2208 Inn (Quanzhou West Street Kaiyuan Temple Branch)

I spent 6 nights at 2208. It had been saved on my Trip.com for many months before my summer holiday, so I was happy that they had availability for the week I planned to visit. In order of importance for me as a solo (foreign female) traveler are: location, safety, and helpfulness of staff. 1. Location: I think the location is perfect. It’s on a small alley behind West Street and directly across from Kaiyuan Temple’s west gate. This area is very central and convenient. 2. Safety: Overall, the city is safe, but in reality it is nearby a main tourist destination, so to prevent non-guests from entering there is a gate with keypad access for late night. There was always staff inside at other times. 3. Helpfulness of staff: There were some language barriers due to my lack of fluency, but the staff tried to help as much as possible to make sure I was comfortable. If there was a problem it was resolved quickly and if I didn’t understand, they were patient and tried to explain it another way. Other than these things, I’ll say there are actually two 2208 buildings in the same area. One has a view of Kaiyuan Temple from some rooms and from the rooftop; the other seems more modern but without this view. There is cleaning service available if you need it and free water bottles daily. If you are looking for amenities such as a television or breakfast, maybe this is not a suitable option, but if you want a place to sleep nearby the best sites in Quanzhou, and have friendly staff greet you each day, then it’s a good choice.

Fantastic location.. less than 1 min walk to 开元寺. The lady boss is very friendly and hospitable. We had a great stay there!

很棒的一個民宿，離西街就20米，樓上四樓就能看到開元寺，出門右拐是民謠一條街，住這裏很安靜，不會被打擾，很舒服，星期六早上後面教堂的鐘聲很浪漫，是一個很舒服的民宿！別人的民宿進門就是曼哈頓的音響，這裏進門是松下的CD機，突然給人一種回到過去的感覺，很開心，浪漫至極