Wanda Realm Huaian
Indoor pool and five-star comfort near Chuxiu Park
About this hotel
The pool is indoors and heated year-round, which matters in a city where the Huai River turns the air damp and cold for a good stretch of winter. Mornings start with breakfast and a swim before the business center fills up with laptops; afternoons are for the short taxi ride out to Chuxiu Park, back in time for a drink at the hotel bar before dinner at the in-house restaurant. Room service covers the nights nobody wants to go back out. The five-star rooms are air-conditioned throughout, useful again once summer humidity sets in, and the airport shuttle takes the guesswork out of the fifty-minute run to Huai'an Lianshui Airport. Families traveling with kids get a genuinely kid-friendly welcome rather than a token cot, and free parking and full-service laundry keep longer stays practical rather than just comfortable.
- Indoor pool
- Five-star comfort
- Near Chuxiu Park
- Airport shuttle
Our take
This suits travelers who want a reliable indoor pool without hunting across Huai'an's thin hotel scene, plus five-star basics like room service and a proper business center. Families with kids get an easy stay, and the Chuxiu Park taxi run keeps sightseeing simple. Anyone flying in for a short layover should look elsewhere, though: the airport sits nearly an hour away, and travelers chasing canal-district charm will find the old town's temples and wharves a taxi ride, not a walk, from here.
- ✓Book a morning swim before the business center crowd arrives, the indoor pool is calmest right after breakfast opens.
- ✓Ask the front desk to arrange the airport shuttle a day ahead, the fifty-minute run to Lianshui fills up fast.
- ✓Take the short taxi out to Chuxiu Park in the afternoon and be back for a drink at the hotel bar before dinner.
Why we love it
- A heated indoor pool that works through Huai'an's damp winters
- Room service for nights nobody wants to go out
- A nine-minute taxi ride to Chuxiu Park
- Genuine kid-friendly service, not just a token cot
Why guests love itThe indoor pool is the reason to book this one: heated, quiet outside peak hours, and open when Huai'an's winter turns the outdoors gray and damp. Kids get a genuinely warm welcome rather than a formality, and the short taxi ride to Chuxiu Park gives families an easy afternoon outing without a long transfer. Rooms run air-conditioned and comfortable, breakfast is solid enough to start the day, and the bar makes a decent stop before dinner. The one downside: the airport run takes the better part of an hour.