Fulitai International Hotel
A five-star hot tub with a bar attached
About this hotel
Unlike a Golden Coast resort where the pool sits at the centre of the property, Fulitai International Hotel treats its hot tub as one stop on a fitness-and-bar circuit, useful for relaxing but not built for a full afternoon in the water. The five-star rating shows up in room amenities more than water features: family rooms include air-conditioning, private bathrooms and work desks, with a restaurant spanning Chinese, Japanese, Sichuan and Cantonese cuisines. Yantai University sits six kilometres away, useful for anyone visiting on academic business, while the airport transfer runs a genuine 52 kilometres, longer than most properties on this list. The bar next to the hot tub makes an evening drink easy without leaving the building.
- Hot tub
- Bar
- Fitness centre
- Family rooms
Our take
This suits travellers prioritising a five-star room over pool time, since the hot tub is a bar-adjacent amenity rather than the property's focus. Unlike Hilton Yantai's combined jacuzzi-and-pool room, there is no separate swimming pool confirmed here. It works well as an evening wind-down after a long airport transfer, less well for anyone planning a full day around the water.
- ✓Budget extra transfer time; the 52-kilometre airport distance is longer than most Yantai hotels on this list.
- ✓Pair the hot tub with a drink at the attached bar rather than treating it as a stand-alone stop.
- ✓Ask about family room configurations directly, since the standard listing covers several cuisine options but limited pool detail.
Why we love it
- Hot tub next to the bar
- Five-star family rooms
- Multi-cuisine restaurant on site
- Six kilometres from Yantai University
Why guests love itThe hot tub next to the bar made for a relaxed end to two long travel days, though it is worth knowing upfront that this is not a pool hotel in the resort sense. The 52-kilometre transfer from the airport ran longer than expected, so plan accordingly. Family rooms were comfortable and the restaurant's range of cuisines covered several nights without repeating, but anyone picturing a swim-focused stay should look elsewhere in Yantai instead.