Menshine Gloria Plaza Hotel
An indoor pool inside a 19-storey banquet hotel
About this hotel
The scale here shows in the banquet hall built for 600 people and the Western-style ballroom for 400, which makes this feel like an events hotel that also happens to run an indoor pool rather than a pool-first property built around leisure. That pool still earns its place for guests staying multiple nights, particularly after a day spent near Chenghai Bus Station's transport hub or out on one of the tour desk's arranged outings around the Chaoshan region. Balcony rooms bring in some natural light that the indoor pool area itself doesn't offer, and the in-house restaurant covers both Chinese and Western dishes without requiring guests to leave the building after a long day. The overall feel is business-and-events first, with the pool as a genuine but secondary amenity rather than the reason most guests book.
- Indoor swimming pool
- Balcony rooms
- Banquet hall
- Tour desk
Our take
This suits guests attending an event in the banquet hall or ballroom who also want an indoor pool available afterward, rather than travellers picking the hotel for its pool specifically. It works less well for anyone wanting a pool as the stay's centrepiece, since the scale of the events facilities dominates the property. The tour desk is a genuine plus for arranging onward Chaoshan-region trips.
- ✓Use the tour desk to arrange a day trip if you're staying multiple nights near Chenghai Bus Station.
- ✓Request a balcony room for natural light, since the indoor pool area itself has none.
- ✓Check the banquet schedule at check-in, the hotel's scale means events can affect common-area traffic.
Why we love it
- Indoor pool inside a large-scale hotel
- Balcony rooms with city views
- Tour desk for onward trips
- 1.3 km from Chenghai Bus Station
Why guests love itThe indoor pool is easy to overlook here given how much of the hotel is built around its banquet hall and ballroom, but it's there and it works for an evening swim after a long day of meetings or events. The tour desk turns out to be more useful than expected for arranging a car and a Chaoshan day trip. Balcony rooms are worth requesting specifically, since standard rooms lean darker.