Drum Town)

One of the best hotel we had in china

Wow, I loved this homestay! The lively and kind lady who runs Yishui homestay is a good English speaker and very patient, so foreigners as well as Chinese will feel at ease staying here. It is a very hospitable atmosphere! Location is in the pedestrianized part of the old city, very near the Drum Tower. Therefore, there is lots to see/do/eat while walking nearby. But the location is also not far from the driving road, so it was an easy, short walk to meet my driver when going out to the hanging temple, the grottos, and the train station. The facility is an old-style courtyard home, with a beautiful wood-beam ceiling. The interior rooms are completely renovated and modernized, with great water pressure, all necessary toiletries, an excellent quality hair dryer, slippers, and super air-con/heating! (It was -3 one night during my stay, but I was warm and comfy in that room!) Clean towels are brought daily. Breakfast was included in my stay and I was very happy with the food. It is an ample Chinese-style breakfast, and you can inform the cook if there is some food you don't/can't eat. Although the breakfast was plenty of food for me, I saw a guest ask for more baozi, and he was kindly given 2 more. Fresh fruit was also offered for free several times during my stay. Within a 5 minute radius (walking), there are many eating places for lunch, dinner, snacks, and tea/coffee. There are also numerous historical sites (dragon wall, temples, "mansions", the Catholic Church, etc.) in easy walking distance. In fact, there was so much to see nearby that I was not able to see everything! The homestay looks very charming, and many, many people were often seen stopping to take photos in front of the homestay, as well as on the back wall of the homestay, which is next to a Chinese Opera stage--it is especially lovely at night! It is a 10-15 minute walk to the ancient city wall, where you can climb up and enjoy the sights, or visit a (Chinese) bookstore within the city wall, under one of the arches. My Beijing friends, who stayed at a nearby hotel, were equally impressed when they came to visit me in Yishui homestay, and they got the WeChat contact so that they can return to stay at Yishui homestay on a return trip--so easy to get there by fast train from Beijing!

Lovely stay, charming location, and a very welcoming team!

Beautiful hotel in a very central location. Friendly staff, gave us good restaurant recommendations, as well as valuable information for visiting the touristic spots! Highly recommended!

第一次入住民宿酒店，與大酒店相比，有種賓至如歸的感覺。房舒適整潔，茶几上備有咖啡，果盤和糕點，果實累累的蘋果樹和山楂樹更是給小小四合院增添了秋日的寧靜。工作人員服務熱情周到，小龍姐更是問寒問暖，給我們準備的早餐豐盛可口。因最後那天很早就要離開，建議小龍姐晚上就給打包好次日早餐，但小龍姐堅持要早起，於早上6點40前給我們準備好熱熱的煮雞蛋和玉米紅薯，連同盒裝牛奶和水果打包好交到我們手中。優美寧靜的環境，熱情周到的服務，難忘的一次旅住體驗！我們將毫不猶豫地將這家民宿推薦給將來要來大同旅遊的親朋好友。

民宿在鼓樓東街上，位置很方便，環境設施也很好，院子裏的小院，如果休閑的話可以喝茶，院子裏還種了蘋果樹。 服務態度很好，為我們提供了口罩，因為我們時間趕，還幫我們把行李送到了鼓樓東街口上。 早餐品類很豐富，麪條，南瓜，紅薯，牛奶，小米粥都很好吃。