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Where you stay
Stone village dwellings from intimate rooms to larger courtyard houses. Some suit couples; others hold families, and we match the floor plan to how you gather.
Photo: Aman / Amanfayun
Hangzhou · Resort
Amanfayun
Aman’s Hangzhou tea-village house: stone dwellings among temples and camphor shade near West Lake country, with monastic pacing and spa recovery on misted pathways.
Now in Hangzhou
From Choose a departure city Approx. flying time, non-stop equivalent
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Amanfayun
Amanfayun sits among Hangzhou’s temple hills as village-path living: stone lanes, tea houses, and a quieter Chinese register than Shanghai’s skyline energy. Exclusive Villa Collection recommends Amanfayun for travelers who want West Lake mist and Buddhist geography without resort-corridor spectacle: mornings that begin on foot, spa hours that feel earned, and evenings that stay close to the village rather than chasing nightlife.
The property is a counterweight to megacity weeks and a natural pair with Amanyangyun when China should hold two tempos. Inquiry-first planning keeps villa choice and temple-path timing honest to season and festival calendars.
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The house
In stills
A first reading of the stay: rooms, light, and the quiet between them. Each still is a note, not a catalogue.
The Experience
How the days feel
Days move along village paths toward temple visits, tea rituals, and spa recovery; West Lake excursions are timed for light and crowd, not checklist completeness. Suites and village houses reward guests who want bamboo and stone over glass towers.
Exclusive Villa Collection holds dining and treatment reservations against Hangzhou’s festival peaks, and sequences a Shanghai forest night or Lijiang altitude coda only when the week’s energy still has room. The itinerary is written in conversation.
Why EVC loves it
Why we would send you here
- Tea-village stone, not a lake tower Monastic pathways and temple adjacency: Exclusive Villa Collection sends people here for that slower China.
- Dwellings matched to how you host Intimate rooms or larger courtyard houses, confirmed for your dates.
- Spa inside the village rhythm Plan My Trip books recovery with temple hours so the week stays humane.
Inside the stay
The house, in notes
Where you sleep, what you eat, and how you arrive: the essentials, in brief.
Dining
The table
Village dining with Hangzhou and international cooking; in-dwelling dining on request. Book around temple timing. Dietary and celebration notes are shared ahead of arrival.
Spa & Wellness
Quiet hours
Aman Spa for walking and humidity recovery, in keeping with the monastic quiet of the village. Longer spa intensives suit humid or misted days.
Beach / Pool
Water, when it is the point
No beach: inland tea-temple village near Hangzhou. Spa and dwelling quiet are the register. West Lake appears as an outing when wanted.
Who it is best for
Who feels at home here
Guests seeking Hangzhou’s slower register (temple hills, tea, and village-path mornings) especially as a counterweight to Shanghai nights at Amanyangyun. Ideal when China should feel walked rather than skyline-led.
Getting there
The arrival is part of the stay
Hangzhou (HGH) with resort transfer. Shanghai connections can work when sequenced. Your advisor arranges the car as part of the stay.
Across China. See our China country guide for the seasons and the routes between stays.
Seasonality
When the house is open
Spring and autumn preferred. Summer humid; winter damp-cold. Holiday peaks are best reserved early.
Pair it with
A natural companion
A second stay that belongs on the same itinerary.
Destination
Hangzhou
Hangzhou’s tea-village valleys near West Lake: stone paths and monastic quiet when China should feel like mist, temples, and village rooms.
Destination
Shanghai
Shanghai’s Minhang forest of Ming and Qing houses: relocated antique villas when China should feel like camphor shade, not only Pudong skyline.
Destination
Lijiang
Lijiang’s Jade Dragon Snow Mountain horizon: Yunnan Naxi country when China should feel like altitude light, old town lanes, and courtyard quiet.
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Also in these collections
The collection that holds this stay
Each collection gathers houses that share a way of traveling. Open one to see its companion stays and shores.
Plan My Trip
Begin with a conversation.
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