Le Méridien Yixing
Indoor pool and sauna in Yixing's pottery town
About this hotel
The setting is worth being upfront about: this is Yixing, a separate town under Wuxi's administration known for its pottery kilns rather than the lakefront hotel strip near Yuantouzhu, so it's a real transfer from the main Wuxi city hotels in this guide. Inside, the property delivers a contemporary five-star build with an indoor pool and sauna, useful through the same damp winter that affects central Wuxi, plus three restaurants that cover most evenings on site. Rooms and suites lean modern rather than traditional, and the airport shuttle option helps for guests not renting a car for the Yixing detour. Guests should budget real transfer time either way, since Yixing runs on its own schedule rather than the frequent connections linking central Wuxi to Taihu New City.
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Three restaurants
- Yixing location
Our take
This suits travellers already planning time in Yixing for its pottery kilns and karst caves, who want a genuine indoor pool and sauna at the end of the day rather than a basic business hotel. Anyone booking it purely for the pool without a Yixing side trip already planned should weigh the transfer time against staying closer to central Wuxi instead.
- ✓Pair the stay with a half-day at Yixing's pottery kilns, the town's main draw sits close by rather than requiring extra travel.
- ✓Use the sauna after the pool rather than before, it makes for a better wind-down at the end of a kiln-touring day.
- ✓Book the airport shuttle in advance if not renting a car, transfers into Yixing aren't as frequent as the main Wuxi routes.
Why we love it
- Indoor pool paired with a sauna
- Contemporary rooms and suites
- Three restaurants on site
- Base for Yixing's pottery kilns
Why guests love itSpending two nights here around a day of touring Yixing's pottery kilns worked out well, with the indoor pool and sauna a genuinely good way to switch off afterward. The three restaurants meant we never had to search for dinner in a town we didn't know well. It's a real transfer from central Wuxi, longer than we'd initially budgeted, so this only made sense paired with the Yixing side trip rather than as a base for the main city sights.