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Nine rooms in a late-Qing mansion, with a planted courtyard and outdoor bathtubs; Thinn Geng restaurant and Giam Tea tea room.
Official websiteslh.com→A private “island home”, member of Design Hotels, with Hong restaurant and Stone Box café.
Official websitemarriott.com→Independent hotel with understated luxury rooted in regional culture, a spa and the Xia restaurant, facing the sunset over Wuyuan Bay.
Official websitelohkahhotel.com→Opened in 2025, 405 rooms with a design inspired by Minnan heritage, and the Chinese restaurant Tianxia 1984.
Official websiteall.accor.com→In a sail-shaped tower, with reception on the 37th floor and views of Gulangyu; Lucheng and Coast restaurants.
Official websitehilton.com→Grand hotel in the business district, home to Hokklo, a Fujian restaurant recognised by the Michelin Guide.
Official websitehilton.com→Characterful Curio Collection hotel near the Huandao Road beaches and Xiamen University; live music, Asian and Western cuisine.
Official websitehilton.com→In the new financial district, right by the coastal road and the beach.
Official websiteihg.com→On the seafront facing Gulangyu, a few minutes’ walk from Zhongshan Road; harbour views and Quay restaurant.
Official websiteihg.com→Modern hotel in the financial district, with the Cantonese restaurant Hai Tien Lo.
Official websitepanpacific.com→Large hotel on the shores of Yundang Lake, with the Dragon Tales restaurant.
Official websiteall.accor.com→In the centre of Xiamen Island, with the Minnan restaurant Yue Yuan.
Official websitehilton.com→Hotel on Wuyuan Bay, in the east of the island, near the marina and waterside parks.
Official websitehilton.com→On Lujiang Street, opposite Gulangyu, handy for evening ferries.
Official websiteall.accor.com→165 rooms and a heated pool, downtown.
Official websiteall.accor.com→Simple hotel near Bailuzhou Park and Yundang Lake, with Garden Grille restaurant.
Official websitehilton.com→Breakfast and wifi included, halfway between downtown and the lake.
Official websitehilton.com→On pedestrian Zhongshan Road, within walking distance of the waterfront.
Official websiteall.accor.com→500 m from the cruise terminal, handy for the Dongdu ferry to Gulangyu.
Official websiteihg.com→Gulangyu has dozens of guesthouses in old villas, but almost all can only be booked through Chinese platforms: on the island, only two houses have an official page. The other addresses are in Xiamen itself, on the Lujiang Road seafront (facing Gulangyu, a few minutes from the ferry), downtown around Yundang Lake and Bailuzhou Park, or in Wuyuan Bay to the east. Staying on Gulangyu lets you enjoy the island in the evening, once the day visitors have left; travel light, as you get around on foot.
Header photo: Gulangyu villa — Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons