Hangzhou Hotels with a Swimming Pool
8 Real Guests Recommend — Indoor & West Lake Pools

We open with the clear winner on the pool itself — if you want a real resort pool to swim in, Four Seasons at West Lake has both a heated indoor pool and an outdoor garden pool, the only outdoor lakeside pool on this list, scoring 9.6/10 from over 698 real reviews, the highest here. It's a 17-acre Jiangnan garden resort with interconnected lily ponds that feels like a Zen getaway in the middle of the city, and with only 78 rooms it stays quiet and private. The outdoor pool is wrapped in greenery and ponds, with the feel of West Lake all around as you swim. Guests praise the gorgeous gardens, the Four Seasons service and the breakfast. The honest caveat: it's on the west side of the lake near Lingyin Temple, with no metro at the door, so you take a taxi or hotel car into town, and the price is full luxury.

If you want a good indoor pool in a central spot you can walk out of and shop, Midtown Shangri-La has an indoor pool, jacuzzi, sauna and CHI The Spa, scoring 9.5/10 from over 6,937 real reviews. It sits right in the Wulin district by the night market and the Kerry Centre mall, with big rooms starting at 43 m². Guests love the pool and spa for unwinding after a day out, the spacious clean rooms, the breakfast, and how easy it is to get anywhere with the Metro at the door. The honest caveat is that this is a central shopping-district hotel — it is not on West Lake itself, so it's a ~10 min Metro/taxi ride to the shore, and it's a large convention-style hotel that gets busy at peak times.

If you want a pool in a quiet resort setting, with an onsen thrown in, Banyan Tree Hangzhou sits inside Xixi National Wetland Park with a resort pool and a Japanese-style onsen spa, scoring 9.5/10 from over 2,337 real reviews. It's a resort in a wetland full of plant and animal life that feels like a true escape while still being in Hangzhou. Guests praise the classy setting, the friendly front desk, the garden views, the breakfast, the spotless rooms, and amenities like the pool and steam rooms. The honest caveat: it's on the edge of town in Xixi wetland, with no metro at the door, so you take a taxi or resort car into the city — it suits people coming to relax in the pool and onsen, not those wanting a base by the lake.

Another central five-star with a reliable heated indoor pool — JW Marriott Hangzhou has a heated indoor pool and gym, plus an executive lounge with a West Lake view, scoring 9.4/10 from over 4,000 real reviews. It's in the heart of the Wulin district, a walk from Hangzhou Tower and the night market. Guests praise the Marriott service, the clean comfortable rooms, the breakfast, and the pool and gym for unwinding after sightseeing. The honest caveat is the same as the other central luxury hotels — it is not on West Lake, so you take the Metro or a taxi to the shore, and it's a high tower attached to a shopping centre that gets busy at peak times.

If you're a serious swimmer who wants a pool long enough for laps — Tonino Lamborghini Rosso has a 25-metre indoor pool, the longest on this list, so you can actually swim laps, scoring 9.3/10 from over 2,378 real reviews. It's a Lamborghini-brand design hotel decked out by HBA in full Italian style, in the New Center Olympic district on the Xiaoshan side next to the SKP mall. Guests praise the sharp design, the spacious rooms, the good-looking pool and the value relative to a five-star. The honest caveat: it's on the Xiaoshan side, not on West Lake, so you take the Metro or a taxi across to the lake — it suits people who value the pool and the design over a lakeside location.

If you want an indoor pool in a luxury hotel that genuinely walks to the lake — Sofitel Hangzhou Westlake has an indoor pool and a panoramic West Lake terrace in a French-Oriental design, scoring 9.3/10 from over 3,718 real reviews. It's on the corner of West Lake Avenue, a 3–5-minute walk from the lake, with 231 rooms. Guests praise the attractive design, the walk-to-the-lake location, the service and the pool for unwinding. The honest caveat: the indoor pool here is a standard hotel size (not a long lap pool), better for a soak and a gentle swim than serious laps, and lake-view rooms cost noticeably more.

The best-feeling pool on this list might be here — Grand Hyatt Hangzhou has a skylit indoor pool where you swim under natural light with the feel of the lake all around, right on the east shore of West Lake a 1-minute walk from the water, scoring 9.2/10 from over 5,829 real reviews (it rebranded from Hyatt Regency to Grand Hyatt in late 2018 after a renovation). The draw is a hard-to-find lakefront spot plus a lovely skylit pool. Guests call it the best lakefront location in the city and praise the Hyatt service. The honest caveat: the overall score is a touch below the names at the top of this list, back rooms without the view feel ordinary, and lake-view rooms cost noticeably more.

We close with an indoor pool inside Hangzhou's most iconic tower — InterContinental Hangzhou ICC has an indoor pool inside the golden-sphere tower by the Qiantang River, with an 85-metre glass dome, scoring 9.0/10 from over 7,700 real reviews, the most of any hotel here. It has 384 rooms, 6 restaurants and many rooms with Qiantang River views. Guests praise the striking landmark building, the Qianjiang business location, and the pool and full amenities. The honest caveat: a few reviews say the rooms are starting to show their age and are due a refurbishment, which is why the overall score is the lowest here, and it's on the Qiantang River side not on West Lake, a ~15–20 min Metro ride to the shore — it suits business travellers and anyone who loves a river view and an iconic tower.