The Forgotten Forest Hotel is located in Qingcheng Mountain, the back garden of Chengdu. The word "sitting and forgetting" comes from the "Zhuangzi" in "Falling limbs, degrading intelligence, detaching from the form to know, the same as Datong, this is called sitting and forgetting." "It is the only Zen experience hotel in Qingcheng Mountain, and it became popular as soon as it opened.
The hotel is located along the stream in the mountains. The proprietor deliberately built a stone staircase along the hotel to the halfway point of the mountain, which is different from the ordinary mountain road and is easy to identify. The hotel covers an area of up to 7,000 square meters, with two main buildings: sitting on the floor and forgetting the building. There are 12 rooms in the building, mainly suites, soup houses, and private villas. The design of different room types also has its own characteristics, such as the suite has two floors, a mix of Nordic and Japanese decoration styles; The bathhouse is a duplex, but with more emphasis on configuration, with its own pool, fireplace and terrace. The bathing pool of the soup house is heated mountain spring water, the water is immersed in medicine bags and rose petals, the hotel has prepared bathrobes, essential oils and other supplies, and placed a small speaker next to the pool, which is very intimate. Compared with suites and soup houses, private villas are more suitable for families or small gatherings, with kitchenettes and observation decks, as well as BBQ, yoga and other activities.
There are 18 rooms in total: Japanese-style tatami rooms, Japanese-style courtyards, and tent rooms. The tatami room and courtyard have a small garden covered with pebbles and planted with various flowers and plants, and the open space in the middle of the garden is installed as a tea room. The tent rooms are located on the highest point of the hotel and have excellent views.
In addition to the in-room pools, the hotel also has a large infinity pool and six private separate hot spring pools. The pool is surrounded by mountains and greenery, and can accommodate up to 40 people. The poolside deck is designed as a Japanese-style tea room, with cushions and wooden tables and tea sets, and an oven for heating. On the other side of the pond is also a public area, called "Qilu Grass House", which is a special place for residents to read scriptures and meditate.
Hidden Food is the first private dining restaurant in Chengdu, located near the swimming pool. The restaurant is divided into two parts: an indoor panoramic hall and an outdoor hall on the riverside terrace, which guests can choose freely according to their preferences. The hotel's restaurants do not have menus, they are all side dishes, but they can be customized. Most of the ingredients used in the restaurant come from farmers' vegetable gardens near Mount Qingcheng, and they are very fresh. There are about 10 side dishes, meat and vegetable matching, hors d'oeuvres and fruit desserts, and the price is 168 yuan per person.
The Zao Forget Forest Hotel opened in February 2018 and is very popular, with room rates ranging from 980 yuan to 4,880 yuan per night. Hotel prices are higher than most other B&Bs in the Qingchengshan area, but they are often full, so it is recommended to book two months in advance.
