Holiday Inn Express Dalian City Centre
Free breakfast and a walk to Zhongshan Square
About this hotel
Walking to Zhongshan Square is what this hotel is for, and it is the strongest matchday argument in the whole Dalian list. From here the ring of early twentieth-century buildings, the 201 and 202 trams and the seafood halls are all on foot, and the metro interchange at Victory Square is close enough to make the run west to Ganjingzi a train ride rather than a taxi negotiation. Free breakfast is included, which is exactly the detail that decides an afternoon kickoff when the surrounding food streets do not open until later. Two restaurants, a gym, parking, laundry and a business centre round it out, and the smoke-free policy is properly enforced. Fans staying here get the most complete central package on the list, plus the reassurance of a review history far deeper than anything else in this inventory.
- Walk to Zhongshan Square
- Free breakfast
- Two restaurants
- Smoke-free
Our take
The default recommendation for most visiting supporters, and the one to book first if the budget stretches to it. The free breakfast, the walk to Zhongshan Square and the smoke-free rooms together solve an event weekend. It is the priciest room in the central group, so fans counting yuan should look at Xuyuan or Ibis Styles nearby, and light sleepers should ask for a room off the street on a concert weekend.
- Walk to Zhongshan Square rather than taking a taxi, it is a short stroll and the reason to book here
- Take the free breakfast before a lunchtime kickoff, the food streets nearby open far too late
- Use the metro from Victory Square for the run west, the roads into Ganjingzi seize up first
Why we love it
- A short walk to Zhongshan Square and the old-centre trams
- Free breakfast included in every rate
- Two restaurants and a gym on site
- Smoke-free rooms with the deepest review history here