Pullman Quanzhou Shuitou
Indoor pool, spa pool and massage near Shuitou
About this hotel
The wellness offering here goes further than most: an indoor pool sits alongside a separate spa pool, a hot tub, a sauna and on-site massage services, giving arriving guests a genuine option to recover before doing anything else. Rooms are spacious with comfortable furnishings and city views, a step up from the more compact business rooms found elsewhere in Quanzhou. The restaurant serves Chinese, seafood, Sichuan, Cantonese and international cuisine at a daily buffet breakfast, covering a wide range of tastes for longer stays. The hotel sits around 24 kilometres from Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport, with Tonghuai Temple of Guan Yu and Yue Fei and Fantawild Dreamland Xiamen both roughly 33 kilometres away for a day trip.
- Indoor pool
- Spa pool and hot tub
- Massage services
- Sauna
Our take
This suits travellers arriving tired from a long flight who want massage and a spa pool on hand rather than having to seek treatments out elsewhere in the city. Couples rate the location well for a two-person trip, and the varied restaurant menu suits longer stays where eating the same cuisine every night would wear thin. Travellers wanting to be close to the airport for a quick turnaround should note the roughly 24 kilometre distance, which is a real drive rather than a short hop.
- ✓Book a massage for your arrival evening rather than the morning, since it works best as recovery from the journey in.
- ✓Request a city-view room specifically, since the standard rooms vary more in outlook than in size or furnishing.
- ✓Try the Sichuan or Cantonese options at the restaurant if visiting for more than a couple of nights, given how varied the menu runs.
Why we love it
- Spa pool and hot tub alongside the indoor pool
- Massage services available on site
- Buffet breakfast spanning several Chinese cuisines
- Spacious rooms with genuine city views
Why guests love itTravellers arriving here after a long-haul connection into Jinjiang International Airport tend to use the first evening for the spa pool and a massage rather than heading straight out to sightsee, and the roughly 24 kilometre transfer feels shorter in hindsight once the recovery routine takes over. The daily buffet breakfast, spanning Sichuan, Cantonese and international dishes, makes it easy to eat well without much planning during a multi-night stay, and the hot tub becomes a reliable end to most days rather than an occasional treat.