Shangri-La Hotel, Nanchang
Heated indoor pool and hot tub on the Gan River
About this hotel
The pool deck is the easiest way to describe a stay here: an indoor pool paired with a hot tub sits inside the five-star tower, open regardless of the weather rolling in off the Gan River outside. Rooms lean toward river views over the Honggutan skyline, and the property runs two restaurants plus a bar for evenings that do not require leaving the building. Mornings suit a swim before the ten-minute walk to the Greenland Central Plaza convention halls; afternoons and evenings shift toward the hot tub once meetings wrap for the day. A fitness centre, business centre and full-service laundry round out what is clearly a hotel built for longer, work-driven stays rather than one-night stopovers, with an airport shuttle covering the roughly thirty-five-minute run from Changbei International Airport.
- Indoor pool and hot tub
- Five-star river-view tower
- Two restaurants and a bar
- Business centre and airport shuttle
Our take
This suits business travellers and conference delegates who want a swim or a soak to actually happen between meetings, given the short walk to the Greenland Central Plaza halls and a pool that stays usable through Nanchang's damp winters. Couples extending a work trip into a weekend get real value from the hot tub. Travellers chasing a scenic riverside break with sightseeing at the door should look toward the old town near Bayi Square instead, since this tower is built for convenience over character.
- ✓Request a river-view room facing the Gan for the best light over Honggutan at sunset.
- ✓Use the indoor pool early evening before conference groups arrive from the exhibition halls nearby.
- ✓Book the airport shuttle ahead rather than queuing for a taxi at Changbei International Airport arrivals.
Why we love it
- Heated indoor pool that works through winter
- Hot tub paired right on the pool deck
- Ten-minute walk to Greenland Central Plaza halls
- River views over the Honggutan skyline
Why guests love itTravellers staying here for a conference trip find the indoor pool solves a real problem: Nanchang offers little else to do once the exhibition halls close, especially in winter when the Gan River turns damp and cold. The short walk back from Greenland Central Plaza makes an evening swim genuinely convenient, and the hot tub on the same deck gives the stay a reason to slow down. It reads less like a leisure hotel and more like a well-equipped base for people who came to work.