Aman · Ultra Luxury
A restored hillside village of Song-dynasty dwellings in the tea fields above West Lake. Twenty-seven houses, one village — and no two rooms alike.
Included with your stay
Offer valid to 2026-12-31. Rates are confirmed at the time of booking and depend on availability.
Inside the property
Amanfayun is a restored Buddhist village in a valley behind the Lingyin temple complex in Hangzhou: stone lanes, courtyards, camphor and bamboo, with the guest rooms distributed through the village houses rather than concentrated in a building. Monks still walk the path through the property to the temple each morning.
The village restaurants occupy former family homes, tea houses sit along the lane, and the surrounding tea fields — the Longjing growing area — are workable on foot from the gate.
Inside the property
Courtyard rooms in the middle of the village are quieter than the perimeter ones near the road. The walk to Lingyin’s main temples takes minutes and is best done before the tour buses arrive. Combine with the West Lake hotels for a Hangzhou stay that covers both the scenic and the monastic city.
Inside the property
Amandayan’s Hangzhou property sits inside Fayun, a village of tea farmers and Buddhist households at the foot of Lingyin Temple, surrounded by tea terraces and bamboo. The city is an hour away and West Lake twenty minutes, but the setting reads as deep countryside — which is the reason to stay here rather than in town.
The rooms are arranged in courtyards with private gardens, and the property is small enough to feel like a house party. Walks run through the tea fields to the temple, and the hotel will arrange a session with a tea master in the village; the Longjing harvest in late March and early April is the period to aim for if the calendar allows.
The property
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