Banyan Tree Anji
An infinity pool built into Anji's bamboo hillside
About this hotel
Banyan Tree Anji sits roughly an hour south of central Huzhou, in the bamboo hills that give Anji county its reputation. The property's infinity pool is built to use that hillside terrain directly, its edge reading against forested slope rather than the flat lake horizon found at Huzhou's other pool hotels. Sophisticated rooms, a spa and a run of restaurants and a bar round out an upscale resort program, and the Anji Ancient City ruins sit about six minutes away by taxi, close enough for an easy half-day visit without leaving the immediate area. The distance from Huzhou, roughly an hour by road, and from the airport, closer to ninety minutes, marks this as a dedicated Anji stay rather than a convenient add-on to a Huzhou city visit, best suited to travelers building at least two nights around the pool and the surrounding bamboo hills.
- Infinity pool
- Spa on site
- Anji bamboo hills
- Near Anji Ancient City ruins
Our take
This suits couples and travelers wanting a design-led hillside escape built around the infinity pool and spa, with the Anji Ancient City ruins as an easy add-on six minutes away. Anyone wanting a quick Huzhou city stopover or fast airport access should book closer to Lake Tai instead, since this hillside setting adds real travel time in both directions, out from the city and back.
- ✓Book at least two nights given the hour-long drive out from central Huzhou to reach the resort.
- ✓Visit the Anji Ancient City ruins in the morning, six minutes away, before an afternoon at the pool.
- ✓Arrange airport transfers ahead of time, the ride runs closer to ninety minutes from this hillside location.
Why we love it
- An infinity pool set against bamboo hillside
- Six minutes from the Anji Ancient City ruins
- A genuine spa alongside the pool
- Quiet, design-led rooms away from the lakefront crowds
Why guests love itThe infinity pool is exactly what drew the booking, and watching its edge blend into the bamboo hillside at sunset lived up to that. The six-minute ride to the Anji Ancient City ruins turned one afternoon into an easy detour without breaking the pace of a slow, spa-centered stay. The hour-long drive out from Huzhou, and the longer airport transfer, are worth planning for rather than treating as an afterthought, this is a destination stay in its own right, not a quick add-on.