Hilton Quanzhou Riverside
Spa pool and sauna five kilometres from Kaiyuan Temple
About this hotel
Set close enough to Kaiyuan Temple for an easy taxi ride, this Hilton property pairs a spa pool and hot tub with a sauna, giving guests a genuine wind-down option after a day spent at the twin pagodas or the old city streets nearby. Three dining options sit on site, useful for a stay where eating out every night is not the priority. Rooms come with a private bathroom fitted with a bath, along with a flat-screen TV and facilities designed for guests with disabilities. A small activities programme, including bicycle rental and cooking classes, adds structure for travellers who want more than the pool and the temple visit. Quanzhou Qingjing Mosque sits around 4 kilometres away, with Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport roughly 8 kilometres from the hotel.
- Spa pool and hot tub
- Sauna
- Three restaurants
- Activities programme
Our take
This suits travellers who want Kaiyuan Temple within easy reach alongside a genuine spa pool and sauna to return to afterwards, and couples rate the location well for a two-person trip. The activities programme, including cooking classes and bicycle rental, adds a reason to stay for more than one night rather than passing through. Travellers wanting a pool built purely for swimming laps should note this is a spa pool setup rather than a large recreational one.
- ✓Sign up for a cooking class if staying more than a night or two, since it adds structure beyond the temple visit and the spa pool.
- ✓Rent a bicycle for the ride to Quanzhou Qingjing Mosque, only around 4 kilometres away, rather than booking a taxi each time.
- ✓Use the sauna after a day at Kaiyuan Temple rather than before, since it works better as recovery from walking than a warm-up.
Why we love it
- Spa pool and hot tub with a sauna
- Five kilometres from Kaiyuan Temple
- Three dining options on site
- Bicycle rental and cooking classes available
Why guests love itCouples splitting a stay between Kaiyuan Temple and the hotel itself tend to rate the location highly, and the roughly 5 kilometre distance to the twin pagodas makes the temple an easy half-day trip rather than a full expedition. The spa pool and sauna combination gives the evening a clear shape after a day of walking, and having three dining options on site means the choice of where to eat rarely becomes a debate. The cooking class and bicycle rental add a little more to do.