New Century Grand Hotel Xuzhou
Lake-facing rooms over an indoor pool and tennis court
About this hotel
The pool here sits inside a wellness floor built for a slower stay: mornings are quiet enough that the water rarely fills up before mid-morning, and the sauna and tennis court round out the same corner of the hotel. Club-level rooms add lounge access, and the balcony and terrace rooms that overlook Yunlong Lake turn the afternoon into something closer to a resort pace than a city stopover. Evenings lean on the hotel's own restaurants and bars, three and two respectively, so a day that starts poolside can end without leaving the grounds. The Xuzhou Museum and the wider Han Dynasty heritage sites sit a taxi ride away, close enough for a half-day out without giving up the lake outlook back at the hotel.
- Indoor pool and sauna
- Tennis court
- Lake-facing balcony rooms
- Club-level lounge
Our take
This suits a couple or a family building a stay around Yunlong Lake rather than a Xuzhou business trip: the club lounge and lake-view rooms reward a slower pace, and the tennis court gives the pool company rather than competing with meeting rooms for space. It works best across the shoulder seasons, when the lake terraces are usable and the indoor pool covers the days too cold or too humid to enjoy them. A traveller purely focused on the museum district might find it a longer taxi ride than they want.
- ✓Request a lake-facing room with a balcony or terrace when booking, since standard rooms do not face Yunlong Lake.
- ✓Book a club-level room if lounge access matters more to you than a lower rate on a standard room.
- ✓Use the on-site restaurants for at least one evening, since the hotel's own dining runs across three separate rooms.
Why we love it
- Balcony and terrace rooms facing Yunlong Lake
- Tennis court alongside the indoor pool and sauna
- Club-level lounge access on the upper floors
- Three restaurants and two bars on site
Why guests love itOur room had a small terrace looking toward Yunlong Lake, and the pool and sauna corner stayed quiet enough most mornings to feel private rather than crowded. The tennis court got more use from us than we expected, filling the gap between a swim and dinner at one of the hotel's own restaurants. It felt closer to a lakeside retreat than a city hotel, which suited the slower pace we were after on that trip.