Sun Moon Lake Hotel
Free parking and a hot tub at three-star money
About this hotel
The facilities list here reads like a four-star and the rate does not, which is the reason to look at it for an event at Dalian Sports Center. Free parking is the headline for anyone driving, and it removes the single hardest part of a Dalian event night, since the roads around the Ganjingzi complex tighten as a crowd arrives and finding a space afterwards is nobody's idea of an evening. The hot tub and fitness centre are genuinely useful after a long day on your feet, the restaurant runs room service for a late return, and breakfast is included for an early start west. Full-service laundry and a business centre round it out for longer trips. Fans staying here get a family-capable base with more on site than the class suggests, which matters in a city where the surrounding streets often offer very little after dark.
- Free parking
- Hot tub
- Room service
- Family friendly
Our take
A strong pick for families and drivers who want everything handled in one building at a reasonable rate. The free parking, the included breakfast and the room service between them cover an event weekend without ever needing the neighbourhood. Fans who want to walk out to bars and food streets will find it isolated, and should take a room near Zhongshan Square instead even if it means giving up the parking.
- Use the free parking and drive west early, the approach roads to Ganjingzi fill from mid-afternoon
- Order room service after a night fixture, the surrounding streets shut long before you get back
- Take the hot tub the morning after, it is the best recovery on the list at this price
Why we love it
- Free parking that solves the Dalian event-night problem
- Hot tub and fitness centre at a three-star rate
- Room service for a late return from Ganjingzi
- Breakfast included and kid-friendly throughout