The 14 Best Luxury Hotels in Shenzhen

Shenzhen’s subtropical climate invites you to swim all year, and the hotels offer both: indoor pools high up in the towers and pools under the open sky.The St. Regis Shenzhen · GuiyuanAbove the skyline: Want a swim with a view at your 5-star hotel in Shenzhen? Look up – the pools are often high above the street. At the Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen, the 20-meter pool lies on the 68th floor beneath a 30-meter-high ceiling. The infinity pool at The St. Regis Shenzhen on the 75th floor is about 28 meters long, and at the Shangri-La Nanshan Shenzhen you swim in a temperature-controlled infinity pool along a glass wall.

In the open air: The fifth-floor roof garden of The Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen holds a heated outdoor pool with a jacuzzi, sundeck and spa cabanas. The Grand Hyatt Shenzhen has a heated 25-meter outdoor pool with a poolside bar on the third floor.

For laps: At the Park Hyatt Shenzhen, you swim your lengths in a 25-meter indoor pool, and the same goes for the Futian Shangri-La Shenzhen. At the Andaz Shenzhen Bay, a warm vitality pool with water jets joins the indoor pool on the third floor.

By the sea: The InterContinental Shenzhen Dameisha on Dameisha Beach has five pools indoors and out, including an outdoor infinity pool and a kids’ pool with a water slide. Between swims, the poolside bar serves drinks.

For a spa day high above the city, we recommend the Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen: its spa on the 68th floor holds five stars from Forbes Travel Guide. In one of the treatment suites you lie on a heated quartz-sand bed, the signature treatment is called “Spirit of Shenzhen,” and there is a dedicated Pilates studio.The Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen · FutianWith a view or a garden: The Iridium Spa at The St. Regis Shenzhen covers about 700 sq m on the 75th floor; its treatments draw on local healing traditions, and the infinity pool is part of it. At The Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, the fifth-floor spa works with Valmont and Natura Bissé products, right next to the roof garden.

Quiet and private: Prefer a smaller spa at your 5-star hotel in Shenzhen? The spa at the Park Hyatt Shenzhen welcomes you under high ceilings with brass details, with a sauna and steam room. At the Andaz Shenzhen Bay, a sauna, steam room and the warm vitality pool make up the wellness area on the third floor, and the Grand Hyatt Shenzhen has 13 treatment rooms across 264 sq m.

A night starts at 107 € at The Langham Shenzhen in Futian; at the top end is the Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen at 825 €. Seven of the 14 hotels cost no more than 210 € per night. The table shows all 14 luxury hotels in Shenzhen, grouped by area. For the current rate for your dates, check each hotel in the hotel list further down.

Included at all 14 hotels: daily breakfast for two. The suitespot benefits kick in from night one nearly everywhere; the Grand Hyatt Shenzhen alone asks for two nights.

Upgrade: Every one of the 14 hotels lists an upgrade when space allows, in most cases at check-in. At the Park Hyatt Shenzhen and the Andaz Shenzhen Bay it is confirmed at booking, as it is at the Grand Hyatt Shenzhen, with room-to-suite jumps excluded; at the Shangri-La Nanshan Shenzhen it applies to selected categories.The Langham Shenzhen · ShatouHotel credit: Eight hotels give 100 US dollars, for example The St. Regis Shenzhen. At the Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen, the credit is split evenly between dining and the spa, and it doubles to 200 US dollars for suites. The Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen gives 50 US dollars for the spa and 50 for food and drinks, a few hotels give 50 US dollars, and at The Langham Shenzhen it is at least 150 yuan.

Extras on top: At the Conrad Shenzhen you earn double Hilton Honors points, and most hotels have a welcome gift waiting. Arriving early or leaving late? Every hotel will try to move your check-in or check-out, subject to availability.

Points and status: Each of the 14 luxury hotels in Shenzhen belongs to a loyalty program. Marriott Bonvoy and World of Hyatt cover three hotels each, Shangri-La Golden Circle and IHG One Rewards two each; on top come Hilton Honors, ALL (Accor), Brilliant by Langham and Fans of Mandarin Oriental.

When to go: Shenzhen is worth a trip all year. Winter is mild and often sunny, good for walks in Lianhuashan and Bijiashan parks; spring brings blossoms, summer belongs to Dameisha Beach and the pools, and fall brings warm, clear days over the bay. When big trade fairs are on in Futian, it pays to book early.

How long to stay: Booking a 5-star hotel in Shenzhen? Plan on three nights – for Futian, the bay and an evening high above the city. Add a day in Hong Kong or two nights by the sea in Dameisha and it becomes a well-rounded trip.