Shiyuan Hotel
Straightforward budget rooms with breakfast near Tongniuling
About this hotel
There is nothing complicated about this one, which is its virtue. A three-star room with breakfast at a low rate, a short taxi ride from Tongniuling on the Development Zone side of Dalian, aimed at travellers who need somewhere clean and cheap rather than somewhere memorable. For an event at Dalian Sports Center the position is the usual eastern trade: the Metro Line 3 corridor gives a rail route back towards Dalian Railway Station, but the corridor is long and the last service leaves before an event crowd has cleared. Breakfast being included is the practical detail, because the surrounding blocks do not open early and a lunchtime kickoff means being out the door before most of the district stirs. Fans staying here get a functional base and a meal, and everything else has to come from the city rather than the building.
- Breakfast included
- Low rate
- Near Tongniuling
- Simple rooms
Our take
This works for budget-minded fans who want breakfast handled and do not need anything else from a hotel. The rate is low, the room is clean and the scores are honest. Supporters heading to a late-finishing concert should think carefully, because there is no parking here and the Line 3 corridor stops running while the crowd is still leaving Ganjingzi, which turns a cheap night into an expensive taxi.
- Check the last Metro Line 3 train before an evening fixture, there is no parking to fall back on
- Eat the included breakfast, the blocks around Tongniuling are slow to open at weekends
- Keep this one for an afternoon kickoff, the return east after dark is where the value disappears
Why we love it
- Breakfast included at one of the lower rates here
- Clean three-star rooms with no surprises
- A short ride from Tongniuling on the eastern corridor
- Solid, honest guest scores for the price