Best River-View Hotels in Chongqing
8 Rooms Over Two Rivers Meeting + Golden Hongyadong

Any ranking of Chongqing's river-view hotels has to start here — InterContinental Chongqing Raffles City scores 9.6/10 from around 9,810 real reviews, the highest on this list. It isn't just near the river; it's part of the 'Crystal' tower standing at the very tip of the Yuzhong peninsula, exactly where the Yangtze meets the Jialing. Open the curtains in a river-view room and the two-rivers confluence fills the glass, cruise boats sliding past; the lobby floats on the 42nd floor with a glass skybridge giving a near-270° panorama. Guests say the same thing again and again — the two-rivers view — plus warm, proactive service (many get an upgrade without asking). The honest caveat: entry-level rooms face the city, so you must upgrade to the River-View category for the confluence shot, and it's a vast complex (mall + offices + hotel) where first-timers struggle to find the right lift to the lobby.

The highest 'floating' river view on the list belongs to this one, and it's the most-reviewed hotel here too — Niccolo Chongqing occupies floors 52–62 of IFS Tower 1 and scores 9.5/10 from around 10,666 real reviews. The rooms hover above the city; a river-view category opens onto the Yangtze, the confluence of the two rivers, and golden Hongyadong in the distance. Guests say the same things again and again: jaw-dropping high-floor views, polished multilingual service, spotless modern rooms, and a high-floor bar to take a drink up to over the skyline at dusk. The honest caveat: Jiangbeizui is the gleaming new financial district across the river from Jiefangbei and Hongyadong, so it's a metro or taxi hop to the old town; a city-facing room won't get the full river shot the way a River-View room does, and it's top-tier priced.

This is the pick that makes the list fun — a Jialing-river view with golden Hongyadong at a midscale price, scoring exactly level with a five-star like Niccolo — Atour S Jiefangbei Hongyadong Riverview scores 9.5/10 from around 3,745 real reviews. The rare draw is a dedicated Jialing river-view room category: open the curtains to the river, and walk down from the lower level straight to the riverside, look up and there's Hongyadong in five minutes. Guests praise the spotless design rooms, Atour's signature bedding, scent and book corner, the consistent service (there's late-night congee), and a location in the heart of the sights at a reachable price. The honest caveat: the river-view rooms cost more than the city-view ones (city-facing ones miss the shot), standard rooms run compact, and because of the 8D topography the 'lower / river level' entrance is a different floor from the metro — ask which exit you want.

Now the view flips to the opposite bank — instead of standing on the peninsula, you stand on the south bank and look back at the wall of skyscrapers — Kempinski Hotel Chongqing scores 9.1/10 from around 4,241 real reviews. This European-classic five-star sits in Nan'an on Nanbin Road; a Deluxe River View room faces the Yangtze, and across the water is the Yuzhong peninsula, a wall of towers lit up at night — ideal if you want the whole skyline framed in one shot. Guests praise the larger-than-average rooms, the across-river view, a good indoor pool and spa, and a location a few minutes from Gongmao station, with Line 3 reaching Jiefangbei and Hongyadong in about six minutes. The honest caveat: you must choose the River View category for the skyline, the south-bank position means a metro or taxi across to the old-town core, and the styling is classic (some find it less new than the latest towers).

Another Nan'an pick that's a riverfront landmark in its own right — Sheraton Chongqing Hotel scores 9.1/10 from around 5,752 real reviews on Trip.com. The golden glass twin towers, about 220 metres tall on the south bank, have become a marker of the Nanbin strip; a river-view room faces the Yangtze and the wall of Yuzhong skyscrapers across the water. Reviews compiled from real guests praise the oversized rooms (there are 401), a generous breakfast buffet, the indoor pool and spa, and the cleanliness. The honest caveat: you must choose the River-View category for the river (city-view rooms face inland into Nan'an), like Kempinski it's on the south bank so it's a metro or taxi hop across to Jiefangbei, and the golden twin towers are a previous-generation design rather than the newest build.

If you want to be in the heart of Jiefangbei but still catch a river view from a high floor, this is the pick — JW Marriott Hotel Chongqing scores 9.2/10 from around 4,817 real reviews. A high-floor Deluxe River/City View room looks out over the river and the cyberpunk sprawl, and the thing guests mention most is the soundproofing: you're right in the middle of Jiefangbei, where the traffic, the crowds and the neon never stop, but close the door and it goes silent, like someone hit mute on the whole city. Guests praise the polished service, spacious rooms with comfy beds, a good indoor pool and gym, with Hongyadong and Linjiangmen station an easy walk away. The honest caveat: the river view here is a high-floor outlook, not the full two-rivers confluence of the crystal tower, most entry rooms face the city, and it's big-brand priced.

This one's river view plays on sheer height from the first step — The Westin Chongqing Liberation Square scores 9.1/10 from around 4,220 real reviews. The twist is that the lobby and breakfast room are on the 50th floor, so from the moment you check in you're looking out over the whole Yuzhong peninsula — both rivers and the dense, cyberpunk-looking skyline — right in the middle of Jiefangbei square; a high-floor room catches the river too. Guests praise the central location, the high-floor views, the comfortable Heavenly Bed and the full set of facilities, with Hongyadong and the snack streets a few minutes' walk away. The honest caveat: the best view is from the 50th-floor lobby — the in-room river view depends on floor and direction (the full confluence belongs to the Chaotianmen towers), and a few reviews flag extra fees.

We close with the lightest-priced river view of all — Crystal Orange Hotel Jiefangbei Hong Ya Dong scores 9.4/10 from around 7,448 real reviews, the most-reviewed midscale in the area. This Huazhu design-midscale sits in the heart of the Jiefangbei commercial core, right by Chaotianmen station on Line 1 (the entrance is about 30 m below the hotel). What puts it on a river-view list is that some of its rooms face Hongyadong / the Jialing river at a fraction of luxury prices. Guests almost unanimously praise the spotless, stylish rooms, the fair price, free laundry, a good breakfast, and a location that walks to Hongyadong and Jiefangbei. The honest caveat: the Hongyadong-view rooms are limited and must be requested at booking (not every room sees the river), it's a design-midscale with no big pool or spa, standard rooms run compact, and it's a busy tourist core (noisy on peak nights).