InterContinental Kunming

Hotel presentation

A lakeside retreat featuring exotic flora and fauna, we offer stunning views of the Dianchi area, quiet luxury and a world-class cuisine sure to make your visit to Kunming a welcome escape. We are 40 km from Kunming Airport and close to attractions such as Dianchi and Xishan. We offer 541 luxury guest rooms and suites with panoramic views of Dianchi. Our flexible 9 function spaces, including a 1,500-plus seat grand ballroom, will cater to your every meeting and banquet need.

• Covering a total internal area of 100,000sqm
• 541 uniquely designed guestrooms and suites
• 1,600sqm grand ballroom accommodating up to 1,200 people
• Swimming pool, hot spring pools, gym, gardens with cabanas and spa offer a relaxing experience

Meeting Facilities

The hotel features versatile meeting spaces, including one spacious Ballroom and eight individual meeting rooms. Whatever your needs are, our professional conference and wedding service team is at the ready to meet all of them.

With an area of 1,600 square meters, Yunnan Grand Ballroom is currently the largest ballroom of 5-star hotel in Yunnan, accommodating 1,500 guests. The hotel has an

Restaurant & Bars

Spread throughout the hotel are five Food & Beverage outlets:

• The Market is our show kitchen buffet restaurant, with the theme of Organic food from a Global Market;
• Shang Tao has 12 private dining rooms and a bright lobby, at there, you will enjoy feasts of delicious Cantonese dishes and authentic Yunnan flavors;
• Chambord is a noble and elegant dining room and function room. Top chefs select the finest ingredients in the world to prepare a range of authentic French cuisine;
• Butterfly Bar offers both indoor and outdoor space for guests to enjoy the drinks and different views of hotel throughout a day;
• Lotus Lounge has a relaxing and appealing design.

Location & Access

The InterContinental Kunming is located at the center of National Tourism Area of Dianchi, next to Dianchi Lake, just 20 minutes drive to the city center and 40 minutes to Kunming Changshui International Airport. The hotel is surrounded by several scenic venues and attractions, it is in the best location for both business and leisure.

Surroundings

Kunming is China's first state-level historical and cultural city. It serves as Yunnan's political, economic, cultural and technological center, and is an important transportation hub for travel in far southwest China. With its location along a south-facing mountain slope, Kunming enjoys a generally mild climate as the “City of Eternal Spring,” beloved by both locals and visitors. Kunming is the home for a number of places of interest and scenic spots, such as  the Stone Forest, Yunnan Ethnic Village, West Mountain Forest Park etc.

• West Mountain: Located by the west shore of Dianchi Lake, 15 km away from downtown, it was called the “Jade Rooster” mountain in the past. There are various kinds of plants on the mountain, making it “The Most Beautiful Land in Middle of Dian”. The scenic zone mainly consists of three areas: Huating Temple, Taihua Temple and the Dragon Gate and Sanqing Pavilion. Once standing on the top of West Mountain, the whole Dianchi Lake is beneath your eyes. The West Mountain is less than 8 km away from the hotel, and it takes only 15 mins’ drive to get there.
• Yunnan Ethnic Village: A 4A-grade national tourist attraction situated on the shore of Dianchi Lake, the park is a window to show the different cultures and traditions of the 25 minorities in Yunnan, with well ranged ethnic architectures and lake-land ecotone. Tourists could not only experience the unique features of each minority’s architecture, costume and culture but can also taste authentic ethnic cuisines.  There is a cableway in the park linked directly to the Dragon Gate of the West Mountain. The distance between the hotel and the village is 2.4 km, and it takes 7 mins by car and 15 mins  on foot to get there.
• Ancient Guandu Town: Situated at southeast Kunming, the Ancient Guandu Town has a very long history and has been considered as the origin of the Dian Culture. It has already been an important transportation hub and market since Nanzhao Period. A number of scenic points from Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties are all gathered within this area. Besides, tourists can enjoy delicious local snacks there. The town is around 12 km from the hotel, and a drive of 15 – 20 mins is needed to get there.
• Dounan Flower Market : Located in Dounan Village of Chenggong, Kunming, Dounan Flower Market shares a big fame around the country. It is the heart of domestic flower trading as well as one of the biggest flower markets in the world. Tourists will find an amazing sea of flowers in the trading hall. The distance between the hotel and the market is about 19 km, it takes 30 mins to get there by car.
• Stone Forest : The stone Forest in Kunming is famous for its styled stones. It is one of the “Four Natural Wonders” in China. Moreover, it is the only karst landform at subtropical plateau and is also named the “Museum of Stones” in the world. It is 94 km far from hotel, and it takes 1.5 hours to drive there.
• Jiuxiang : Jiuxiang karst caves is a 4A grade tourism area that combines the caves and ethnic scenic spots. It is 22 km from the Stone Forest, which makes them a vertical karst landscape as a whole. Moreover, as one of the biggest karst cave systems in China, Jiuxiang has more than hundreds of karst caves. The distance between the hotel and Jiuxiang is around 105 km, and 2 hours driving is needed.
• Lakeview Golf Club : Designed by Sir Nick Faldo, one of the top rated golf courses in China, located in the National Tourism Area of Dianchi. The golf club is 3.5 km away from the hotel, and it only takes 8 mins’ drive to get there.
• Spring City Golf Club : No.1 golf course in China, designed by Jack Nicklaus, 38 km away from the downtown, located by the shore of Yangzong Lake, with surroundings of mountains and clear water, Spring City Golf complex is regarded as a paradise for golfers in Asia. The golf club is 62 km from the hotel and it takes around 1 hour and 15 mins’ drive to get there.

Room Accomodation

The hotel has 541 uniquely designed guest rooms with operable windows for guests to enjoy the clean air of the Spring City. Almost half of the rooms are equipped with a balcony and some rooms enjoy a spacious terrace with a beautiful Dianchi lake view or the hotel’s garden view. Free Wi-Fi access for all rooms and public areas of the hotel.

• 350 InterContinental  Superior Rooms
• 94 InterContinental Deluxe Rooms
•  68 Club InterContinental Rooms  
• 12 InterContinental Superior Suites
• 13 Hot Spring Rooms
• 1 Presidential Suite

Activities & Leisure

InterContinental Kunming has a spacious outdoor space for our guests to enjoy their leisure time. No matter it is badminton, yoga, flying a kite or other activities, our fresh air, beautiful gardens and relaxing environment will create a leisure paradise for you and your family. 

• ZEST fitness center offers an extensive world-class fitness equipment, as well as an indoor swimming pool with the constant temperature of 28 degree Celsius, and a 35 degree Celsius Jacuzzi. ZEST creates a comfortable, energetic exercising environment. Moreover, guests can also enjoy steam room in female locker room and the Sauna in male locker room.
• Bicycles can be rented at ZEST for guests to enjoy the pleasant wind of the “Spring City” and to have a relaxing time beside Dianchi Lake, where in winter guests can feed the famous Siberian seagulls who fly south for the warm weather and blue sky in Kunming.
• InterContinental Kunming offers a broad range of leisure activities such as football, table tennis and badminton. All in-house guests and our ZEST members could enjoy those interesting programs. Each program has a fixed schedule for guests to arrange their time and make the reservation. Both the fresh air and relaxing environment will help our guests to fully grasp the charming of “Urban Resort”.
• For those families with children, we also arranged a set of kids activities such as cap DIY, kite DIY and cake class. Family members are also welcomed to join the kids to enjoy those programs.

Services

A lakeside retreat featuring exotic flora and fauna, we offer stunning views of the Dianchi area, quiet luxury and a world-class cuisine sure to make your visit to Kunming a welcome escape. We are 40 km from Kunming Airport and close to attractions such as Dianchi and Xishan. We offer 541 luxury guest rooms and suites with panoramic views of Dianchi. Our flexible 9 function spaces, including a 1,500-plus seat grand ballroom, will cater to your every meeting and banquet need.