Tianfu Square Serviced Suites by Lanson Place
by the TopOfHotel team
Lanson Place is the serviced apartment next to Tianfu Square with real in-room kitchens — near-perfect at 9.4.
Lanson Place is the serviced apartment next to Tianfu Square with real in-room kitchens — near-perfect at 9.4.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
Open the door and you find a real suite, not a hotel room: a working kitchen, an actual dining table and a sofa for watching films — close to a condo back home. Studios start at 45 sqm and the one-bedrooms run 65 sqm, each with a full kitchenette — fridge, electric hob, microwave, dishwasher and an in-unit washer-dryer, with a complete set of plates, cutlery and glasses. The separate lounge has a sofa, a 55-inch TV with Netflix and a desk by the window with a city view. Beds are firm king-size, and the larger suites add a rain shower and a soaking tub.
Food and amenities
There's no in-house restaurant here, and that's rather the point — you cook. Guests say they pick up groceries at the Ito Yokado below the building and make dinner on the nights they can't face going out. When you do want to eat out, local Sichuan spots nearby start around ¥20 a dish (roughly $3). The rooftop gym and pool open 6am to 10pm, housekeeping comes daily to tidy and change the linen, and the 200 Mbps Wi-Fi holds up for work. The concierge books panda tours, Sichuan opera and cars out to the Leshan Buddha or Mount Qingcheng.
Location and getting there
This is about as central as Chengdu gets. It's a 1-minute walk to Tianfu Square metro, where Line 1 (north-south) meets Line 2 (east-west); change to Line 3 and you're at the panda base in about 35 minutes. Chunxi Road and the Taikoo Li shopping district are an 8-minute walk. Around the block you'll find a 24-hour FamilyMart, a supermarket and plenty of cheap, genuine Sichuan kitchens worth trying on foot.
Things to know before booking
Set expectations first: this is a serviced apartment, not a full hotel, so there's no restaurant or grand front desk — you swap that for the kitchen and the space. Tianfu Square stays busy and loud well into the evening, which won't suit anyone chasing quiet. And because the scores are so high, suites fill fast in high season — book several weeks ahead, especially for the 65 sqm one-bedrooms, or you'll be left with studios.
Our take
Tianfu Square Serviced Suites by Lanson Place is the quiet gem of our list. It fits couples, families of four and teams on five-plus-night stays best — you get private-condo space with a real kitchen, the most central address in town, and rates from about $80 a night that punch well above their price. A genuine 9.4 from us, and an easy recommend for anyone who wants to live in Chengdu like a local for a week.
Score Breakdown
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The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- Upper-tier serviced apartment from the Hong Kong Lanson Place group, built around the idea of staying like a local rather than living out of a suitcase.
- Hard to beat the address: it sits right on Tianfu Square, the geographic centre of Chengdu, with the metro entrance about a minute from the lobby.
- Suites are properly spacious — 45 sqm studios up to 65 sqm one-bedrooms — each with a full kitchenette (fridge, hob, microwave, dishwasher, washer-dryer) and a separate lounge, so a family of four or a long-stay team has room to spread out.
- You can shop for groceries at the Ito Yokado below the building and cook your own Sichuan dinner — a real money-saver on stays of five nights or more.
- Rooftop gym and pool open 6am to 10pm, daily housekeeping, 200 Mbps Wi-Fi and a concierge who books panda tours and Sichuan opera — and guests still rate it around 9.6.
- This is a serviced apartment, not a full-service hotel — there is no in-house restaurant or large front desk, so you trade some hotel polish for the kitchen and extra space.
- Tianfu Square is the busiest part of the city; the surrounding streets stay loud and crowded into the evening, which won't suit anyone after a quiet retreat.
- The high scores mean suites sell out fast in spring and the autumn holidays — book several weeks ahead or you'll miss the larger one-bedrooms.
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Insider Tips
- Stock up at the Ito Yokado supermarket directly below the building and cook in the kitchenette on lazy nights — it pays off on longer stays.
- Use the two metro lines under Tianfu Square to cross the whole city, then change to Line 3 for the panda base in about 35 minutes.
- Book several weeks out: the 9.6 guest rating means the 65 sqm one-bedrooms go first in high season.