Shangri-La Nanning
A view pool and high tea near Qingxiu Mountain
About this hotel
The swimming pool here comes with a view, a detail worth checking against hotels where the pool faces a car park or a blank wall instead. Spa facilities extend to a sauna, a steam room and wellness packages, set against a lush garden that softens the five-star polish elsewhere in the property. The restaurant runs Chinese and international menus through lunch and dinner, then adds a high tea service uncommon among Nanning's other hotels. Rooms feature a view of a landmark rather than a car park, consistent with the property's overall emphasis on outlook. Qingxiu Mountain Scenic Area and Nanning Nanhu Park both sit within a short drive, and couples visiting together have rated the location highly.
- Pool with a view
- Spa and sauna
- High tea
- Lush garden
Our take
This suits couples and travellers who want the pool itself to be part of the experience, best enjoyed mid-afternoon when the garden and pool view are at their calmest before the dinner crowd arrives. The high tea service is a genuine point of difference worth building an afternoon around. Business travellers needing proximity to the CBD and Exhibition Centre will find this location less convenient, since it sits further from the convention district than the tower hotels.
- ✓Book a landmark-view room specifically, the garden was chosen because these views are the property's main draw.
- ✓Try the high tea mid-afternoon, it is a rarer offering than the standard lunch and dinner menus.
- ✓Visit Qingxiu Mountain Scenic Area on the same day, it is a short drive and pairs well with a pool afternoon.
Why we love it
- A swimming pool with an actual view
- High tea alongside the regular restaurant service
- A lush garden softening the five-star setting
- Landmark-view rooms rather than standard outlooks
Why guests love itTravellers staying here find the pool view genuinely lives up to the listing, and the garden setting gives the property a calmer feel than the CBD towers elsewhere in Nanning. High tea stands out as an unexpected extra worth timing an afternoon around, and the spa's sauna and steam room round out a slower kind of stay. Couples in particular rate the setting well, though anyone needing to be near the Exhibition Centre for business will find the drive into the CBD adds real time to the day.