Travel through the Yihe Mansion of the Hui Dynasty! How refined was the life of the aristocratic and high society?

If you are accustomed to the cookie-cutter of large hotel chain groups, and you don't have to worry about relegation or don't want to struggle to relegrate, then would the niche boutique hotel alliance be a better choice? The first article of 2021, let's talk about Lorechatro and Nanjing Yihe Mansion.

More than 60 years ago, Marcel and Nelly Tilloy, owners of the La Cardinale hotel on the right bank of the Rhône, had the idea of creating a hotel "Path to Happiness". The 8 hotels on the outskirts of Paris to Nice are united by a common denominator, the original Hotel Alliance of Llores Châteaux.

Today, Loreciado has grown into a consortium of top boutique luxury hotels in 64 countries with 550 hotels and restaurants. Every hotel owner and restaurant chef counts on joining Loreciado, which to date has an astonishing 372 Michelin stars. At present, only 6 hotels and 3 restaurants have been selected in the entire Greater China region, 4 hotels in the mainland region: Hangzhou Lakeside Estate and Zi Xuan, Zhuhai Wanshan Jingyun Villa and Nanjing Yihe Mansion, and 1 restaurant: Shanghai Jipinxuan.

The Summer Palace belongs to the "Yihe YIHE" brand, which also has yangzi hotel, mustard garden and hidden water street by the Qinhuai River, only the Summer Palace has been selected as Luolai Xiaduo. The hotel is located at No. 3 Jiangsu Road, Nanjing, 12 areas of the Gongguan District of Yihe Road.

26 Republic of China garden villas with different styles, or green brick green tiles, or red brick powder, scattered in the garden of nearly 20,000 square meters. Each villa has its own story, of which 22 owners of small buildings are included in the "Republic of China Dictionary", where the former residences of Celebrities such as Xue Yue, Chen Brei, Huang Renlin, Zhang Dulun, Xiong Bin and so on are located. "A Road to Yihe, Half of the History of the Republic of China" is not a waste of time.

The hotel's atmospheric separate six villas as a museum, in-house guests can visit for free, but also open to the public, a combined ticket of 25 yuan.

Republic of China Costume Exhibition

Anti-War Museum

Exhibition of calligraphy and paintings of modern celebrities

Republic of China Food and Beverage Culture Center

The lobby is also located in a small building called "Deep Willow Hall". On the first floor, the front desk has a retro solid wood table and an old-fashioned telephone, which is very simple and low-key, on the left is a boutique selling Republic of China goods, on the other side is a rest area, a Chinese-style tea room on the second floor, and works of art and ornaments can be seen everywhere, and the Atmosphere and Design Elements of the Republic of China are full.

The key card is a traditional key and an access control key ring that requires access control to the villa room area after 9 o'clock every night. The villa is fully solid wood furniture design, the guest rooms stayed in this time are on the second floor, wooden stairs, French shutters, parquet floors, 1929 bakelite telephones, kerosene lamp-style handmade candlesticks, letter paper, ceiling porcelain dishes, ceramic fruit knives and anvils, silk linen pajamas, sleeping juniper wood, sealy mattresses, Egyptian long-staple cotton bedding, British veteran bathroom Lefroy Brooks, all show the elegant quality of life of the high-ranking officials and high society in the Republic of China period.

Roleicherto's selection of food has always been rigorous, adhering to the brand vision of "creating a better world with delicious cuisine and passion". The Nanjing Yihe Mansion has strategically partnered with Michelin chef Mauro Colagreco to create Le Siècle' century-old restaurant, the city's first Michelin-quality Western restaurant, which is a regular visitor to "The World's 50 Best Restaurants" in France. In addition to French food, there is also a black pearl and diamond Chinese restaurant, Wan Guo Chun.

Since the Republic of China period, Wan Guo Chun has been a famous old brand in Nanjing, focusing on Huaiyang flavor of the Republic of China feast, Qinhuai Eight Absolute, Zhuangyuan seat and other Beijing and Suzhou dishes.

Breakfast in the century-old Western restaurant, semi-self-service order, self-service part of the variety is less, may be to eat the time is relatively late, basically empty, make up meals are not very timely, fortunately in the hot spot production is still guaranteed.

Afternoon tea is in the mansion lotus in front of the lobby, which is still the architecture and design of the Republic of China. Eat an environment, the dessert taste is average.

On the day of check-in, the Western restaurant dinner could not be booked, so he went to the Wanguo Spring waiting seat very early, only a seat in the hall, and sat down decisively. The product was not disappointed, but many dishes on the menu needed to be prepared in advance and could not be ordered on the spot.

Stewed chrysanthemums in the soup: 98 knives each cut horizontally and vertically with Wensi tofu, the knife is worked out, the entrance is delicious and light; the shrimp balls: the shrimp are very large and full, with asparagus and white fruits, the acid is sweet, the ingredients are fresh; The Yi and Xiao stir-fried emperors: the white parsley is cut very finely, the sweet and sour sauce is appetizing; the Qingling fragrant crispy steak: the meat is slightly fatter, with cabbage to degrease; the duck fat shortbread: the filling is very solid roast duck meat, soft and crispy, and the pine nut kernels increase the aroma; the special red soup noodles: the noodles are strong, and the soup base is made of a variety of ingredients, which is very fresh Three non-sticks: a bit like the taste of double skin milk.

As written in the welcome letter: if, full of curiosity about the celebrities of the Republic of China, I also want to be elegant; if, looking forward to reliving the "west wind and eastward drift", the inspirational collision and integration of diverse cultures; if, fantasizing on the boulevard, stepping on the dappled and free breathing of the sun; if, hoping to get away from the hustle and bustle, avoiding the chaos, but reluctant to be intoxicated by the night of the city; then, please enter the Yihe Mansion, dialogue with history, and experience a cultural journey.

This article originated from the "V_G" of The Flyer Tea House member