Lanfeng Hotel (Qingdao North Station)

Foreigner Review: Fantastic stay. The staff are absolutely amazing. Super friendly and welcoming. The room was large and clean. Only downside was that there was still a little cigarette smell in the room (despite being non-smoking), but it's China - getting away from cigarette smell is nigh impossible. Normally I would penalize for this, but the staff were just so great we couldn't fault the place. The location was around a 5 minute walk from metro, and then 40 minutes into downtown area. For some this might be too much, but for the price we found it a good trade off. My wife fell ill the 2nd day, so we spent the day around the area instead of going downtown, and it turned into one of the best days of our 6 week trip (ignoring the illness!). I would implore any (international) visitor to spend a day in the area around here. It is a side of China which you don't see in visiting the main centers, and it was a real eye opener in terms of the development of the country - it doesn't have the bling, but we found the people in this area to be some of the most genuinely inquisitive, friendly and welcoming people on our trip. The characteristics of the citizens of the area was exemplified by the staff at the hotel, and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

The hotel room so nice The bed so big and comfortable The toilet very good had all the amenities The front desk lady very kind and friendly

Close enough to walk to the MRT, about 8 minutes or so between the two different stations. Only issue is whoever designed their flooring and shower didn't account for possible water damage, but that's for the owner to deal with.