Six to twenty-four hours in Xiamen, Fuzhou, Quanzhou or Hangzhou and you get a free night. Economy sleeps two to a twin room with a stranger unless you pay the supplement — which is the detail nobody mentions, and the one that decides whether you want it.
🛫 XMN · FOC · JJN · HGH
🎫 Walk-up counters, real numbers
📅 No same-calendar-day connections
Last verified: August 2026, against Xiamen Airlines’ own live transfer-services page (fetched 9 August 2026) — not an archive copy. Terms change; Xiamen states it may modify them without notice, so confirm at the counter.
⚡ Quick reference
6 to 24 hours
Xiamen, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Hangzhou
The two flights must not depart on the same calendar day
Both segments on one ticket
Xiamen Airlines, Hebei Airlines or Jiangxi Airlines only
Points-redemption X and O, complimentary E
Economy hotel, two people per twin room
Premium hotel, single room
Transport to and from the hotel, and everything else
Who qualifies
Xiamen splits it into two journey shapes, and both need the segments on a single ticket:
- Domestic + international (or international + domestic), excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan — connection 6 to 24 hours, and the departure times of the two flights must not fall on the same calendar day.
- International/regional + intercontinental or Doha (in either order) — same one-ticket requirement.
What you actually get — and the room-sharing catch
| You are… | Hotel level | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Economy class | Economy class hotel | Two people per standard twin room |
| Premium cabin — actually purchased First or Business on the international segment | Premium class hotel | One person, single room |
If you are travelling in economy and want the room to yourself, or you want a bed for a child aged 12 or under (children that age are not allocated beds by default), you pay the difference at the hotel front desk:
| Transit city | Single-room / extra-bed supplement |
|---|---|
| Xiamen, Fuzhou, Hangzhou | RMB 180 |
| Quanzhou | RMB 175 |
Xiamen notes these figures took effect on 10 June 2026.
Where to go, city by city
This is the part that makes the programme usable, and Xiamen publishes it properly — counter locations down to the gate number, plus phone numbers.
| City | Where the counter is | Phone | How to claim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiamen (XMN) | Opposite Gate 7, 1st floor, Terminal T3, Gaoqi International | 0592-5710109 | Counter on arrival, or pre-book in the Xiamen Airlines app |
| Fuzhou (FOC) | Fuzhou Tourism Advisory Service Center opposite No. 8, arrivals floor 1, Changle International — or the Fuzhou Airport Business Center | 0591-28013497 | Counter on arrival |
| Hangzhou (HGH) | Baggage inquiry counter inside the terminal isolation area — T3 opposite carousel B10, T4 opposite carousel 30 | 0571-87687159 | Counter on arrival |
| Quanzhou (JJN) | Xiamen Airlines counter, right of Gate 2, domestic departure hall, Jinjiang International | 0595-85316088 / 0595-85318888 | Phone the hotline, then go to the hotel |
At the counter, staff verify your booking, reserve the hotel and print a “Xiamen Airlines Transit Passenger Check-in Form”. You take that to the hotel and check in on your own. In Xiamen only, you can also pre-book through the Xiamen Airlines app or mini-programme: Service Center → Travel/Transfer → Transfer Concierge → Transfer Hotel Reservation.
The limits worth knowing before you plan around it
- One night, and only the night you land. The stay is valid only on the arrival day of your first segment.
- No transport included. The product is the room; getting to and from the hotel is on you, as is everything else you spend there.
- It is one benefit or the other. Take the hotel and you cannot also use Xiamen’s other free transfer services, such as the transfer lounge.
- Non-transferable, and Chinese passengers transiting these four cities must show a resident ID card at hotel check-in.
- Late check-out costs extra, paid at the front desk.
- Xiamen reserves the right to change the rules without notice, and says the rules in force at the time apply.
Frequently asked questions
Does Xiamen Airlines really give a free hotel on a layover?
Yes. On a qualifying connection of 6 to 24 hours in Xiamen, Fuzhou, Quanzhou or Hangzhou, with both segments on one ticket and operated by Xiamen Airlines, Hebei Airlines or Jiangxi Airlines, Xiamen Airlines provides one free hotel night. Ground transport to the hotel is not included.
Will I have to share a room?
In economy, yes by default — Xiamen allocates two people per standard twin room at an economy-class hotel. Passengers who actually purchased First or Business on the international segment get a single room at a premium hotel. Upgrades taken at check-in, at the gate or on board do not count.
How much is a room to myself?
You pay the difference at the hotel front desk: RMB 180 in Xiamen, Fuzhou and Hangzhou, or RMB 175 in Quanzhou. Xiamen states these rates took effect on 10 June 2026. The same charge applies if you want a bed for a child aged 12 or under.
How do I apply for the Xiamen Airlines transit hotel?
In Xiamen, Fuzhou and Hangzhou, go to the Xiamen Airlines transfer service counter after you land and staff will book it and print a check-in form for you. In Xiamen you can also pre-book in the airline’s app under Service Center → Travel/Transfer → Transfer Concierge. In Quanzhou you phone the transit hotline instead — 0595-85316088 or 0595-85318888 — then go to the hotel directly.
Which booking classes are excluded?
Points-redemption classes X and O and complimentary class E are not eligible. Charter flights and codeshares other than Xiamen–Hebei and Xiamen–Jiangxi are also excluded.
Can I use the transit hotel and the transfer lounge?
No. Xiamen states that passengers using the free transit accommodation cannot also use its other free transfer services, including the transfer lounge.
Related guides
- Royal Jordanian transit hotel — hotel, meal and transfers, with the eligible fare classes published.
- TAP Portugal Stopover — 10 free days in Lisbon or Porto, but the hotel is only discounted.
- Air China’s free transit hotel — 19 named hotels with phone numbers, and the 240-hour visa-free transit rule.
- Hainan Airlines transit hotel — free in Haikou, discount coupons only in Beijing.
- Turkish Airlines stopover hotel — three separate Istanbul programmes and all 98 country booking emails.
- Qatar Airways Doha stopover — a complimentary transit hotel and packages from USD 14.
- Etihad Abu Dhabi stopover — two free nights, and the travel-agent exclusion.
Source: Xiamen Airlines’ own “Transit Service Products for International/Regional Connecting Flights” page, fetched live on 9 August 2026. A second, older Xiamen Airlines page on the same subject is still reachable and carries expired 2023 terms and lower supplement figures; this guide follows the maintained page and flags the discrepancy above. Confirm current terms with Xiamen Airlines before travelling.