The newest international brand hotel in Qingdao's tourism market, the InterContinental Qingdao, has been formally opened.

The InterContinental Qingdao has an predominant location in the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center. The hotel is close to a high-end shopping mall and Qingdao's business center. According to IHG, it aims to offer high quality services and is equipped with international first-class deluxe hotel facilities, making it suitable option for both business and leisure tourists.

The hotel has 438 rooms and suites, and all of rooms have sea views or urban views. For dining and entertaining, it has five restaurants and bars: The Kitchen, Wild Fire, Moon Chinese Restaurant, The Lounge, and Rumba.

The hotel's meeting facilities include a ballroom seating up to 700 guests, and 18 multi-functional meeting rooms of different sizes. In addition, the hotel has a state-of-the-art auditorium and a wedding chapel.

The amenities also include Spa InterContinental on the second floor, based on the Chinese feng shui principles of inner and outer harmony, along with a 24-hour fitness center.

(China Hospitality New November 17, 2008)