Hongfu Hotel, Xinjiang
A city-center indoor pool a short walk from the Grand Bazaar
About this hotel
Hongfu Hotel, Xinjiang holds a location the other seven hotels on this list mostly do not: the city center, close enough to the Grand Bazaar to walk there rather than needing a taxi or the metro. Six restaurants and a nightclub sit inside the same building as the indoor pool and spa, so an evening here can run from a swim to dinner to the nightclub without stepping outside into Ürümqi's cold streets. The spa pairs with the pool for a longer wind-down, while the nightclub gives the property a livelier evening option than most of the business-oriented hotels nearby. Free Wi-Fi and standard business facilities cover the practical side of a stay built around location.
- Indoor pool
- City-center location
- On-site spa
- Nightclub
Our take
This suits travelers who want the Grand Bazaar within walking distance more than any other single factor, since that city-center position is what sets this hotel apart on this list. The nightclub and six restaurants add a livelier evening option than the quieter business hotels toward Hongshan. Anyone prioritizing quiet over location should look at Wanda Vista Hotel Urumqi or Conrad Urumqi instead, both set further from the nightlife.
- ✓Walk to the Grand Bazaar in the morning before the indoor pool gets busy in the afternoon.
- ✓Book a room away from the nightclub floor if you want a quieter night's sleep.
- ✓Pair the spa with the pool for a full wind-down evening rather than choosing just one.
Why we love it
- Walkable to the Grand Bazaar
- Indoor pool paired with a spa
- Six restaurants plus a nightclub
- City-center location, rare on this list
Why guests love itThe location did the heavy lifting on this stay: waking up a short, cold walk from the Grand Bazaar changed the whole trip compared to the airport-corridor hotels most of the other options on this list default to. The indoor pool and spa handled the evening wind-down after a day of markets, and the nightclub downstairs was easy to skip on nights it was not wanted, since it does not intrude on the rooms. Six restaurants meant never having to decide between dinner and staying in for the night.