Zhanqiao Prince Hotel — Hotel in Qingdao

What a delight. A grand hotel only a stones throw away from the sea front. |We stayed 5 nights having changed from a dreadful hotel. |So glad we did.|After walking up the steps the doors are opened by a uniformed bell boy, always with a NIHAO and a smile.|Check in was simple enough despite the language barrier. We chose a twin room with no window. Very good rate.|The room was through the lobby and down in the basement. |It was a good size with separate shower room and loo. |My only complaint at this stage is that the internal bathroom and loo doors are frosted glass. Not much privacy for friends sharing however there are clean loos just up a small number of stairs if need be.|The room had daily top ups of toiletries and beds were made everyday.|The hotel was clean although not spotless. Dirty cups were not replaced in the room, however fresh apples and water is left daily - I like This!|There are many facilities within the hotel however I didn't make use of them so cannot comment, too busy exploring the city outside!|Location is very good. Walking distance to virtually everything you would want to see or go to. Close to the railway station, the park, restaurants, shopping street, night market. For everything else a taxi or bus is available. The buses are quite simple to use, we paid ¥1 per bus ride - the electric bus is ¥2.|I would definitely recommend this hotel and I would stay...

I was given a room in the basement of this supposed 5 Star Hotel. I had no problems with that at the time I booked. I knew that the room had no window. But when I checked into my room I discovered that the air conditioning was not turned on. Consequently I had no air coming into my room. I struggled to actually breathe in the room. The service desk was unable to provide me a better room on the night I checked in. I spent the night struggling with the horrible conditions. Luckily they had a better room on the 2nd day and I appreciated that. I had a far better night of sleep then.|What annoyed me was not the service I was provided, they tried their best in my opinion. What really annoyed me was the fact that the hotel management obviously feels it's not important to provide a basic service of air to the rooms. Maybe they are trying to save money?|Interestingly the room on the 2nd night on a higher level 'did' have air-conditioning running.|Based on the lack of absolute care of the guests I give the hotel 2 stars. 4 stars are for the service desk girl who obviously was trying her best.|My room was next to a laundry room and the...

We stayed here for a short Christmas break in Qingdao. Not knowing the town, we had no idea where to stay but my husband thought that if we were by the sea, we couldn't go wrong. This hotel was great for our stay. It's close to the railway station and the airport bus stop, so easy to find on arrival. We had a great room on the second floor with a seaview - just across the road. The room was big, bright and well equipped. The staff in the hotel were also great, ready to help with any questions. Breakfast isn't really adapted for Westerners but it was included in the price and was adequate. There is a fitness room but it wasn't open in the mornings, the time when we could have used it. We walked all day every day during our stay so we didn't really need to use the fitness room. This is an old hotel with some history. The rooms and internal décor isn't like modern corporate hotels but that makes it much nicer. It's lovely to find a treasure like this instead of yet another bland grey hotel room. There are cheap rooms and more expensive rooms. Our room was more expensive and was worth it. We loved it here and we'd...