InterContinental Xiamen by IHG
An infinity pool where the horizon disappears into the strait
About this hotel
The infinity pool is the reason to book, but the InterContinental earns its five stars around it too. Rooms run modern and understated, flat-screen TVs, a kettle for tea, air conditioning and a proper work desk rather than a cramped corner table, which suits the conference travellers who make up much of the property's traffic. Mornings start with a buffet breakfast and a walk out to the pool deck, where the sea view runs almost uninterrupted along the coastline. The hotel's deluxe banquet hall and multiple dining outlets, an all-day restaurant and a Chinese restaurant among them, keep longer business stays from feeling repetitive. Leisure use is easy too: the beach and Xiangshan Yacht Club sit a ten-minute walk away, and Zengcuo'an's cafe district is a short drive for an evening outside the hotel.
- Outdoor infinity pool
- Second on-site pool
- 180-degree sea view
- Executive club access
Our take
This suits business travellers based at Xiamen International Conference Centre who want their downtime to actually feel like a break, and couples chasing a genuine sea-view infinity pool rather than a marketing photo. It works less well for anyone wanting a walkable old-town base, Zengcuo'an and Gulangyu Island both require a taxi rather than a stroll. Book the sea-facing room category specifically: the courtyard-side rooms miss the view that makes this property worth the rate.
- ✓Request a sea-facing room at booking, the infinity pool view does not extend to every category here.
- ✓Walk the ten minutes to Xiangshan Yacht Club in the late afternoon before the pool deck cools down for the evening.
- ✓Use the two-minute walk to the conference centre to skip a taxi if you are here for a work event.
Why we love it
- The 180-degree sea view from the pool deck
- A true infinity edge over the Taiwan Strait
- A second on-site pool for a quieter lap swim
- Two minutes on foot from the conference centre
Why guests love itThe infinity pool became the actual reset button after two days of sessions at the conference centre next door. Walking out of the lobby straight onto a deck that opens onto open water, no fence, no low wall blocking the horizon, made the two-minute commute feel worth it. Breakfast ran long most mornings because the sea view from the terrace beat rushing back to a meeting room. The second pool stayed quieter every time, useful once the main deck filled up by midday.