Kayumanis Nanjing Private Villa & SpavsShangri-La Nanjing
Both properties are rated very highly by travel writers. On balance, Shangri-la Hotel Nanjing scores marginally higher than Kayumanis Nanjing Private Villa & Spa. Shangri-la Hotel Nanjing scores 82 with endorsements from 2 publications such as Fodor's, Jetsetter.
Kayumanis Nanjing Private Villa & Spa
 Concierge
 Condé Nast Traveler
No.12 Wenquan Road, Tangshan Street, Jiangning District, Nanjing 211131
From $439/night
- Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Laundry Service
 - Restaurant
 - Free Parking
 - Multilingual
 
 "At the eight-acre minimalist-design retreat outside Nanjing, 90 minutes by the new high-speed train from Shanghai...Each [villa] has a private pool and a hot spring mineral bath." 
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When to go: From September through November, days are sunny and comfortably warm.
99.6
 "High concrete walls between villas ensure maximum privacy at the eight-acre minimalist-design retreat outside Nanjing, 90 minutes by the high-speed train from Shanghai." Full review
Shangri-La Nanjing
 Fodor's
 Jetsetter
No.329 Zhongyang Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210037, China
From $88/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 
 "A few hundred yards from the coastline, the ever reliable Shangri-La is conveniently close to some of the best shopping and dining in town; insist on a room in the newer Valley Wing." Full review
 "Serene high-rise in historic Nanjing with a sublime spa and panoramic lake and mountain views." Full review