Hangzhou Lingyin Zhanrantang Holiday Hotel

The owner of this boutique hotel is delightful, friendly gracious calm and helpful. Watching him prepare breakfast was a delight, like a zen master her did everything with such loving precise care, and the meal was simple and delicious. He was very generous, providing us with tea, moon cake and fruit in our rooms and also giving us a gift as we left. He does not speak much english but uses his phone on translate to communicate with you. He is obviously a very artistic man, and his hotel was stylish and beautifully decorated with art work and ornaments, and was a visual feast of intersting objects to admire. A lovely contrast to many more functional but boring souless hotels we had stayed in. He had also created a pretty outdoor areas with plants and tables. ( most courtyard outdoor areas in china are dumping grounds for broken bits and pieces and rubbish) so it was a charming surprise to see the care gone into this part of his guest house. Our room was large, with a nice bathroom , air conditioning and a comfortable bed. My only complaint was the noise we heard from families with little children running up and down the stairs and hallway. So its nice that he creates a family friendly atmosphere, but I would have liked those families to be encouraged and reminded by hotel staff to be more considerate of other guests. It is a bit out of town and is a tricky place to find, but it located in a peaceful tree filled leafy neighborhood close to a famous temple . There is a street with several restaurants nearby for dining, but otherwise you are far away form, the busyness and shops.