Crowne Plaza Xuzhou Dalong Lake
Staffed indoor pool and sauna for Xuzhou business stays
About this hotel
Mornings at this Crowne Plaza start with the indoor pool, where a lifeguard is on duty and the water stays calm before the fitness crowd arrives after breakfast. That staffing detail matters here: this is not an unsupervised hotel tank, and families with children in for the day can use it without one adult watching the depth the entire time. Afternoons tend to fill with meetings, since the business centre and meeting rooms pull a steady corporate crowd through the lobby, and a local shuttle covers the wider Dalong Lake district for anyone without a car. The sauna sits just off the pool deck for a slower finish to the day, and rooms come with private bathrooms and minibars stocked for longer stays. The Han Dynasty terracotta warrior site is a short taxi away, making an early swim followed by a half-day of sightseeing an easy combination to fit into one trip.
- Lifeguard-staffed indoor pool
- Sauna
- Business centre and meeting rooms
- Free parking and local shuttle
Our take
This suits a business traveller or a family more than a leisure-first couple: the lifeguard-staffed pool works best early, before the post-breakfast fitness rush, and the meeting rooms make clear who the hotel is really built for. Winter is when it earns its keep, since the indoor pool stays heated while Xuzhou runs well below freezing outside. Anyone chasing a lake view or a rooftop pool should book the other Xuzhou property instead.
- ✓Book the early pool slot before the post-breakfast fitness crowd fills the deck around it.
- ✓Ask about the local shuttle schedule if you are relying on it for the wider Dalong Lake district.
- ✓Request a room away from the meeting-room floor if a business conference is running during your stay.
Why we love it
- A lifeguard actually on duty at the indoor pool
- Sauna sitting right off the pool deck
- Local shuttle covering the wider Dalong Lake district
- Business centre and meeting rooms for corporate stays
Why guests love itThe lifeguard on duty is the detail that makes this indoor pool different: our children could swim while we sat at the edge without one of us permanently stationed in the water. Breakfast crowds arrive by mid-morning, so an early swim beat the rush both mornings we tried it. The sauna afterward suited the colder days better than expected, and the shuttle service made the wider Dalong Lake district easy to reach without a rental car.