At a Glance (China Coffee Network): On the afternoon of September 28, the lobby of the VIP Building of Guizhou Hotel was transformed into a limited-time market. The aroma of freshly ground coffee filled the air, cul…
On the afternoon of September 28, the lobby of the VIP Building of Guizhou Hotel was transformed into a limited-time market. The aroma of freshly ground coffee filled the air, cultural-creative stalls were surrounded by guests, and hotel visitors and local residents drank coffee, bought dolls, and took photos here—full of down-to-earth bustle.
As one of the series of events for Guizhou Hotel’s 37th anniversary, this lobby market launched on September 25, bringing together Me-Fi stalls and potato-doll stalls, and offering 37th-anniversary exclusive perks, Me-Fi limited drinks + little-potato cultural-creative doll sets, as well as various potato dolls dressed in ethnic-minority costumes and cultural-creative fridge magnets—enriching the anniversary experience with youthful, warm cultural-creative play.
‘Are these little potato dolls still available? I’d like to buy a few more to give as gifts,’ said Miss Zhou, a tourist from Chongqing, who had just checked in and was drawn to a row of ‘potato babies’ on the display stand, clad in Miao-embroidered vests and wearing silver ornaments. A local auntie next to her also leaned in: ‘Are there other patterns of fridge magnets? I want to collect a pair.’
The Me-Fi stall sits next to the ‘Potato Kingdom.’ On a wooden display rack, four cups of ‘Mountain-Wild Special Blend’ are lined up, with gradients of pink-white, blue-white, and brown-yellow layered in transition; a cartoon standee overhead reads ‘No Coffee, No Fun’ and ‘One Special Blend · Unlock Relaxation.’ On the other side, potato dolls wearing silver crowns and Miao-embroidered vests hang in a row, with a playful standee slogan: ‘Dear little potatoes, I’m taking you home to register your household!’ During the event, the hotel offered hotel guests exclusive perks such as limited drinks-with-doll sets and multi-cup tasting vouchers. ‘I came to check in, but got fan-circled by this cup of ‘Mountain-Wild Special Blend’ first!’ a guest quipped.
Through the market lies Me-Fi’s integrated space unique to ‘day coffee, night drinks.’ Wood veneer, metal lines, and warm light intertwine, with the scent of coffee entwining the aroma of liquor. Manager Han Dejiang said that the mountain-wild special blends and local cocktails pack Guizhou specialties such as Weining apples, litse (mountain pepper), cili (rose hip), and Jiabang glutinous-rice wine into the cup. ‘Letter from Caohai’ layers Weining apple juice, cinnamon, and lightly roasted coffee, tasting like biting into a freshly baked apple pie; ‘Coconut Meets Sea of Clouds’ joins coconut milk, butterfly-pea flower water, and coconut-sugar cream, topped with a layer of snowy coconut shreds; ‘Rose Velvet’ and ‘Mountain-Wild Berry’ each have their own fans. ‘What we want to create here is a social space where young people are willing to sit and stay for a whole day,’ said Han Dejiang.
‘In the past I only stayed at hotels when traveling or on business trips; now after work I can drop in, order a cup of ‘cili cold brew,’ and sit for a while before leaving,’ said Mr. Chen, who works nearby. This ‘coffee + cultural creativity + socializing’ combination gives star-rated hotels a new way to hang out. Mr. Li, a tourist from Guangzhou, was impressed by ‘Letter from Caohai’: ‘The sweet-sour of apple and the bitter aroma of coffee collide—very Guizhou in flavor, and very fresh.’
Since its completion in 1989, Guizhou Hotel has witnessed thirty-seven years of change in this city. Today, a market is set up in the lobby, mountain-wild flavors are packed into cups, ethnic patterns sewn into dolls, the aroma of coffee spreads across the marble floor, and young people hold up ‘potato babies’ for photo check-ins. Guizhou flavors are renewed, and the story of Guizhou Hotel and the city’s new generation continues.
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