Yichang Leisurely River View Inn - Three Gorges Branch
Year-round outdoor pool with an on-site waterpark
About this hotel
Mornings here run around the terrace and garden before the outdoor pool opens up for the day, with the hot tub and small waterpark keeping the afternoon busy for families rather than solo travellers. The pool operates year-round, unlike many riverside bassins nearby that close for winter, so it stays a real option outside the peak summer months too. Family rooms come with a kitchenette, washing machine and private balcony, suited to a stay of more than a night or two rather than a quick overnight. Sitting well outside the central business district, the inn trades transit convenience for a slower, garden-and-pool style of visit built around the kids' club and waterpark.
- Year-round outdoor pool
- On-site waterpark
- Hot tub and kids' club
- Family rooms with kitchenette
Our take
This suits a family after a full day of pool, hot tub and waterpark time rather than a quick swim between meetings, and the year-round outdoor pool is a genuine advantage over the many riverside inns that shut theirs down for winter. The kitchenette and washing machine suit a multi-night stay better than a one-off dam-tour stopover. Business travellers or anyone needing quick access to Yichang East Railway Station should look at the business-district hotels instead, since the transfer from here runs twenty-five to thirty kilometres.
- ✓Plan for more than one night if the waterpark and pool are the priority, since the property is built for a longer, settled stay.
- ✓Use the kids' club to free up an afternoon at the pool or hot tub without constant supervision.
- ✓Confirm the pool schedule directly if visiting in the coldest winter weeks, even though it is described as year-round.
Why we love it
- Year-round outdoor pool, unlike many riverside bassins nearby
- On-site waterpark and kids' club for families
- Family rooms with kitchenette and washing machine
- Hot tub alongside the outdoor pool
Why guests love itMy kids barely left the pool and waterpark area for two full afternoons, and having the kids' club available after dinner gave us an actual break for the first time on the trip. The kitchenette in our family room meant we could handle breakfast ourselves before a long day out, which mattered with two young children in tow. It is a proper trek from the railway station, so this only makes sense if the pool and waterpark are genuinely the point of the stop, not a side benefit.