Best Hotels Near Ciqikou Ancient Town, Chongqing
8 Stays Walking to the Old Town, the Jialing River & Teahouse Lanes — Metro Line 1 Ciqikou

We open the old-town list with the best location of the lot and the highest score — Yue Yin Resort Hotel scores 9.8/10 from around 1,049 real guest reviews, the highest on this list. This courtyard resort boutique, new in 2024, sits right inside Ciqikou Ancient Town (~0.04km). The killer detail is that you step out of the gate and you're in the old town — it's built as a Chinese-style courtyard around a central yard, with rooms that have hot-spring tubs, a tea room, and free Hanfu outfits to wear for photos in the old town. Guests praise the old-town atmosphere you can't get anywhere else, the attentive service, and how quiet it feels even in the middle of the old town. The honest catch: it's a small boutique where the hot-spring rooms / suites cost more (specify one when booking), the old town is very crowded by day, and it's in Shapingba, ~25–35 minutes by metro from Jiefangbei in the city centre · details compiled from real reviews on Trip.com.

This is the international-chain four-star pick that comes with a Jialing River view — Holiday Inn Express Chongqing Ciqikou Ancient Town scores 9.6/10 from around 698 real guest reviews. This 142-room IHG hotel sits at Shijingpo in Shapingba district. What works if you want to stay by the old town is that it's on the Jialing River with river-view rooms, and a walk to Ciqikou old town, plus Metro Line 1 Shijingpo station ~600m away (a ~7-min walk) to get into the city. The upside of the brand is consistent standards, a well-rated breakfast, and foreign-passport check-in (it has an electronic ID reader), which is reassuring for overseas travellers. Guests praise the river view, the clean rooms, and the walk to the old town. The honest catch: it's a four-star midscale with no pool, city-view rooms don't get the river (specify a River-View when booking), and the closest metro is Shijingpo, not Ciqikou itself (on the other side of the old town).

This is the design chain with the most reviews on the list, right at the metro — DeRucci Hotel (Ciqikou Metro Station) scores 9.6/10 from around 2,665 real guest reviews, the most on the list. This DeRucci (慕思, a brand that started out making beds and bedding) design four-star, new in 2022, sits right by Metro Line 1 Ciqikou station. What works if you want to stay by the old town is that it's a few minutes' walk from the metro and a ~0.44km walk to the old town. The brand's selling point is its quality beds and bedding for an especially comfortable sleep, in clean, simply designed rooms. Guests praise the soft beds and good sleep, the location right at the metro for easy trips into the city, and the value. The honest catch: it's a four-star midscale with no pool or river view, it's a walk to the old town rather than right beside it like the top picks, and it's in Shapingba, ~25–35 minutes by metro from Jiefangbei.

This is the family pick that's hard to find near the old town, because it has a pool — Chongqing Huafang Hotel scores 9.7/10 from around 1,016 real guest reviews. This four-star sits near Ciqikou Ancient Town in Shapingba district. What works if you want to stay by the old town is that it's a ~0.24km walk to the old town, it has a swimming pool, and you can walk to Metro Line 1 Ciqikou station. What families like is having a pool for the kids — which most old-town hotels don't — plus family rooms and an easy walk into the old town. Guests praise the clean rooms, the family-friendly feel, and the location walking to the old town and the old wharf. The honest catch: it's a domestic four-star midscale rather than a big international brand, rates rise on holidays, and the old town is crowded by day — we'd suggest confirming foreign-passport check-in before booking.

This is another international-chain option in the Shapingba zone, closer to the local hub — Days Hotel by Wyndham Chongqing Keyuan scores 9.5/10 from around 567 real guest reviews. This Wyndham four-star sits at Zhongda Plaza on Shabei Street in Shapingba district. What works if you're visiting the old town is that it's in the same Shapingba zone as Ciqikou (~1.8km), near Three Gorges Square (三峡广场), a Metro Line 1 hub — a short metro or taxi ride to the old town, and easy into Jiefangbei in the city centre too. The upside of the brand is consistent standards, clean rooms, and a breakfast that reviewers praise (with Chongqing noodles and local dishes). Guests highlight the cleanliness, the breakfast, and being near the shopping-and-metro hub. The honest catch: it's not right by the old town like the top picks (a ~1.8km metro / taxi ride), it's a four-star midscale, and it suits people who want an international brand near the Shapingba hub more than a stay right by the old town.

This is the old-town guesthouse pick — lighter on price than the 5-star boutique but with the same atmosphere — menghualushe scores 9.6/10 from around 387 real guest reviews. This old-town guesthouse / boutique (民宿) sits inside Ciqikou Ancient Town, with rooms done in an old Chinese style. What works if you want to stay by the old town is that it's a ~0.17km walk to the old town, right in the atmosphere of the stone lanes and teahouses, and Metro Line 1 Ciqikou is within walking distance to ride into the city. Guests praise the old-town atmosphere, the room design that fits the area, and the quiet within the lanes. The honest catch: it's a small guesthouse with none of the facilities of a big hotel (no pool, and some old buildings may not have a lift), it has fewer reviews than the chains (around 387), and it's in the old-town lanes that are crowded by day — we'd suggest confirming foreign-passport check-in before booking.

This is the best-value pick on the list, with a location at the metro to match — Lianci Yike Hotel (Ciqikou Metro Station) scores 9.4/10 from around 1,792 real guest reviews. This value hotel, new in 2022, sits right by Metro Line 1 Ciqikou station. What works if you want to stay by the old town is that it's just ~250m from the metro and a ~0.41km walk to the old town — take Line 1 to Jiefangbei or out to the airport with ease, in fresh rooms (opened 2022), and it accepts foreign-passport check-in. Guests call it great value, clean, and well-placed at the metro with a walk to the old town, at a price from just around ¥130 (฿650), the cheapest on the list. The honest catch: it's a value two-star with no pool or river view, the standard rooms are small, and it's geared to value and cleanliness more than four- or five-star service.

We close the old-town list with a value guesthouse that still has the old-lane atmosphere — Rushe inn scores 9.2/10 from around 674 real guest reviews. This old-town guesthouse (民宿) sits inside Ciqikou Ancient Town. What works if you want to stay by the old town is that it's a ~0.33km walk to the old town, right in the atmosphere of the stone lanes and teahouses, at a lighter price than a design guesthouse like menghualushe, and Metro Line 1 Ciqikou is within walking distance. Guests praise the value, the old-town atmosphere, and the walkable location. The honest catch: it's a value three-star guesthouse with no pool or big facilities, the standard rooms are small, and it's in the old-town lanes that are crowded by day (dragging luggage along the stone lanes can be awkward) — we'd suggest confirming foreign-passport check-in before booking.