Kempinski Hotel Taiyuan
The Coal Trading Center's most complete wellness floor
About this hotel
Kempinski Hotel Taiyuan is built for the guest who wants business infrastructure and genuine wellness in the same stay: the indoor pool sits alongside a full spa centre, and the business centre handles meeting and banquet facilities for anyone whose Taiyuan trip runs through the Coal Trading Center five minutes away by car. Rooms are spacious with city views, a minibar, refrigerator, flat-screen satellite TV and an in-room safe, and allergy-free rooms are available on request, a detail few other Taiyuan hotels offer. The 24-hour front desk covers currency exchange, concierge service and luggage storage, while a tour desk arranges trips out to Twin Tower, a 20-minute drive away, or Jinci Temple, 40 minutes out. At roughly 30 minutes from Taiyuan Wusu International Airport, it sits furthest from the airport among Taiyuan's spa-pool hotels but closest to the business district that matters most.
- Indoor pool with full spa centre
- Business centre for meetings and banquets
- Allergy-free rooms available
Our take
This suits business travellers whose trip centres on the Coal Trading Center and who want a genuine spa floor rather than a token hot tub. The allergy-free rooms and tour desk also make it workable for guests extending a work trip into a day of sightseeing toward Jinci Temple. Anyone prioritising airport proximity over the Coal Trading Center should book Franklyn Hotel or Sheraton instead, both considerably closer to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport.
- ✓Book the tour desk early if you want to fit in Jinci Temple, it is a 40-minute drive and worth planning around meetings.
- ✓Request an allergy-free room specifically if needed, it is not the default category.
- ✓Use the spa centre after Coal Trading Center meetings rather than waiting for the evening, it tends to be quieter mid-afternoon.
Why we love it
- A full spa centre, not just a hot tub
- Business centre built for banquets and meetings
- Allergy-free rooms on request
- Five minutes from the Coal Trading Center
Why guests love itThe spa centre at Kempinski Hotel Taiyuan turned out to be the most complete one I used anywhere in the city, worth the extra distance from the airport once I factored in how many Coal Trading Center meetings I had that week. The allergy-free room made a genuine difference for my partner, who usually struggles with hotel bedding. The tour desk got us out to Jinci Temple on the one afternoon we had spare, a 40-minute drive that was easy to arrange at short notice.