The Jinan Shandong Hotel (Shandong Dasha) is a five star hotel located in the south part of Jinan, near the Thousand Buddha Hill. It enjoys close proximity to a number of transportation hubs, and is about 38 km (24 mi) from the airport, 6 km (3.5 mi) to the railway station and 1.5 km (1 mi) from the city center. The hotel has 570 guest rooms and suites. All rooms are equipped with individually controlled central air conditioning, International and Domestic Direct-dial phone, minibar, safe, as well as satellite TV and data port. Rooms for those with disabilities are also available. Hotel facilities include laundry, currency exchange, massage services, sauna, Internet access, and parking. There are conference rooms, a business center, bar, restaurant, coffee shop, beauty salon and clinic available, as well as chess and card rooms, bowling alley, simulator golf, billiards room, Ping-Pong facilities, squash court, indoor swimming pool, disco and fitness room.
"The location of Shandong Hotel is suitable for business trips and corporate entertaining, but not so much for family vacations. The rooms are quite spacious with unobstructed views, and there are plenty of them. The cleanliness is also acceptable. The breakfast buffet offers a good variety, but there wasn't much that was actually appetizing. The hot vegetable dishes, stewed pork with rice, plain congee, and green radish were okay. What surprised me was how unappetizing all the noodle dishes were, I'm not sure why. There was a sesame hollow biscuit that was completely like rubber, difficult to even tear apart, let alone chew. The hotel lacks warmth. Compared to internationally branded hotels, there's a significant gap; it just doesn't have that soul."