Where to stay in Luoyang (Tips & Map)

Plan your Luoyang tour? A little dark about where to stay in Luoyang? A glimpse of Luoyang city layout is necessary before you decide in which part of the city of Luoyang you are going to stay and book your Luoyang hotels accordingly. The choice of a final hotel in Luoyang is also largely contingent on your budget and taste.

Layout of Luoyang City

The city core of Luoyang is administratively composed of four districts - Old Town District, Xigong District, Jianxi District and Economic Development District (New District). The four districts are popularly divided into three parts - Old Town Area, City Commercial Area and New district.

The city center of Luoyang is bisected into the north part and south part by the Luo River passing through from west to east. "Luoyang" literally means "the north of Luo River".

So traditionally the city core of Luoyang lies to the north of Luo River which now mainly comprises three administrative districts - Old Town District, Xigong District and Jianxi District. The New District is located to the south bank of Luo River.

In Luoyang, generally you have three areas to choose to locate your final hotel for your short stay - Old Town Area, Commercial Area and New District.

Old Town Area

To the north of Luo River and in the northeast of the city center lies the old town area. The old town area also includes some west part of Xigong district.

The six major roads run through the old town with 10 unique commercial streets. The fantastical night food street is located in the old town area.

The famous White Horse Temple is just 12km to the east of the old town. Luoyang Railway Station is located between the old town area and the city commercial area.

Suggested hotels in the old town area:

City Center and Commercial Area

To the north of Luo River and in the middle and west part of Luoyang City core is defined as the City Center Commercial Area.

This area mainly comprises the two districts - Xigong District and Jianxi District. Xigong District is in the middle of Luoyang City core and Jianxi is in the west of Luoyang City core. Tianzi Jialiu Museum is located in this area.

Suggested hotels in the city center area:

New District

The New District is situated to the south bank of Luo River. This new district was established in 1992 under the grand city economic development blueprint. The local city administration has been also moved here.

Suggested hotels in the new district:

Tip: Hassle-free Luoyang Guided Tours

If you don’t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for Luoyang Guided Tours:

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