Hangzhou travel guide — where to stay, what to do, and where to eat in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Luxury hotels
Five-star and palace properties.
Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake
A low-rise resort of courtyard villas set directly on West Lake's western shore near Lingyin Temple, with private lake-view pools in select suites, a spa, and boat access to the lake.
Amanfayun
A restored Buddhist-village retreat tucked into a bamboo-forested valley beside Lingyin Temple, with teahouse-style pavilion rooms, an on-site spa, and a private cinema.
Rosewood Hangzhou
A design-led lakefront tower on West Lake's southeastern shore combining Rosewood's contemporary aesthetic with lake-view suites, an indoor pool, and the Chinese restaurant Yong.
Banyan Tree Hangzhou
A pool-villa resort beside Xixi National Wetland Park, built around a Song Dynasty-inspired water-town layout with private plunge pools and a large destination spa.
Shangri-La Hotel Hangzhou
A long-established lakeside property occupying part of a former imperial garden on West Lake's northern shore, with landscaped grounds, a spa, and multiple lake-view dining rooms.
Fine dining
Michelin-starred and chef-driven restaurants.
Ru Yuan Restaurant
An elegant fine-dining room built around refined, seasonally driven Hangzhou cuisine, reworking regional classics such as Dongpo pork and West Lake fish with precise modern technique.
Jie Xiang Lou
A refined interpretation of home-style Hangzhou cooking, pairing lake-caught fish, bamboo shoots, and Longjing tea in tasting menus that trace the city's Jiangnan food traditions.
Longjing Manor
A destination restaurant set among the terraced Longjing tea fields, serving refined Hangzhou dishes built around tea-estate ingredients and lake produce, with private courtyard dining rooms.
Xin Rong Ji
A polished flagship of one of Hangzhou's best-known regional restaurant groups, known for West Lake vinegar fish, Longjing shrimp, and beggar's chicken served in a contemporary dining room.
Guiyu (Xihu)
An intimate tasting-menu restaurant focused on precise, lake-view presentations of Hangzhou classics, popular for its seasonal Longjing tea pairings.