Fraser Suites Chengdu

This popular, centrally located serviced apartment property offers 360 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and extensive leisure offerings, from a “Retreat room” with six full-massage chairs to a snooker table room, indoor pool and extensive outdoor barbecue terrace. chengdu. frasershospitality.com

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South of the river along South Renmin Road you will pass the Somerset Riverview, Ascott Raffles City, Kempinski (undergoing renovation next year), Oakwood, Renaissance, Days Hotel & Suites and a Howard Johnson. On the right is the New Century Global Center – the largest building in the world by floor area (1.76 million sqm) – which includes two Intercontinentals, while closer to the Hilton, new arrivals include a Fairmont and the Marriott Hotel Financial Centre, which opened in November.

A Waldorf Astoria is scheduled to launch in March 2017 near the New Century Global Center, whilst a Four Points by Sheraton is planned to open in the HiTech Zone in 2018 – two other Four Points properties are already operational in Chengdu. Finally, the Lanson Place Tianfu Square Serviced Residences opened in the city centre this year, to add competition in the growing serviced apartment market.