This city hotel is just a 15-minute drive away from the railway station, a 5-minute drive from the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre and also within walking distance of the seaside and its magnificent beaches. The well-known Mount Laoshan is only a 45-minute drive away while Qingdao International Airport is just half an hour away by car.The hotel features impressive European architecture and interior design and is ideally located in the eastern downtown area of Qingdao. It is easily accessible and offers impressive views of the surrounding mountains. Renovated in 2009, the air-conditioned hotel offers 393 rooms in total and welcomes guests into a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service, hotel safe, currency exchange facilities, cloakroom, lift access and a hairdressing salon. Guests may also relax in the TV lounge, cafe, bar or pub, or go out in the hotel's nightclub, and dine in the restaurant. The hotel also offers guests use of the in-house conference facilities, WLAN Internet access, room and laundry services and car park.Each room has an en suite bathroom with shower, bathtub and hairdryer, as well as a double bed, satellite TV, radio, Internet access and safe. Other in-room amenities include a minibar/fridge, tea and coffee making facilities, an ironing set, air conditioning and heating.The recreation centre offers a heated indoor swimming pool, squash, pool/snooker, table tennis, a gym, chess and board games, foot reflexology, bowling, a nightclub and karaoke. Guests may also like to relax in the sauna or with one of a range of massage treatments. The hotel is a 15-minute drive from an international golf course.The hotel has 8 restaurants and outlets offering Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Western cuisines to meet all guests' culinary desires. The hotel offers all-inclusive packages and serves a continental breakfast buffet each morning. Lunch and dinner are available á la carte, from set menus or in the form of a buffet.