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3.5 of 5
No.189 Tianjin Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian 116001, China
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Holiday Inn Express City Centre Dalian
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Holiday Inn Express City Centre Dalian
Holiday Inn Express City Centre Dalian
Holiday Inn Express City Centre Dalian
Holiday Inn Express City Centre Dalian
Ranked #50 of 572 hotels in Dalian
4.0 of 5 stars 139 Reviews
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Sydney, Australia
Top Contributor
61 reviews 61 reviews
Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
78 helpful votes 78 helpful votes
“Heart of the city”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2012

we are staying here now and have found it to be excellent, The staff have gone out of their way to assist us booking ongoing trains and buses as we head for the ice festival in Harbin. The location is very central to large malls, starbucks and the train station. Adjacent to the train station is the huge undergound shopping mall, it's enormous! Our room on the 18th floor is clean and quiet with a good view. The bathroom is not large but quite a good design, plenty of hot water and nice towels. The bed is a typical harder Chinese style but not as hard as some I have come across.

We have found the breakfast to be quite yummy, for westerners there are juices, cereals, toast, eggs (fried, etc) and some salads to add in as well as fresh fruit. There is also congee style hot porridge; not much to complain of here. Some contributers mention lack of English, but I guess if you're travelling in other lands that's what you get. All the staff at the front desk that we have met over three days have good English. We have a few Chinese phrases that we use to get by such as 'where is' and 'how much' and knowing numbers and counting is a great help; but we travel in China often for a holiday as we love it, I guess it may be different for some folks if they have to come for work.

The locals in China always seem happy to talk if you approach them, sometimes they reply in perfect English! I think in 2012 we should all aim to learn another language!

we plan to come back in summer one day; it's freezing now! And we will stay here again

Room Tip: Higher floors on East/ SE side have a nice view
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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“Simple and nice....”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2011
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Pleasant stay in this simple nice hotel. Nothing luxury or fancy. Room is still well maintained and clean, so as to the toilet (the most important) and other amenities in the room. Location is good, near some shopping places and restaurant.

Breakfast, not a fancy one and fairly average. Limited choices but with mixture of chinese and western style.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Tucson, Arizona
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98 reviews 98 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
160 helpful votes 160 helpful votes
“English Name but Chinese Hotel”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2011
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Rooms were moderately clean. Bathroom was very simple with no frills. Breakfast was 100% Chinese with warm milk - yuk! Price was economical and worth staying for two nights. Several stores within easy walking distance, including Starbucks. Would only stay here again if no other options available. Do not expect good English! Can hear traffic noise and lots of horns.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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UAE
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“Carry you're pocket Oxford.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2011 via mobile

Ok. I need to be careful here. We were paying around $60 per night and were there for 12 nights in a suite. Room size was great. English Barrier was huge but my wife is a native.

Location was perfect. Heart of Dalian. Close to the train station etc. My major issues was with the breakfast. Almost 100% Chinese style, and specific to that area. That said the executive chef was able to get me poached eggs each morning.

It's. Good place to stay as it's cheap. Dalian is a little difficult in general because of the language barrier. I would probably pay a bit more and stay at the Interconinental, Kempinsky, Swissotel or Shangrila. That said. Value for money. H.inn would trump them all.

  • Stayed June 2011
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Did not even make it through the night.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2011
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person found this review helpful

When we booked this hotel there were a few key amenities we were looking for: guest laundry facilities and air conditioning.
Upon checking in to our room, the room was rather warm, so we turned the thermostat down to 20 centigrades. In the meantime we figured we'd do some laundry... only to find out that was no longer an option... no more guest laundry facilities. Awesome.
Two hours later, the temperature in the room was UP from 25 to 28 degrees. So we call down to the front desk. In very broken English we get informed "it is not air conditioning season, you may open window." Really? I [MAY] open the window? Why thank you, that way I can let the 30 degree outside temperature COOL my room to 20? I'll get right on that. After much arguing and 2 fans in our room, we are at the end of our rope. We ended up booking a different hotel on line close by and changed hotels the same night we checked in.

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Address: No.189 Tianjin Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian 116001, China
Price range (per night):* INR3,025 - 4,817

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