New World Dalian Hotel
A 27-metre indoor pool with harbor views
About this hotel
New World Dalian Hotel builds its case around one specific fact: a twenty-seven-metre indoor pool inside a proper health club, longer than the leisure pools at most other hotels in the city. Rooms are described as stylish, with city and harbor views that put the water on both sides of the stay, in the pool and out the window. The hotel sits eight minutes by taxi from Dalian Russia Folk Street, useful for an evening away from the pool deck exploring the city's colonial-era streets. A spa, fitness center, bar and restaurant round out a genuinely full amenities list, and the forty-minute drive to the airport is in line with most hotels in Dalian rather than notably longer or shorter.
- 27-metre indoor pool
- Harbor-view rooms
- On-site health club and spa
- Near Dalian Russia Folk Street
Our take
This suits travelers who actually want to swim rather than float, since a twenty-seven-metre pool sets it apart from every other indoor-pool hotel on this list. Business travelers and couples both find a comfortable base here, helped by the harbor views and the short taxi ride to Dalian Russia Folk Street for evenings out. Anyone chasing a budget rate should look elsewhere, since this sits toward the higher end of Dalian's hotel prices, though the pool length arguably justifies it.
- ✓Ask for a harbor-view room specifically, since the standard city-view rooms cost less for a reason.
- ✓Use the pool for actual laps rather than a quick dip, since twenty-seven metres is unusually long for a Dalian hotel.
- ✓Head to Dalian Russia Folk Street for dinner, an eight-minute taxi ride, rather than staying on-site every evening.
Why we love it
- A genuine 27-metre lap pool
- Harbor views from stylish rooms
- Eight minutes from Russia Folk Street
- A full spa and fitness center on-site
Why guests love itA stay here is defined by the pool before anything else: twenty-seven metres is long enough to actually swim rather than just cool off, which sets it apart from the shorter leisure pools at most other Dalian hotels. The harbor views from the room added a second layer to the water theme without feeling gimmicky, and the short ride to Dalian Russia Folk Street made for an easy dinner out.