Crowne Plaza Yangzhou by IHG
Indoor pool five minutes on foot from the Grand Canal
About this hotel
Wenchang East Road runs down to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2014, and Crowne Plaza Yangzhou by IHG sits at number 3, about five minutes' walk from the water and next to the Grand Canal International Conference Center. The pool is indoors, which is the point in Yangzhou: summers are hot and humid, winters cold and damp, and an indoor basin is the only kind you can count on from November to March. A spa and a fitness centre sit alongside, and two restaurants cover meals. Wenchang Pavilion, the old city's landmark, is roughly twelve minutes by car. The five-star rating comes with an 8.4 average across 44 reviews.
- Indoor swimming pool
- Spa and fitness centre
- About five minutes on foot from the Grand Canal
- Two restaurants on site
Our take
Five minutes on foot from the Grand Canal and next door to the conference centre that bears its name, Crowne Plaza Yangzhou by IHG is where I would stay for a congress or a winter visit to Yangzhou. The indoor pool keeps swimming possible when the city is cold and damp, and the spa and gym make an evening routine after a day of meetings. No pool length, depth or children's area is published, so treat it as a hotel pool for a swim and a stretch, not a training lane. Travellers who want to walk to Wenchang Pavilion and the old lanes should note the twelve-minute drive: this is canal-side Yangzhou, not the historic core.
- ✓Walk the five minutes to the Grand Canal promenade in the evening, when the banks are lit and cooler than the afternoon in summer.
- ✓Swim before breakfast during congress weeks: the hotel sits beside the Grand Canal International Conference Center, and the pool is quietest before sessions start.
- ✓Take a taxi to Wenchang Pavilion, about twelve minutes away, and continue on foot into the old city instead of trying to walk from the canal.
- ✓From December to February, plan indoor afternoons: Yangzhou's damp cold makes the indoor pool and spa the most comfortable part of the day.
Why we love it
- Swimming that ignores Yangzhou's winters
- The Grand Canal a short walk away
- Next door to the conference centre
Why guests love itAn indoor pool that works in every season is the main family asset at Crowne Plaza Yangzhou by IHG, useful in a city with hot, humid summers and cold, damp winters. No children's pool, depth or lifeguard is published, so young children need an adult in the water with them. The Grand Canal promenade, five minutes away on foot, gives children room to walk in the evening, and Wenchang Pavilion, about twelve minutes by car, is the gateway to the old city. With an 8.4 average across 44 reviews, the hotel reads as solid rather than family-focused. I would book it for a short city stay with school-age children, and pick a resort for toddlers.