Furunli Shiyu Hotel, Zhanqiao Zhongshan Road,

The room was clean and the staff was very nice. The hotel is located very conveniently. There were two rather glaring issues tho, which I have not experienced with hotels at this price level in china: 1. The shower did not have warm water. After asking the staff about it, they said it would be fixed by the evening. It was still not fixed by the time I checked out the following day, unshowered. The reason given was a burst pipe and I do understand that there can be issues that are just not solvable in a quick manner. But at this accomodation level it should've been directly communicated when staff became aware of it. The only thing I received is a sorry and a WeChat sticker. In the subzero winter no warm water is just a No-Go. 2. The breakfast was not good. The buffet was barely there: Some white bread with butter and jam (that had run out the first day I was there) and some sweet potatoes and boiled eggs. I attached pictures below. There also was a little kitchen that cooked wonton or noodle soup, which tasted okay, but on the first day it was incredibly crowded and chaotic. There was just a bulk of people in front of the counter and a single very stressed cook taking and cooking the orders. It took me quite some time to get food. On the next day I went earlier (8am) and it was not as packed (that's where the pictures are from).

Fantastic location as located close to the subway station and within Old Qingdao. However, the bathroom had a pungent sewerage smell.