Bell Tower Hotel Xi'an
by the TopOfHotel team
A 4-star sitting directly across from the Bell Tower, where many rooms catch the landmark floodlit gold at night.
A 4-star sitting directly across from the Bell Tower, where many rooms catch the landmark floodlit gold at night.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
The Bell Tower Hotel Xi'an is a long-running 4-star in the Jin Jiang group, sitting at 110 Nan Dajie directly across from the Bell Tower (Zhonglou), built in 1384 under the Ming dynasty. The building is only 7 floors — old-town preservation rules keep it low — with about 305 rooms done in a classic-Chinese-meets-modern look, brown and cream tones throughout. The headline room is the Bell Tower View, a 28 sqm room that faces the tower head-on: open the curtains and the whole thing fills the window. By day you see the Ming timber architecture clearly; after dark the tower is floodlit gold from 19:00 to 22:00, and it is the kind of view you leave the curtains open for all night. Standard rooms are comfortable too, with soft beds, a fridge, a kettle and Wi-Fi.
Food and amenities
There is a Western restaurant and a Sichuan-Cantonese Chinese restaurant, and the breakfast buffet runs $14. The spa and sauna add a foot massage at $21 for 60 minutes, and the gym is compact but there. None of it is the reason you book here — the location and the view are — but it covers the basics after a long day on your feet.
Location and getting there
This is about as central as Xi'an gets. The Bell Tower metro station on Lines 1 and 2 is roughly 300 m away, which connects to everywhere in the city. Walk 5 minutes and you hit the mouth of the Muslim Quarter on Huimin Jie — order the roujiamo, the Chinese hamburger, at about $1.40, and the liangpi cold noodles at around $2. The Ming city wall and the main Nan Dajie shopping street are both within easy walking distance.
Things to know before booking
The Bell Tower sits in the middle of a big intersection, so the area is busy all day and stays lively into the evening — light sleepers should factor that in. The Bell Tower-view rooms cost more than standard ones, so you are paying for that window. And in high season the tower-facing rooms go fast, so book ahead if that view is the whole point of staying here.
Our take
The Bell Tower Hotel Xi'an is best for couples and travelers who want the most central old-town base and an iconic landmark out the window. The real guest score sits around 8.9 and our team gives it 9.0 — the pick where the view wins over everything else. Rates start near $57 a night.
Score Breakdown
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The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- A 4-star at 110 Nan Dajie, sitting directly across the intersection from the Bell Tower built in 1384.
- An easy walk to the Ming city wall, the Muslim Quarter, the main shopping street and the metro.
- Rooms are roomy, clean and comfortable, with soft beds, a fridge, a kettle and Wi-Fi.
- Many rooms look straight at the Bell Tower, which lights up gold from 19:00 to 22:00.
- Western and Sichuan-Cantonese Chinese restaurants, plus a spa, sauna and massage.
- The Bell Tower sits at a big central intersection, so the area is busy all day and into the evening.
- Rooms on the Bell Tower side cost more than standard rooms — you pay for the view.
- Rooms fill fast in high season, so book ahead if you want a tower-facing one.
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Insider Tips
- Ask for a Bell Tower-view room — it is at its best after dark, when the tower is floodlit gold from 19:00 to 22:00.
- Walk 5 minutes to the Muslim Quarter on Huimin Jie for roujiamo, the local Chinese hamburger, at about $1.40.
- The Ming city wall is a short walk away — head up and rent a bike to ride the top.