https://china-travel.org/tags/shandong/Recent content in Shandong on China Travel GuideHugo -- gohugo.ioen-US© 2026 LéaWed, 28 Oct 2026 02:10:34 +0800https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:40:00 +0800https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/<p><strong>Contents</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#quick-overview-which-area-is-for-you" >Quick overview: which area is for you?</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#1-the-old-town-and-zhanqiao-red-roofs-steep-streets-the-pier" >1. The old town and Zhanqiao: red roofs, steep streets, the pier</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#2-badaguan-and-no1-beach-the-villa-quarter" >2. Badaguan and No.1 Beach: the villa quarter</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#3-may-fourth-square-and-the-olympic-sailing-center-the-modern-waterfront" >3. May Fourth Square and the Olympic Sailing Center: the modern waterfront</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#4-taidong-and-the-beer-museum-cheap-food-real-streets" >4. Taidong and the Beer Museum: cheap food, real streets</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#5-shilaoren-and-the-stone-old-beach-the-eastern-beach" >5. Shilaoren and the Stone Old Beach: the eastern beach</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#6-laoshan-the-mountain-and-a-base-for-a-full-day-on-it" >6. Laoshan: the mountain, and a base for a full day on it</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#7-huangdao-and-the-west-coast-the-other-side-of-the-bay" >7. Huangdao and the West Coast: the other side of the bay</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#8-qingdao-north-station-and-licun-the-rail-hub" >8. Qingdao North Station and Licun: the rail hub</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#9-qingdao-cbd-the-business-district-nobody-writes-about" >9. Qingdao CBD: the business district nobody writes about</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#10-jiaodong-airport-for-the-7-am-flight-and-nothing-else" >10. Jiaodong Airport: for the 7 am flight and nothing else</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#arriving-in-qingdao-airport-stations-and-what-they-cost" >Arriving in Qingdao: airport, stations and what they cost</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#quick-budget-breakdown" >Quick budget breakdown</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#practical-tips-for-qingdao" >Practical tips for Qingdao</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#faq" >FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-qingdao/#my-final-recommendation" >My final recommendation</a></li> </ul> <p>The first time I stayed in Qingdao I booked on the strength of a photograph: a room with a sea view, a balcony, a price that made no sense for a coastal city in August. The photograph was accurate. The balcony faced the bay. What it did not show was that the hotel sat at the far eastern end of Laoshan district, 18 km from Zhanqiao Pier, and that every morning of that trip began with a 50-minute bus ride to see the thing I had actually come for. I paid for a sea view and spent four days commuting past it.</p>