Atour Hotel Luoyang

Rooms and decor

Atour Hotel Luoyang is a 4-star from Atour, the Chinese lifestyle chain that's been gaining ground fast, and it scores 8.5/10 on Agoda — the highest of any 4-star in Luoyang. The design leans modern with warm tones, and the rooms follow suit: clean, stylish, kitted out with air-con, a flat-screen TV, fast free Wi-Fi and good bedding. They're on the smaller side — tighter than the suites at Days Hotel & Suites — but most reviews still single out the design and the quality of the stay.

Food and amenities

The standout is the onsite library, a brand signature across Atour — a curated shelf of books open late that doubles as a co-working or reading corner, and it gives the place a different feel from a standard chain hotel. There's a full gym and a restaurant doing Chinese and lifestyle plates. No pool and no spa, so treat this as a base rather than a resort.

Location and getting there

It sits in central Luoyang, about 1.5 km from Luoyang Railway Station — a 5-minute taxi, which makes it an easy first night off the train. The Longmen Grottoes, the UNESCO site, are roughly 13 km out, so plan on a taxi for that.

Things to know before booking

The rooms are smaller than what you'd get at Days Hotel & Suites, so families wanting space should look elsewhere. English is limited among staff — keep a translation app on hand for anything past check-in. And there's no pool or spa, which is the trade-off for the price and the design.

Our take

Atour Hotel is the one to book if you want modern design and a bit of character without paying chain-luxury money — best for lifestyle travelers, younger business guests and solo travelers who'd actually use that library. From around $37 a night, it's the best-value 4-star in town with a look of its own.