Chengdu Hotels · A Literary Retreat Hidden in the Bustling City

Chengdu 6500 Hotel (Kuanzhai Alley Ancestral Hall Street Branch) Step into a Republic-era dream within a century-old newspaper office ✨This weekend, be a tourist in your own city Escaping the daily grind means rediscovering Chengdu's laid-back charm Sleep amidst 1930s lead type and ink, waking up to morning light with a bowl of lid-covered coffee 📍Location so convenient it feels unfair – I finally experienced Chengdu's city walk 5-minute walking radius: People's Park Heming Teahouse, Chengdu Museum, Sichuan Art Museum, Kuanzhai Alley 🏨Room Details · Vanity mirror with adjustable color temperatures and brightness · Full set of LELABO toiletries · Dyson hairdryer with 4 attachments catering to both my husband's and my needs · Unlimited minibar · Evian and Emei Mountain spring water refills – perfect for tea connoisseurs 🤵 24/7 "Invisible Butler" service with ritualistic precision • Pre-arrival WeChat coordination – luggage gets "forcibly" taken upon arrival • Customized breakfast, afternoon tea, and late-night snacks delivered to room or lobby 🍽️ All-inclusive elegant dining · Sunrise breakfast (room service available!) Morning beef noodles – the soul of Chengdu breakfasts · Chengdu-style afternoon tea featuring childhood pastries French pastry chef's 1920s mansion tea recreation, served with Emei spring-brewed tea in Fengyeting porcelain · Late-night supper: Lotus root pork rib soup & slow-cooked pumpkin millet porridge with sliced chicken 📸 Complimentary "Republic Era" photoshoot package • 30-minute professional photography session Traditional Chinese or solid-color dresses recommended • Wong Kar-wai style filters + 9 retouched photos 🕰️ Design Easter eggs we loved: • Library wallpapered with 1970s Sichuan Daily editions – ink aroma blends with cedar scent • Obsessive room details: Mortise-and-tenon desks + leather rivet chairs, vintage elm tabletops preserving 1980s lead type impressions Local Chengdu verdict: Here, luxury isn't about price – it's about time. Old Chengdu has distilled centuries of life into this slow antidote, where you need only sink into linen slippers and let history's relaxed embrace wash over you. 📍Yijian · Chengdu 6500 Hotel