--- title: Panda Inn: New Theme Hotel In China description: The Panda Inn comes with a panda-themed Titanic room because, hey, why not canonical: https://time.com/61810/panda-inn-hotel-china/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-14T17:56:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:43.506Z og:title: This New Panda Hotel Is as Creepy as It Is Cute og:description: The Panda Inn comes with a panda-themed Titanic room because, hey, why not og:url: https://time.com/61810/panda-inn-hotel-china/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This New Panda Hotel Is as Creepy as It Is Cute twitter:description: The Panda Inn comes with a panda-themed Titanic room because, hey, why not twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # China's New Panda Hotel Is as Creepy as It Is Cute by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Apr 14, 2014 5:56 PM UTC by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Apr 14, 2014 5:56 PM UTC Rarely do you hear someone say, “You know what the world has too much of? Pandas.” Not only would that statement be categorically false—[in 2004, there were only 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild!](http://worldwildlife.org/species/giant-panda)—but even if there was an overabundance, who would complain? Pandas are adorable! [Until now…](http://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/panda-themed-hotel-dedicated-to-pandas-in-sichuan-china) > [](https://twitter.com/twheidmusic/status/454655570927026178) Welcome to [China’s Panda Inn](http://www.panda-inn.cn/), a panda-themed hotel set to open next month that not only boasts panda decor but a very involved panda-costumed staff that will do everything from keep you company during tea time to playing the Jack to your Rose in the hotel’s Titanic-themed room. There’s a _Sailor Moon-_themed room as well:  A panda toy on a bed in a room of a panda-themed hotel AFP/Getty Images The Inn is located at the foot of Emei Mountain and isn’t far from panda reserves:  AFP/Getty Images AFP/Getty Images A person wearing a panda suit introducing the rooms in a panda-themed hotel at the foot of Emei Mountain in Emeishan, southwest China’s Sichuan province. AFP/Getty Images How could no one think of this completely non-terrifying idea sooner? > [](https://twitter.com/CristinaBassoli/status/454378908083712002) ([h/t: Thrillist](http://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/panda-themed-hotel-dedicated-to-pandas-in-sichuan-china)) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/61810/panda-inn-hotel-china/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/61810/panda-inn-hotel-china/"},"headline":"China's New Panda Hotel Is as Creepy as It Is Cute","datePublished":"2014-04-14T17:56:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:43.506Z","description":"The Panda Inn comes with a panda-themed Titanic room because, hey, why not","url":"https://time.com/61810/panda-inn-hotel-china/","keywords":["Newsfeed","China","Bizarre","World","Panda","Hotel"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/61810/panda-inn-hotel-china/","name":"China's New Panda Hotel Is as Creepy as It Is Cute"}}]}] ```