Huang Hai

For 12-days in October/November 2018, I stayed in the Huanghai Hotel, which overlooks parks and the coastline, notably Bathing Beach No 1, i.e. the best beach in Qingdao. The location is great for attractions, such as Underwater World which is a 10 minute walk from the hotel [not including the time to cross the roads]. I stayed in a room on the 18th floor with views over the coast. The room was nicely equipped, and included a kettle and sachets of coffee [these contained powdered milk and sugar]. The television screened almost exclusively Chinese channels, although one had the news in English. Overall, the room was clean and well maintained; the bathroom contained dispensers presumed to be of shampoo, conditioner and shower gel. Two bottles of drinking water were provided each day. There were restaurants on the first, 2nd, 4th and 21st floor; buffets were offered for breakfast, lunch and dinner. In addition, guests could order a la carte. The hotel as busy with numerous conferences and wedding; the latter of which usually took place on Sundays. There was a small Qingdao Brewery outlet beside the main entrance. This sold a range of products, and was a convenient place to drink one of more of their famous beers. Overall, a pleasant hotel, and I will gladly stay there in the future.

The food here was quite good with some interesting special dishes. The service was very lackadaisical . There was plenty of drinks on offer including draft TsingToa beer. Special dish was a whole chicken that was tasty.

This hotel is a little out of the way, although it's a nice walk to beach, the zoo and botanical garden. The highlights would be the Tsingtao Taproom and the buffet selection. The rooms are nice enough and quiet. Building systems are a bit outdated. There's an adjacent conference center.