InterContinental Taiyuan by IHG

Afternoon tea here comes with petit fours shaped like miniature coal balls, a nod to Taiyuan's trading past that is either charming or unsettling depending on your sweet tooth. This full-service hotel in the Changfeng Business District puts 330 rooms above the Fen River, with the Red Lanterns Stadium and Museum of Fine Arts nearby, and the largest MixC mall in northern China directly across the street for when culture gets tiring.