Chengdu summer retreat, Qingcheng Mountain is definitely the first choice!
But do you think it's as simple as climbing mountains and playing in the water? To tell you, the real advanced gameplay is to experience those luxury hotels and B&Bs hidden in the depths of Qingcheng Mountain.
And this time, I unlocked a luxury hotel that "cultivates immortals" - Qingcheng Mountain Suxian Valley!
Qingcheng Mountain Hotel Fairy Valley successfully joined Relais & Châteaux in February 2024, giving Relais & Châteaux a portfolio of 6 member hotels in Chinese mainland.
Qingcheng Mountain Hotel is the only new highlight of Relais & Chécor in Chinese mainland since 2021, and it is the first luxury hotel in Southwest China!
Relais & Chateaux, one of the world's most famous luxury hotel alliances, was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Paris, France. At present, it has more than 560 boutique hotels in more than 60 countries and regions, including more than 380 Michelin-starred restaurants.
Relais & Châteaux has a wide range of people all over the world. From old castles to romantic country estates, from charming inns in exotic paradises, to mountain huts in nature reserves, to modern art hotels. Each Relais & Châteaux is famous for a long time and will make you want to leave.
Relais & Châteaux's slogan is – All around the world, unique in the world. Focusing on "personalized experience", "personal service" and "top enjoyment", it uses nostalgic behavior to resist "standard mass production" in the form of returning to the source. Relais & Châteaux adheres to the "5Cs" (French): Courtoisie, Charme, Caractère, Calme and Cuisine. Let's take a look at it from Relais & Châteaux's Qingcheng Mountain Immortal Valley.
Relais & Chécor has a record of at least 60% customer loyalty in the hospitality industry. The explanation is simple: if you have stayed in this type of hotel, you will not go to those classic hotels again. In the hearts of many hotel owners, Relais & Châteaux's actions are by no means high-profile, but it is undoubtedly one of the most tempting among many hotels, because it represents not only a hotel brand, but also a way of life: it is an artistic life home, in the mountains, forests, seaside, castles, villages, downtowns... There are one after another attractive "gallery" like residences.
It is rumored on the Internet that Qingcheng Mountain Hotel is simply the darling of the Internet, and it is crazy to collect by tens of thousands of people, and even on weekdays, it is often difficult to find a full room! This is not just a hotel, but also a paradise of wild luxury!
Here, you can enjoy the private baths of the forest comparable to Kansai hot springs, and the green baths that can be seen through the windows seem to be a gift from nature, making you feel as if you are in a fairyland.
And oh, the hotel also has a team of silver pot chefs who have won one Michelin star and one black pearl and one diamond! Their well-built Star Chef Restaurant perfectly combines the delicious taste of the mountains and the best cooking skills, so that you can enjoy the best food in the mountains and the wilds, and every bite is the ultimate teasing of the taste buds!
Starting from Chengdu, we arrived at the foot of the hotel mountain in less than two hours, the whole process is a cement road, my good sister and I set foot in the Suxian Valley of Qingcheng Mountain, as if we have found a paradise.
I didn't know there was such a valley before, you know? In this deep mountain and old forest, there is actually a Relais & Châteaux alliance hotel, and I have turned the wrong intersection many times along the way, haha, it really makes people laugh and cry. Maybe it's so hard to find a place where the gods live! But as soon as I stepped into this hotel, I was greeted by a unique charm that made me feel that this place was different. Compared with those Internet celebrity hotels, there are really a lot more connotations here, and every detail seems so advanced.
After parking in the parking lot, the moment you step out of the door, an unprecedented sense of relaxation fills your body! I saw the green bamboo covering the road, as if leading us into a mysterious fairyland. The murmuring of the stream in the ears is like the sound of nature, which makes people feel refreshed and happy. When you look up, you can see the emerald green, as if you are in a flowing green painting.
A good friend who had done his homework in advance sighed: "Suxian Village, where this hotel is located, really deserves its name!" Just listening to the name reminds people of the place where the immortals asked the Tao, and it is worthy of being the birthplace of ancient Taoism. ”
When we turned the corner, the entrance of the hotel came into view, and at that moment, there was really an illusion of asking for immortals. The gravel path winds its way like a secret path to a fairyland. And the three big characters of "Suxian Valley" are cleverly presented on a stone covered with emerald green moss, which looks simple and mysterious.
The hotel's buildings are set against the backdrop of the mountains and forests, blending in with the surrounding nature. The mist in the waterhole on the side of the road is like a fairy, making people feel as if they are in a hidden fairyland. Such a scene fully satisfies all our imagination of a secluded vacation. Let us forget the hustle and bustle of the world and enjoy the tranquility and beauty of the moment.
Qingcheng Mountain, this magical land, has unique natural resources and long-standing cultural resources, which coincides with the concept pursued by Relais & Châteaux, which is a match made in heaven!
Surrounded by stunning natural beauty, lush greenery and verdant mountains, each part is a masterpiece of nature.
It is precisely because Qingcheng Mountain is so rich in natural and cultural resources that Suxian Valley Hotel has been able to join the luxury camp of Relais & Châteaux and become an indispensable part of it. The addition of Suxian Valley Hotel not only injects new vitality into Relais & Châteaux, but also adds new highlights to the tourism industry of Qingcheng Mountain.
And just when we were intoxicated by the natural and cultural charm of Qingcheng Mountain, the intimate housekeeper had been waiting at the door for a long time. They were smiling, enthusiastically helped us with our luggage, and asked softly if the journey was going well, and every detail was full of care and warmth. This kind of meticulous service makes us feel the warmth and comfort of home, as if all the fatigue and troubles have disappeared at this moment.
Stepping into the lobby to check in, every detail is imbued with the hotel's meticulous ingenuity. Bamboo shadows swaying, ancient paintings hanging, and stone walls are quaint, and these elements create an antique Chinese atmosphere against the soft light and shadow. It is as if you are in a landscape painting, which is refreshing and pleasant, and the whole mind is relaxed in this tranquility and harmony.
In between check-ins, I highly recommend taking a break in the tea room next to the lobby. The white tea that was burned in the ancient way has long been prepared, steaming hot, exuding a faint tea fragrance. You can pour yourself a glass and savor it. That sense of healing makes people forget the fatigue of the journey in an instant, and all the servants and dust are dissipated in this tranquility and the fragrance of tea.
Opposite the tea room is the meditation room, and when you walk in, you can see a guqin lying there quietly, as if waiting for the fingertips of someone destined to touch.
If you're a guqin player, you'll have to sit down, caress the strings, let the sound fill the air, and feel as if time has slowed down.
Walking through the hallway between the teahouse and the zen room, you will see a guest room located at the foot of the mountain.
Their design is truly ingenious, skillfully blending the traditional courtyard architecture of western Sichuan with the mountainous landscape. As soon as I walked into the yard, I felt like I had returned to the countryside when I was a child, and the sense of intimacy and comfort came spontaneously.
Walking on the stone path leading to the room on the mountain, every step is like walking in a painting, surrounded by trees, and the scenery can be seen everywhere, which is really elegant!
The room design is also super complete, whether you are traveling with friends, vacationing with lovers, or traveling with family and children, you can find the room you want. The decoration is simple and simple without losing the texture, which makes people feel extremely comfortable and relaxed as soon as they live in.
This hotel is really an interesting place! The name of each room is taken from the name of traditional Chinese medicine, such as "Banxia", "Yuzhu", "Cang'er", "Snow Tea"... It makes you feel close to nature when you listen to it. This unique naming method makes people feel the hotel's deep awe and love for nature, and it really embodies the connection with nature in every detail. Living here, it is as if the whole person is immersed in nature and breathes with all things.
Speaking of this overnight stay in the Immortal Valley, I have to mention those rooms with a viewing pool! As soon as I opened the door, the bubble pool came into view, and really, just looking at it made people's hearts move. Imagine soaking in the warm soup pool in the evening, with the fragrance curling, the music soft, and the hazy twilight all around, the feeling is almost like being in a fairyland, and it makes the whole body relax.
Haha, there's a little episode I want to share with you. We originally stayed in the "Chuanlian" Shanyue private soup suite, 66 square meters, and the view from the balcony was really good. However, at night, the music downstairs of the hotel was a little louder, which affected our sleep. But ah, the service of the hotel is really fantastic! They were very enthusiastic to help us upgrade to the "Yunhua" Zhishan View Private Soup Room, a full 88 square meters! The new room is more comfortable and has a better view, thank you so much! This episode made us feel the hotel's intentions and enthusiasm even more.
Open the door of the room, the first feeling is that the room is very fragrant, in fact, before the check-in housekeeper has already ordered the essential oil, the welcome fruit is also ready in the room early, the quality of the fruit is very good, each room contains some small snacks with hotel characteristics, they are detailed, you have to explore a little bit to discover.
For example, a handwritten welcome card, placed on the bedroom table, and homemade incense from the hotel, you can light an aromatherapy essential oil lamp, or you can light incense.
The room minibar is free, and local white tea is also provided, and the staff said that you can use Qingcheng mountain spring water to make tea, and the room is equipped with local drinkable mountain spring water, and the room is equipped with Nongfu Mountain mineral water.
The bedding is very comfortable, the bed is also equipped with a dehumidification heater, the hotel is taking into account the possibility of dampness in the bedding in the mountains, and also considering the cold in the mountains in winter, these are the details.
The bedside is equipped with a Marshall Bluetooth speaker, books about Relais & Châteaux, the turndown service is very good, and a goodnight drink will be sent, the first day is white fungus and red dates, and the second day is hot milk.
The biggest advantage of this room is that this soup pool is very large, and the design has also taken a lot of thought, considering that there may be children to stay, there is a small bubble pool for children next to the big bubble pool, and the hotel also specially boiled its own herbal bath soup for you to bathe, this is a guest room, meticulous to your surprise.
Finally saw the hotel with a normal comb, this comb is the hotel I saw, the most attentive selection, toiletries are Spain's top brand Yue Bisch, Dyson hair dryer.
In the room, you can leisurely read a book, write, or make a cup of tea in a daze. The greenery outside the window is thick, the breeze inside is gentle, and I feel that all the tiredness has dissipated with this coolness. This feeling is really worth it in the world!
It started to rain on the night of check-in until the next day, when the continuous drizzle fell, the whole valley seemed to be shrouded in fairy energy, and it was really like a blessed land of immortals.
The sound of rain is dripping, just like the chanting of a Zen master, so that in the process of listening to the rain, people's hearts can also be washed and sublimated. This feeling can really make people's mood become calm and calm.
The sound of rain is like a beautiful music played for us by nature, and every note is full of healing power.
I especially like this kind of rainy day in the mountains, sitting by the balcony window, making a pot of hot tea, and listening quietly to the sound of the rain, as if the whole world has slowed down.
At that moment, I really had a feeling of escaping from the world and cultivating immortals, as if I was isolated from the world, and I was the only one who was accompanied by the sound of the rain.
I will let my thoughts drift away, be willful in a daze, and enjoy this rare peace and ease.
This kind of experience is really unforgettable, and the aftertaste is endless!
Imagine that in this place, in addition to enjoying the freedom and pleasure brought by mountain hiking, you can also choose to step into the meditation room, sit quietly, listen to the teachings of the wise man, and feel the tranquility and depth.
Or, take a singing bowl experience and let the melodious sound waves wash your soul.
The breakfast is different for two days, if you feel that it is not enough, you can let the staff add, do not have to worry about not being full, and the breakfast taste is very stable, the first day of breakfast is made by the Michelin master, the second day of the breakfast buns I think are delicious, I asked a little to know that it is also made by their Michelin master.
There are several restaurants in the hotel, and breakfast is served in different places on two days, the first day is served at the Western restaurant by the creek, and the second day is at the Chinese restaurant.
The restaurant also has a variety of fruit wines made by themselves, and the staff also gave us a small glass for us to taste during the meal.
There is also a rock wine café on the middle of the mountain, which is a touch of color in this world. During the day, you can order a cup of fragrant coffee here and enjoy the leisurely afternoon. And when night falls, it transforms into a small bar, allowing you to feel the tenderness of the night in a slightly drunken mood. And oh, the photo effect here is also first-class, and the surrounding scenery is interesting, and it is a hot spot in the circle of friends when you take a picture.
When checking out, the hotel staff still maintained that enthusiasm, their smiles and warm farewells, like the best farewell to our happy stay. I really hope that next time I will have the opportunity to stay here again and feel the warmth of this home.
So in your spare time, you might as well make an appointment with three or five confidants and go for a walk in the mountains together, listen to the murmuring of the stream, the croaking of frogs, and watch the smoke curling.
Imagine that in the embrace of Suxian Valley, you seem to be able to hear the whispers of every stream and feel the melodious sound of every cicada.
Even just watching a leaf swaying in the wind or a cloud drifting by can make you feel extremely peaceful and healing.
Mountain dwelling and watching the clouds
The mountain house is quiet and far away from the hustle and bustle, and the clouds are rolling and floating freely.
The sky is like a splendid color, and the frogs in the stream are like a flute.
The empty mountains are like a picture, and the clouds and smoke are like a dream.
Sit quietly and listen to the spring language, and your heart is free with the clouds and shadows.
Finally, I have to say: the environment here is really comfortable! The air is good, there is nothing to say, and I feel that my soul has been washed, as if I have returned to the most innocent time.
I really recommend it to everyone, and if you have the opportunity, you must come here to feel it!