When traveling with parent-child with Yuan Bao gradually becomes a habit, and we increasingly enjoy the time walking on the road hand in hand. It may be the admiration of shuttling through the beautiful scenery, the laughter of embracing the childlike heart together, the unconscious comfort after tasting food, or the resonance across time and space in the face of art and beauty. Yes, these are the intercontinental life we perceived in Xiamen during this trip.

Since Pan Am launched its international hotel brand Intercontinental in 1946, the footprint of Intercontinental hotels has rapidly expanded to all parts of the world for more than 70 years. Whether it is the Intercontinental Washington Willard Hotel, nicknamed the "Presidential Residence", or the Cannes Carlton Intercontinental Hotel, which attracts world celebrities, or the Intercontinental Qiandao Lake Resort, which occupies half of the lake and half of the paradise, from the traditional elegance to the modern fashion of the city, to the tranquility and tranquility of the resort. Each Intercontinental hotel has its own characteristics, integrates with local cultural customs, implements the brand concept of "Intercontinental Life, Know and Know the World", providing guests with a comfortable experience while also bringing thousands of customs.

When you travel with your family, hotels are always the highlight

At the beginning of the new year, we took Yuanbao to Xiamen and started our first long trip in 2020. Xiamen, with "the city is on the sea, the sea is in the city", has always been the first choice for a popular travel destination. It has many brand five-star hotels, and there are also high-end small and fresh personalized B & Bs.

When it comes to parent-child travel with children, hotels are always the highlight. If you choose the right hotel, the children will be happy, the adults will not be tired, and the family will be happy. Judging from the smile on Yuan Bao's face that has kept blooming over the past few days, the InterContinental Xiamen Chenzhou Hotel is worthy of being named on the popularity list of parent-child hotels in Xiamen.

The hotel is located in Xiamen's Xinxing Golden Commercial Exhibition Area, just a 15 to 30-minute drive from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, Xiamen Railway Station and Xiamen North Railway Station. Opposite it is Xiamen International Convention Center and just a stone's throw from the beach. Guanyin Mountain Dream Coast is also only a 15-minute drive away. The location is unique and very convenient.

As soon as I entered the hotel lobby, I was attracted by a huge blue whale art installation above the lobby. It was more than ten meters long. The stainless steel material was shining. No matter where I went, it followed by light and shadow like a mirror. In addition, the top of the blue whale The decoration of a group of sardines is like being in the deep sea, highlighting Xiamen's attributes as an island city.

A retro lucky boat in the corner of the lobby bar seems to symbolize the Haisi memory of Xiamen people.

The Lunar New Year is coming soon, and the hotel is also full of festive atmosphere. Whether it is the God of Wealth holding an ingot at the door or the cute colorful lion in the lobby, people feel the strong Spring Festival atmosphere.

I booked the hotel's Super Flash themed parent-child room. The panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows provide a panoramic view of the scenery outside the window. You can see the sea from the window, overlooking the small island in the sea, and enjoy the same color of the sea and the sky.

The overall atmosphere of the room is warm and rich in parent-child elements. In addition to the Indian tent, there are also Trojan horses and building block combination toys, so that Yuan Bao is overjoyed as soon as he enters the room, immersed in the small world of play and beamed with joy.

Children's toothbrushes and stools, as well as children's bathrobes, are prepared in the bathroom. You can feel the hotel's many thoughtfulness in the details. Looking around the room, whether it is a kung fu tea set, a Zhengshan small variety, a welcome snack pineapple cake, and the majestic Zheng Chenggong decoration is surrounded by the array, and you can feel the rich regional characteristics everywhere.

The hotel's handwritten welcome card is full of sincerity, and the smooth flow of good words in one hand is even more pleasing to the eye.

Walking out of the room, there is an outdoor heated swimming pool on the 6th floor of the hotel. It is said that the scenery is very beautiful when the weather is good. Unfortunately, the weather was bad when I went there and I felt a little cold, which failed to satisfy Yuan Bao's wish to play in the pool.

Regardless of how quickly he found an alternative to joy, the hotel has an indoor children's playground on the sixth floor and a semi-open intercontinental little expert children's playground on the first floor.

It's a blessing for families with children. Yuanbao basically tossed back and forth between two children's playgrounds for two days and had fun. When he was tired, he went back to his room to take a nap and rest. We just had to watch quietly., very labor-saving.

International travel without leaving home

In addition to a full-time Strait restaurant, the hotel also has a Caifeng Building Chinese Restaurant and a Blade Dance Japanese Food Restaurant. You can taste a variety of different types of food. You don't travel far with Yuan Bao. Eat all three meals at the hotel. Surprisingly satisfied.

Have lunch at the all-day restaurant on the day of arrival at the hotel, with half a lobster served at each table.

Not long after, the waiter sent another cup of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. He thought it was a preferential treatment, but when he looked carefully at every table, he was surprised. The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall has a strong meaty aroma, soft, tender and moist, and the aroma is overflowing. It is meaty but not greasy, which removes the fatigue of the morning flight.

There are several seafood stalls with glass cabinets on one side of the restaurant. Diners can grab their favorite seafood with small buckets and let chefs make it on site.

Xiamen's specialty snack Shacha Noodles also impressed me. No ingredients put into it seem to be inconsistent. The taste of Shacha takes away the fishy smell of seafood without destroying its delicacy. It is salty, fresh and slightly spicy, with a hint of sweetness., endless aftertaste.

I didn't expect that the hotel would have an Indian chef sitting there, so we could taste authentic Indian food in the hotel. As we were about to set off for India, we felt that our fate was wonderful.

Yuan Bao gulped down breakfast

Naturally, you can't miss the catering brands of Intercontinental Hotels Group--Caifeng BuildingIn the eyes of senior gourmets,"Caifeng Shiwei" is a delicious menu worth tasting in the world. It selects ten different flavors of "sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, delicious and crispy" as the basis. It combines the heritage of Chinese cuisine and modern cooking concepts, aiming to create a set of creative and delicious dishes for guests.

As a small family of three traveling, we couldn't get all the "Caifeng Ten Flavors" in one go. We made the choice to order the steamed prawns with raw garlic that represent "sweet" and the flaming bamboo charcoal and beef ribs that represent "crispy"., the golden and fragrant prawns successfully captured the taste buds of Yuanbao and ate a lot that day.

The beef ribs wrapped in lotus leaves and placed in bamboo charcoal barrels are lit up when served, which instantly turns into visual enjoyment. While enjoying the delicious food, the ribs are red and red, knocking the peace of the year, which also has a festive meaning.

There are also various Cantonese snacks

The Blade Dance Japanese Food Restaurant for dinner is also worth mentioning. It is said that the chef has superb cutting skills and cuts the knife as if he were divine. Because of this, the restaurant was specially named HABU, which means "dance on the blade".

The blade dance space is long and narrow, with an open bar seat on one side and a small box area separated by curtains. Japanese-style decorations can be seen everywhere.

Eel rice not only looks good on the plate, but also gives people a full sense of happiness when they melt in the mouth.

Sitting by the steaming pot, listening to the rumbling sound, picking up the tender and fat beef soaked in the sweet soup, dipping it in the raw eggs, and stuffing it into your mouth. Eating such a Shouxi pot during dinner is simply the happiest moment on earth.

We also went for afternoon tea on the executive floor of the hotel on the 26th floor. It has an excellent sense of view, and the nearby sea and the looming island in the distance can be seen in front of you.

The weather that day was not very good, but it did not affect our good mood. The children's afternoon tea shaped like a little mouse and a little white rabbit made Yuan Bao laugh and bloom.

We also specially opened a bottle of champagne. The champagne was soft on the entrance and had a long aftertaste, which restrained the excessive sweetness of the dessert and made the sweetness of the dessert just right. Of course, more importantly, with the refreshing aroma of champagne, parents did not give up the sense of ritual.

Dream Coast, surprises and excitement coexist with fairy tale romance

Just a 15-minute drive from the hotel is the JuPengfei Dream Coast. Along the coast, there are the longest and largest excellent beach beaches in Xiamen City. The resort is also equipped with a Dream World Park, a car skills performance show, etc. Surprise, excitement and fairy tale romance coexist.

At the car technology performance show, white smoke instantly rose into the sky with the whining and rubbing sound of tires.

Inside the iron round ball, four motorcycles flew in large waves and 360° rotation inside the ball.

Sometimes the flames burst out, as if they were in a movie stunt scene. The audience screamed constantly, and Yuan Bao was stunned.

In the Dream World Park next to it, we rode in a spinning hot air balloon and drove a bumper car with Yuan Bao.

You have to admit that children belong to the children's playground, and Yuan Bao's laughter almost never stops, one after another.

Stroll along the beach and feel the sea breeze blowing on your face

It is a few minutes 'walk from the hotel to Huandao Road. On the roadside are tall palm trees and blooming flowers. The breeze is soothing.

Children can dig sand, and when the weather is good, they can experience sailing to sea. As soon as Yuan Bao sees the beach, he cannot move his steps. He uses a small shovel to "shape" his big project by the seaside.

Laugh all the way, follow each other all the way

Art Museum, a Dialogue with God

The Art Museum is next to the Intercontinental Chenzhou Hotel. It is a relatively small place even among locals, but it is a place to appreciate art.

The closer you are to God, the closer you are to art. Look at your soul and have a dialogue with God. Currently, an exhibition titled "Dialogue with God" by Lin, director of the Yan Art Museum, is on display, and he specially brought Yuan Bao to experience it.

The exhibition mainly focuses on sculptures by director Lin De, and some paintings interpret an eternal theme with modern methods. It may be the sparkling sea at the beginning of the sun, or the moss and green grass floating after the rain. The creek, whether it is a painting or a sculpture, is very concise.

But everyone has their own impressions after reading it. In the same work, Yuan Bao's eyes are completely different from what I see. Just like Kant said,"The inner structure of the soul determines what we can know." What we associate is far broader and more wonderful than what we see.

In just a few days, it was just a glimpse. On the eve of the Lunar New Year in 2020, we entered a family trip for the Spring Festival in advance. Although the time was short, hotels like Xiamen Chenzhou Intercontinental gave us more confidence. It protects the family's travel with excellent location and proper and comprehensive services, just like saying: Just set off and leave everything else on the journey to us.

Looking forward to my next trip to Xiamen.