Everything was good, great location, nice food and gorgeous sea view. The only regret is boss got sick during the stay. First thought it's food poisoning but later turned out it was detergent allergy.

The room is average and the bed is very firm. They don't have mattress and you're sleeping on the box spring!

Stayed at the Ocean Elite for a three day weekend in October. The view from the ocean side room was impressive and the room itself was very nice.
The hotel is definitely not near any sort of nightlife and the hotel itself is pretty dead in the evening. Breakfast and evening buffet are mediocre. The Chinese restaurant on the second floor was taken over by weddings so I was unable to give it a try.
The old Lutheran Church is fairly near and well worth the walk.
The hotel business center staff was helpful in booking a day trip to Laoshan.

I and my son ( 6 years old) stayed here for 6 days. A perfect place! Ask Susan at Reception for the best Internet rates: In June 510 for a business cityview ( side seaview) room ( not 700). Good discount!
Big, beautiful room. Nice side seaview. Nice TV with many channels. I could connect my Laptop to the flat-screen TV - and play games. Wow! for my son. Stable free Internet. Free bottles of water. Free fruits ( sometimes). Perfect place also for business. You get everything there. If you need extra chairs - no problem! They gave me an adaptor for my computer. They give you anything if you ask.
Nice buffet breakfast ( free). And they have also excellent lunch and dinner buffets. We had all our meals at the hotel. Perfect!
No need to fool around for strange Chinese food for my son. He could get what he wanted. AND - free buffet food for him together with an adult. Perfect!
You can get free late checkout if you ask. They are flexible.
They do speak English at this hotel. Very nice people!
Well, hard beds ( this is China), but otherwise PERFECT!
This is a REAL HEAVEN in Qingdao.

Don’t be put off by the slight smell of fish as you enter the Reception area. Agreed, not a good start, but it gets better.

We had booked late for a weekend in Qingdao and accepted the only available room, regular twin bedded, city view, on the sixth floor.

Our flight was delayed and we arrived well after midnight. The receptionist spoke English and check-in was quick and efficient. Our room was small and looked a little cramped as it contained every conceivable extra; desk, easy chair, foot stall, coffee table etc. even a fax machine. The bathroom likewise, however, this did have a bath and separate shower. The room had internet, and the flat screen TV showed some English, a French and an Italian channel. The wardrobe was very small, but adequate for our two night stay.

Our room was very quiet, as the main road runs on the seafront, at the front of the hotel, and our room was at the back.

There were some nice touches, as well as complementary China Daily and fruit in our room, there were bowls of sweets and other delicacies on each landing, for guests. The cleaners even left rose petals floating in the loo after cleaning.

Food was good, with a large buffet breakfast and dishes to suit all tastes. We ate alfresco at the Coastal Bar, which has a small selection of Chinese and western food available. There is also a SPR coffee franchise just off the reception, for coffee and drinks.

We thought the Oceanwide Elite hotel to be a very good choice. It is ideally located, being very close to the Zhanqiao Pier, in Qingdao Bay (though a taxi drive away from the Olympic site which is in Fushan bay). The staff were helpful and friendly and we thought it excellent value at 610RMB inclusive, per night, with perhaps our only criticism being the rock hard beds; but this is China.