Somerset Grand Central Dalian — Local services in Dalian City

I booked the smallest apartment: 1 bedroom with king size bed + living room and Separate kitchen. The kitchen has everything needed, even if maybe not everything desired, and it's equipped with a washing machine/dryer so there no need to spend for the laundry even if this is available.|The apartment is spacious and very well illuminated but it's the ambience that I liked the most: modern and comfortable that made me feel like at home, wardrobe in the bedroom and in the living room can accommodate all the needs of a couple even for a long period.|Breakfast is quite a standard for a good hotel and the quality is good in a comfy environment.|I didn't try them but there are several entertainment possibilities including gym and pool.|The best place in the surrounding is "five color city" with its Japanese restaurants and the buildings that made me jump out of this super modern city and it's just at walk distance...

I am a local - have stayed at the Somerset and on occasion come for a staycation (since 2015). I have had staff who were previously students of mine. Point being I am not a new face. First time to get a room facing away from the seaside. However Jinma Lu looked pretty lit up for the spring festival. We stayed in 1810 overnight before leaving China. What disappointed me was the amenities - broken, not clean according to what one would expect of an Ascott Hotel. As always the F&B team were 5star. Greetings and service. Front desk - nice to see the new staff being trained and good to see the regular...

Good hotel for long term stay with outstanding friendly staff. Only 2 key points that are missing for a ‘high-end’ hotel in Dalian new dev. Zone:

The Wifi is really bad. Unstable connections in the room to no usable one in the Gym (even with GCF in place, this is extremely bad). Please fix this to meet current standards Too basic breakfast/Too less healthy options. Besides re-occurring fruits, there is nothing more healthy (e.g. all Bran, Fiber, Muesli, Salmon, Tender cold chicken, ...) Please add these more...