Aroma Tea House Former Jing Guan Ming Lou Museum Hotel

Aroma Tea House offers perfect hospitality in Guilin! The staff are friendly, patient, helpful and kind. The rooms are spacious, impeccably clean, bright and beautifully furnished with antiques and classic Chinese paintings and sculptures. The beds are comfortable. The breakfast buffet is wonderful, and served in a room with nice views of the surrounding area. The location is perfect for walking to most of the favorite tourist sites, such as the sun and moon pagoda, Elephant hill, and the departure dock for Li River cruises.

This hotel is gorgeous! Stepping inside feels like one has time-traveled to a different era. Wood, stone, tile, carvings, paintings, and sculpture abound. The setting is elegant, serene with a warm and welcoming staff who are engaging and quick to accommodate the traveler’s needs. Even though we arrived late, they arranged a tea tasting for us later that night, with Rose who taught us about the proper way to drink tea, and gave us wonderful information about the area. Before we arrived, we had communicated with the Aroma staff and they arranged a fabulous tour of the Longji Rice fields for us and even organized a very early breakfast with the cooking staff so that we eat before being embarking on the tour. We really appreciated the unique and traditional Chinese style and atmosphere of The Aroma Tea House. The room furnishings were exquisite and the bed was very comfortable. We loved the window seat tea bench - a perfect place to to start the day with a cup of tea. The breakfast featured both the famous Guilin rice noodles and also Western style choices in a rooftop salon. There are several outside patios, one with covered seating. The hotel offers laundry service - welcome benefit on a long trip. Another great asset is that The Aroma Tea House is right in the heart of Guilin, across from Ronghu Lake, walking distance to many sights. Guilin is a magical city. The climb to the top of the Karst hill at the Prince’s Palace at sunset is stunning. Karst scenery is the backdrop to a diverse and decorated skyline. Once darkness arrives, the city comes alive with lights everywhere and the iconic Sun and Moon Temples towering over the water create a carnival for the eyes. Musicians and dancers spill out along the walkways. We wished we had allowed more time in Guilin to enjoy the generous hospitality of The Aroma Tea House. We highly recommend this beautiful and unique hotel. One of a kind!

The hotel is very well located on the lakeside and very close to the city center. The accommodation is authentic with a lot of beautiful pieces of art in the corridors and lobby. The staff is very helpful and always available (helped on finding medicine for an allergy and also ordered the taxis for the airport at a very good price). Breakfast is fine. We also had a foot massage for a very good price at the hotel with very nice ladies.

The staff were genuinely nice and helpful! They helped us book pretty much everything and gave recommendations on where to eat, places to avoid, etc. Even the cafeteria staff were super welcoming and kind. The staff there are better than most five-star hotels! The hot ginger tea upon arrival is also a nice touch since it was very cold outside. The hotel is right next to a lake and the views from the windows is incredible! Rooms are spacious and well decorated with antiques. You can also book an on site massage.

Location was right on the lake front. Great location in the centre of Guilin, easy walks to restaurants, shops and attractions. We were upgraded on arrival. Reception staff were very helpful and spoke great English. You could tell that the hotel used to be a museum as we were surrounded by antique displays. Awesome. The breakfast was fantastic and offered both Western and Chinese food. The buffet was replenished regularly with fresh food. The breakfast room itself has the most amazing view of the lake and mountains. A truly atmospheric hotel.