The 3 Best Luxury Hotels in Ningbo
Water village on Dongqian Lake, resort with courtyard villas or city hotel by the culture plaza? Our travel advisors listen to how you travel and personally recommend which of the luxury hotels in Ningbo fits. Included with every suitespot booking: breakfast for two, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – benefits of over €500.
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The best-known hotels in Ningbo
Lake or city – where should your stay in Ningbo unfold? Right below you’ll find the best hotels in Ningbo with location, suitespot score and price per night. Our tip: families stay at the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo with its Kids Centre, couples at the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort on the lakeshore; if you have meetings in the city, book the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza.
| Hotel | Location | suitespot score | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort | Dongqianhu | ★ 4.2/5 | 149 € |
| Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo | Dongqianhu | ★ 4.2/5 | 140 € |
| Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza | Qiu'ai | ★ 4.2/5 | 87 € |
Your guide to the best luxury hotels in Ningbo
Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo · DongqianhuThe luxury hotels in Ningbo are split between exactly these two worlds, and that shapes our advice. For families we recommend the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo on Dongqian Lake, where the Kids Centre has a forest trail, a tree-house slide and a butterfly garden. Couples stay at the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort, a water village on the lakeshore with an infinity pool.For business trips, choosing among the best hotels in Ningbo is easy: the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza is in the Eastern New Town and directly linked to Ningbo Culture Plaza. None of our hotels is located at Sanjiangkou or on the Old Bund.
At no extra cost: booking through suitespot costs the same as booking direct with the hotel – the benefits come on top, free of charge.
Resort, water village, culture district: what you’ll experience at Ningbo’s luxury hotels
On the shore of Dongqian Lake, the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo opened in May 2019 as the first resort of the Cordis brand. It is laid out like a village, with courtyard villas built in the Zhejiang style. If you’re traveling with family or friends, you can book a villa with six bedrooms and a private pool, and children have their own world in the Kids Centre, between the forest trail and the butterfly garden.
Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort · DongqianhuAlso on the lake, the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort has been welcoming guests since 2012 in a water village of low, plastered houses, courtyards and ponds. Besides the rooms and suites there are free-standing villas, and tea plantations, temples and fishing villages surround the resort: a place where you’ll happily spend your days by the water.
In the city, your stay at the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza begins with art: the installation “Dream – Fly”, a boat made of crystals shaped like dandelions, floats in the lobby. From the hotel you walk straight into Ningbo Culture Plaza, and in the afternoon the Blend lounge serves afternoon tea with Wedgwood china.
These luxury hotels in Ningbo have a pool – plus spa & wellness inspired by Chinese medicine
Swimming with a lake view: The 26-meter outdoor infinity pool of the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort opens up views across Dongqian Lake, and the Fitness Pavilion adds a heated indoor pool. At the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo you swim laps in a heated 26-meter pool, and the Health Club adds 13 hot and cold plunge pools, a sauna and a steam room.
Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza · Qiu'aiSpa the Chinese way: Chuan Spa at the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo has seven private treatment rooms and offers seasonal treatments based on Traditional Chinese Medicine. At the Yue Hu Spa of the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort, Eastern and Western treatments follow the meridians and the principles of qi. In the city, the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza also has a Chuan Spa rooted in Chinese medicine, plus steam rooms and an Oriental hot tub.
Dining at Ningbo’s luxury hotels: seafood, Ming Court and tea by the lake
Catch of the day: At the Seafood House of the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort, you pick the regional fish and seafood yourself and decide how it’s prepared. You dine in one of ten private pavilions for six to 16 guests, most with their own entrance, lounge and butler. At the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo, the Lake House serves local Ningbo dishes in a relaxed setting.
Cantonese: Ningbo has two Ming Court restaurants. At the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza, it serves dim sum and innovative Cantonese cuisine, with 14 private dining rooms; at the chef’s table, Table One, the chefs cook for up to ten guests in front of them, and the dishes change almost daily. The Ming Court at the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo is an offshoot of the Ming Court in Hong Kong.
- Breakfast for two, every day
- Room upgrade subject to availability
- Hotel credit, e.g. US$100
- Early check-in and late check-out
- VIP service and personal advice
- Points and status in the hotel programme
Tea and drinks: In the Lobby Lounge of the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo, afternoon tea comes with selected local teas from Ningbo, and in the evening guests meet at Bar 29°. The Tea House of the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort serves Chinese and Western tea with desserts in the afternoon, and cocktails, wine and Champagne in the evening.
Watch the tangyuan being made
These sweet glutinous rice balls belong to Ningbo as much as the lake does. At the Tea House of the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort, the chefs show in a live demonstration how Ningbo’s tangyuan are shaped.
Luxury hotels in Ningbo with history: an ancestral mansion, a water village and Zhejiang architecture
The Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort opened in January 2012 as the first Park Hyatt resort in China. It is built like a traditional Chinese water village: low, plastered houses with gabled tiled roofs, courtyards and sky wells. The Tea House occupies a former ancestral family mansion, so you sip your tea between old walls.
At no extra cost: you pay the same rate as booking direct with the hotel – the suitespot benefits come on top, free of charge.
For the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo, Allied Architects International drew on the traditional architecture of Zhejiang: wood, stone tiles and bamboo shape the buildings, and the villas are grouped around their own courtyards. When it opened in 2019, it was the fifth Cordis worldwide.
Where to stay in Ningbo: on Dongqian Lake or in the Eastern New Town – the right location for your 5-star hotel
Dongqian Lake is about a 40-minute drive from the city center. So decide in advance whether your days in Ningbo should be more about the city or more about the water. None of our luxury hotels in Ningbo is located directly at Sanjiangkou or on the Old Bund.
On Dongqian Lake: The Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort is on Dayan Road in Yinzhou District, surrounded by tea plantations, temples and fishing villages; Shanghai is about two and a half hours away by car. The Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo on Shashan Road also stands right on the shore. Our pick for relaxation, family time and long walks by the lake.
- Breakfast for two, every day
- Room upgrade subject to availability
- Hotel credit, e.g. US$100
- Early check-in and late check-out
- VIP service and personal advice
- Points and status in the hotel programme
At no extra cost: you pay the same rate as booking direct with the hotel – the suitespot benefits come on top, free of charge.
Eastern New Town: The Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza is on East Zhongshan Road in Yinzhou and directly linked to Ningbo Culture Plaza. Lishe Airport is 18 kilometers away, about 50 minutes by car; the hotel arranges limousine transfers for a fee.
Our tip: combine city and lake
Start with a night or two in the Eastern New Town for museums, shopping and meetings, then move on to Dongqian Lake. Our travel advisors are happy to plan the order and the transfer with you.
What a night at a 5-star hotel in Ningbo costs – credit in yuan and dollars, points and status
In the city you can stay from 86 € at the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza. On Dongqian Lake, the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo starts at 139 € and the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort at 148 €. For availability and today’s rates for your dates, check the hotel list further down.
| Luxury hotel | From | suitespot benefits from | suitespot score |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Dongqian Lake | |||
| Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort | 148 € | 1st night | ★ 4.2/5 |
| Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo | 139 € | 1st night | ★ 4.2/5 |
| Eastern New Town (Yinzhou) | |||
| Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza | 86 € | 1st night | ★ 4.2/5 |
Included from the first night: Breakfast for two every morning, an upgrade subject to availability, early check-in and late check-out subject to availability, and a welcome gift – at all three hotels. At the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort, the upgrade is confirmed at booking, though not from a room to a suite.
Hotel credit: At the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort, suitespot adds 100 US dollars. At the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo, it’s at least 80 yuan, and up to 300 yuan for longer stays and selected rates; at the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza, at least 80 and up to 250 yuan under the same conditions. Our travel advisors will tell you which amount applies to your rate before you book.
Points and status: The Park Hyatt belongs to World of Hyatt, while Cordis and Langham Place earn with Brilliant by Langham. suitespot books directly at the hotel rate, so your points and status nights are credited and your status benefits apply.
Ningbo through the year: Spring and fall are ideal for walks between tea plantations and fishing villages, summer life plays out at the pool and on the lake, and in winter you have the lakeside paths almost to yourself. Reserve your 5-star hotel in Ningbo early for Golden Week in early October and for Chinese New Year.
How long to stay: Two nights are enough for the city, with the Old Bund and the culture center. If you want to experience the lake, add two more nights on Dongqian Lake.
The hotels in Ningbo at a glance
What sets the hotels in Ningbo apart – from their opening year to the spa:
| Hotel | Opened | Pool | Spa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort | 2012 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo | 2019 | ✓ | ✓ |
Earn points & use your status in Ningbo
In Ningbo you earn with two programs: World of Hyatt at the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort, and Brilliant by Langham at the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo and the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza. Bookings through suitespot are made at the hotel’s direct rate, so points and status nights are credited and your status benefits apply.
| Program | Hotels | Examples in Ningbo |
|---|---|---|
| Brilliant by Langham | 2 hotels | Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo, Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza |
| World of Hyatt | 1 hotel | Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort |
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Frequently asked questions about luxury hotels in Ningbo
What does a room at a luxury hotel in Ningbo cost?
The Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza in the city starts at 86 € per night. On Dongqian Lake you can stay from 139 € at the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo and from 148 € at the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort. When you book through suitespot, breakfast for two is included every morning.
Which is the best luxury hotel in Ningbo for my stay?
That depends on your trip: for families we recommend the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo with its Kids Centre, for couples the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort with its infinity pool on the lake, and for business travelers the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza in the Eastern New Town. Tell us what matters to you, and we’ll recommend the right hotel.
Where is the best place to stay in a 5-star hotel in Ningbo?
If you’re looking for a 5-star hotel in Ningbo, you choose between lake and city: Dongqian Lake for peace and nature (our pick: the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort or the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo), or the Eastern New Town for short trips to meetings and culture (our pick: the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza).
Which luxury hotels in Ningbo are on Dongqian Lake?
The Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort on Dayan Road and the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo on Shashan Road. Both stand right on the shore, about a 40-minute drive from the city center.
Do the luxury hotels in Ningbo have pools?
The Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort has a 26-meter outdoor infinity pool with lake views and a heated indoor pool. The Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo has a heated 26-meter pool and 13 plunge pools in its Health Club.
Which luxury hotel in Ningbo works well for families?
The Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo: the Kids Centre has a forest trail, a tree-house slide and a butterfly garden, and for large groups there’s a villa with six bedrooms and a private pool.
Which hotel in Ningbo has a spa based on Chinese medicine?
Chuan Spa, with treatments based on Traditional Chinese Medicine, is at the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo and the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza. At the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort, the Yue Hu Spa follows the principles of meridians and qi.
Where can I eat good Cantonese food in Ningbo?
At Ming Court: at the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza, with 14 private dining rooms and the chef’s table Table One for ten guests, or at the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo on Dongqian Lake.
Can I collect points at Ningbo’s luxury hotels?
Yes. World of Hyatt applies at the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort, Brilliant by Langham at the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo and the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza. Since suitespot books the hotel’s direct rate, points and status nights count as usual.
How much hotel credit do I get in Ningbo?
At the Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort, it’s 100 US dollars. The Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo gives at least 80 yuan, and up to 300 yuan for longer stays and selected rates; at the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza, it’s at least 80 and up to 250 yuan.
Which Ningbo hotel is at the top of the price range?
The Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort, with rates from 148 € per night, just ahead of the Cordis Dongqian Lake Ningbo from 139 €.
Is there a luxury hotel on the Old Bund or at Sanjiangkou?
Not directly – none of our hotels stands there. The closest to the city center is the Langham Place Ningbo Culture Plaza in the Eastern New Town.
