Xianyu River View Art Hotel

Stretched across the 32nd floor of Deji Building on Gongyuan Road, Xianyu River View Art Hotel positions every room above the Jiefangbei CBD with direct sightlines toward the Jialing and Yangtze river confluence — a vantage few three-star addresses in Chongqing can match.

Rooms feature hardwood floors, soundproofing against the canyon of towers below, and in-room refrigerator, microwave, and electric kettle. Room service and food delivery to the room mean guests rarely need to leave for meals, though the Jiefangbei pedestrian commercial district begins at street level.

Express check-in and a 24-hour desk suit the irregular schedules common to transit stops in this rail hub city. The hotel holds a 9.6 rating across 57 reviews — unusually high for its category.