Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Huayu — Sleep Beside Chongqing North Railway Station, Wheel Your Bag 0.6 km to the HSR
Picture stepping off a high-speed train in Chongqing, wheeling your bag just 600 metres or so, and walking straight into the lobby of a 5-star hotel washed top-to-bottom in blue light — no taxi, no battling the traffic of an 8D mountain city. That's the whole pitch of Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Huayu Chongqing (重庆华宇温德姆至尊豪廷大酒店), the first international 5-star in Yubei District (渝北), sitting right on the South Square (南广场) of Chongqing North Railway Station (重庆北站). Score 9.5/10 from around 3,239 real guest reviews. Honestly, if your trip runs in and out of Chongqing by train, or you have an early or late flight at CKG airport, this is the hotel that takes nearly all the travel hassle off the table — and the rooms are big and good value in a way that's rare in the 5-star bracket.
Here's what keeps guests coming back, in a word — the station location. Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Huayu sits on the South Square (南广场) of Chongqing North Railway Station (重庆北站), the city's main high-speed-rail hub, and it's about a 0.6 km walk from the hotel to the station itself — an easy few minutes wheeling a bag. Anyone who has ever stepped off a train in Chongqing and then had to find a taxi and crawl through this mountain city's traffic will understand exactly how much stress sleeping right by the station takes away.
One guest recalls: "We chose it because it's right by Chongqing North Station — off the train, wheel your bag over, no taxi needed. The rooms are huge and the beds are soft, the staff are friendly, and breakfast had a big spread. Compared to the other five-star hotels in the city it's superb value. We'd stay here again next time we're in Chongqing."
The location isn't just about the train, either — it keeps paying off. Chongqing North Station metro (Line 10) sits beneath the railway station and connects straight through, and Line 10 runs directly to Jiangbei (CKG) airport in about 20 minutes. To reach the old town for Hongyadong (洪崖洞) and the Jiefangbei Liberation Monument (解放碑), you hop on the metro into the centre; nearby Longtousi station (龙头寺 · Line 3) links you to Guanyinqiao (观音桥), the big shopping-and-dining district on the Jiangbei side. In plain terms, you're sleeping at the city's transport hub, and wherever you want to go, you can set off straight from here.
It's worth understanding the area first — the hotel is in Yubei (渝北) on the northern side of the city, a station-and-CBD district on the Jiangbei bank, not the old riverside tourist quarter. Most rooms look out over the city and the station square rather than the Yangtze or Hongyadong, the way a downtown hotel would. The trade-off is a genuine one: you get a 5-star hotel with large rooms for far less than the riverside addresses, plus a transport convenience the central hotels simply can't match. If you're using Chongqing as a rail interchange for other cities — Chengdu, Chengdu East, Wulong and so on — this location is the answer.
On rooms and facilities, as Yubei's first international 5-star it delivers what the rating implies. The hotel has 262 rooms and suites, and guests consistently note how unusually spacious they are, warmly decorated, with soft beds that make for an easy night's sleep — a fit for both bigger families and business travellers. There are several restaurants: Constellation all-day dining, the 118 Barbecue Bar & Grill, and the Lotus Garden Chinese restaurant. The buffet breakfast spans Chinese dishes, dim sum, congee, Western breads, fried eggs and local plates, and there's a swimming pool, a gym, and large meeting-and-banquet space that's popular locally.
A score of 9.5/10 from around 3,239 real reviews shows how consistently guests come away happy — the recurring praise is for the unbeatable station-side location, the rooms that feel big for the money, the cleanliness, the warm service, and the generous breakfast. The criticisms are real and worth knowing first. The main one: this is a station district in Yubei, not the heart of the tourist quarter, so to walk around Hongyadong and Jiefangbei you take the metro into town (convenient, but not on the doorstep). The second: rooms look over the city and the station, not the river, so anyone coming to Chongqing to wake up to a Yangtze view may want something else — and the streets around a busy station can feel crowded, as transport districts do.
Standard rates start at around ~¥550 (฿2,750) per night, with a typical range of ฿2,600–5,000 depending on season and room type — very light for an international 5-star with rooms this size. China's long holidays — Golden Week (October 1–7), Chinese New Year, and Labour Day (May 1–5) — see rates climb and rooms fill especially fast here, because rail travel surges; if you're coming then, book several weeks ahead and take a free-cancellation rate to be safe.
The honest summary, friend to friend: Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Huayu Chongqing is for travellers who arrive and leave Chongqing by train, or have a flight at CKG, and want a large-roomed 5-star at a fair price, and who are happy to ride the metro into town for the old quarter. Families, business travellers, and anyone using Chongqing as a rail interchange will love it. But if you'd rather sleep in the tourist heart, walking distance to Hongyadong, or want a Yangtze view from the room, compare it against the InterContinental Chongqing Raffles City at the confluence or Niccolo Chongqing atop the IFS tower in our list first.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ On the South Square of Chongqing North Railway Station — a ~0.6 km walk to the HSR
- ✓ Metro Line 10 beneath the station — direct to CKG airport in ~20 min
- ✓ Unusually spacious rooms, soft beds, clean — great for families
- ✓ An international 5-star at far better value than the riverside hotels
- ! A station district in Yubei — take the metro into town for the old quarter
- ! Rooms look over the city and station, not the Yangtze river
- ✓ Transport-hub location — train, metro and city access all in one
- ✓ Wide-ranging buffet breakfast: Chinese dishes, dim sum and Western options
- ✓ 262 rooms and suites, large rooms, with a pool, gym and banquet space
- ✓ Near Guanyinqiao (Line 3 Longtousi), the big Jiangbei shopping district
- ! Rates spike and rooms fill fast during China's long holidays
- ! Busy around the station — a crowded feel, as transport districts have
- 💡If you want to sleep in the tourist heart, walking distance to Hongyadong · The hotel is in the Yubei station district — you'll take the metro into town to reach Jiefangbei and Hongyadong (convenient, but not at the door) · Fix → look at the InterContinental Chongqing Raffles City at the Chaotianmen confluence, or Atour S Jiefangbei Hongyadong, a 5-minute walk to Hongyadong
- 💡If you came to Chongqing to wake up to a Yangtze view · Rooms here face the city and the station square, not the river · Fix → choose Niccolo Chongqing atop the IFS tower, or Holiday River View beside Hongyadong, from our Chongqing hotels list
- 💡If you're not travelling by train at all and plan to sightsee in the city the whole trip · The station-side location won't pay off as much · Fix → pick a Jiefangbei hotel like the JW Marriott or Crystal Orange, where you can walk out and sightsee from the door — see our Chongqing hotels list