Novotel Yangzhou City Center
Hot tub, steam room and indoor play area on West Wenchang Road
About this hotel
West Wenchang Road is Yangzhou's main east-west axis, and Novotel Yangzhou City Center sits at number 19, in Guangling District, a short taxi ride from Slender West Lake. Pool hunters should read this first: Accor's own page lists no swimming pool. What the hotel does have is a hot tub and a steam room, plus an indoor play area and a games room for children. Food Exchange, next to the lobby, serves breakfast and all-day dishes, and Colin Bar covers coffee and wine. Some rooms have balconies. Yangzhou Railway Station is about 15 minutes by car and Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport about 45 minutes. Guests average 9.3 across 83 reviews.
- Hot tub and steam room
- Indoor play area and games room
- In Balance gym with Technogym equipment
- Food Exchange restaurant next to the lobby
Our take
Nineteen West Wenchang Road puts Novotel Yangzhou City Center on the city's main avenue, a short taxi ride from Slender West Lake, and the hotel is built around families: an indoor play area, a games room and discounted children's meals. Water is the weak point for this site. The official Accor page lists no swimming pool, and what guests describe is a hot tub and a steam room. I would book it for a winter visit, when Yangzhou is cold and damp and a hot tub after a day in the gardens is welcome, or for a family that cares more about rainy-day play than swimming. Swimmers should look for a hotel with a confirmed pool.
- ✓Go to Slender West Lake at opening time: the morning light on the Five Pavilion Bridge and the thinner crowds are worth the early taxi from Wenchang Road.
- ✓Try Yangzhou morning tea at the Fuchun Teahouse, founded in 1885, where steamed buns and dumplings are the local breakfast ritual.
- ✓Allow about 15 minutes by car to Yangzhou Railway Station and about 45 minutes to Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport.
- ✓Keep the hot tub and steam room for December to February, when Yangzhou's damp cold makes warm water the best part of the day.
Why we love it
- Indoor play for rainy and cold days
- Discounted children's meals
- Balcony rooms on West Wenchang Road
Why guests love itThe indoor play area and games room are the reason families pick Novotel Yangzhou City Center, and Accor's page adds discounted meals for children. That matters in a city where summer is hot and humid and winter is cold and damp, so rainy or freezing afternoons need an indoor plan. The water side is thin: no swimming pool appears on the official page, and the hot tub and steam room are for adults rather than young children. Balcony rooms give a family a bit more air. I would choose it for a short family stay built around Slender West Lake and the gardens, and look elsewhere for a holiday where the children want to swim every day.