NOVOTEL Shaoxing Keqiao
An indoor pool and hot tub with a genuinely calm wellness floor
About this hotel
The pool and hot tub sit inside a fuller wellness setup here than most Keqiao business hotels manage, fitness-and-spa locker rooms and a spa lounge attached, aimed at a calmer, more adult-focused stay than the family-oriented Hilton across town. Rooms lean toward business comfort, soundproofing, city or lake views, work desks, and the restaurant covers a genuinely broad spread, Chinese, British, French, and local cuisine, unusual variety for a Keqiao property. Water sports appear among the activities, a detail that stands out from the mostly pool-and-spa offer at nearby hotels. It sits around fifteen kilometres from Shaoxing Railway Station and twenty-three from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, both a manageable trip either direction.
- Indoor swimming pool
- Hot tub
- Spa lounge
- Lake-view rooms
Our take
This suits business travellers and couples wanting a calmer wellness floor than Hilton's family-first setup, with a pool, hot tub, and proper spa lounge in the same visit. It's a weaker match for a family trip specifically wanting a kids' club, that's Hilton's stronger offer nearby. With a 9.2 location score from recent guests and a solid restaurant spread, it holds up well as an all-round Keqiao base, not just a pool stop.
- ✓Book a lake-view room if available, it's a distinct option from the more common city-view rooms here.
- ✓Try the restaurant's broader cuisine spread, Chinese, British, French, and local options go further than most Keqiao hotels offer.
- ✓Ask about the water sports activities directly, they're listed but worth confirming availability before planning around them.
Why we love it
- Indoor pool and hot tub with a proper spa lounge
- Fitness-and-spa locker rooms attached to the wellness area
- A restaurant spanning Chinese, British, French and local cuisine
- Water sports among the listed activities
Why guests love itTravellers staying here without young children find the wellness floor calmer than Hilton's family-first setup, the spa lounge next to the hot tub made for a genuinely quiet end to the day after Keqiao's trade-fair crowds. The lake-view room was a pleasant surprise, not something every Keqiao hotel offers, and the restaurant's French and British options made a nice change from the usual local-only spread nearby.