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Rooms worth the detour: guesthouses, huts, and the odd hotel. What you get for the money and who each one is really for.

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Ochre houses and tiled roofs climb a wooded hillside in Yangjiatang village.

A Mountain Village Stay in Songyang

A hotel building sits among steep granite peaks and pine-covered slopes on Huangshan.

Sleeping on Huangshan: What a Mountain Hotel Changes

Green plants surround a tiled courtyard with red columns at Courtyard 7 in Beijing.

Choosing a Courtyard Stay in Beijing

Steam rises above the blue water of the Dagunguo geothermal spring at Rehai.

A Hot Spring Stay in Tengchong: Plan the Evening

Round and square earthen buildings form the Tianluokeng tulou cluster amid green hills.

Sleeping in a Restored Tulou

Bare trees stand in a paved courtyard between traditional-style hotel buildings in Beijing.

When to Book Ahead in China, and When to Stay Flexible