Am I the only one offended by the on-site brothel??? I know this is China, but come on…this is a Crowne Plaza! One night after dinner, my female coworker & I thought we’d have a nightcap….so we went to the Misty Flower within the Crowne Plaza. Bad idea! This is a brothel, not a regular bar! When we walked in, we were greeted by very “friendly” women & escorted to the “bar”. It was a bar full of women, wearing evening gowns with very high slits that swivel in their bar stools & pose on command. Egh! We literally ran out & recessed to our rooms. Back in my room, I was further shocked to learn that their turn down service also included a list of available, late-night, in-room “massages”. It made me feel dirty just having that card sitting on my bed. Another co-worker (male) had an experience with a persistent “masseuse” who knocked on his door in the middle of the night & tried to get in. Anyway…

Other than the above issue, this hotel is very pleasant. The rooms are spacious, clean & homey. The restaurants are actually good. The gym & pool are ok, though a bit dark. The location is also convenient. The staff is competent.

There are some questionable, designer shops in the lobby, including Prada. I have no idea if anyone shops here & imagine that these labels are here only by way of some shady biz dev deal.

So…yes, I’ll stay here again (& continue to send complaints over to Crown Plaza about the naughty & offensive businesses). I would give them 4 or 5 stars if not for such on-site businesses.

This place is excellent - great service, good location, fantastic food and (if you upgrade from a "standard room") a nice selection of premium rooms.

The breakfast selection is superb, the Italian restaurant maybe the best we have had in China and the Asian restaurant at night has an amazing choice of Brazilian BBQ, Chinese and Thai mixture - all faultless.

We had booked a Deluxe King size room but that was unavailable and we were upgraded to a Junior Clun Suite - very nice. We managed a peek into a Standard room and it was rather small and dark.

A small word of warning - there is some construction work on the seaview side (no big issue of noise really) and there is a surcharge to use the swimming pool!!!

This is a great place - recommended.

(Sorry about my english) CP in a perfect location even if Qingdao has three city centers. Very good view. At the moment a lot of construction as the city will have the sailing olympics in 2008 (the olympics can destroy every city). Service at the CP is very good. Nice indoor pool (sometimes filled with children) but usually you are alone. Breakfast buffet is one of the best I have ever seen. Included in Club Price. Club suite is very big and with a perfect view from the 28th floor. Bus just in front of hotel and easy to use (2 yuan in the city). Beaches 15 min bus ride, but dont expect anything spectacular.

i LOVED this hotel. The rooms were beautiful, the staff courteous and professional. The breakfast buffet was amazing and all for about $130/night. Its surrounded by great shopping, and an awesome seafood restaurant just down the block. I would not stay anywhere else while in Qingdao.