Lanou International Hotel, Hong Kong Middle Road, May Fourth Square, Qingdao

This hotel is in partnership with the British Museum and has actual museum exhibit pieces in a small gallery on the ground floor. There is even an exhibit of the Rosetta Stone. Aside from that astounding fact - the room I had was super-modern and very automated with buttons for controlling all the lighting, opening and closing window curtains, etc., and it all worked really well. The bed was extremely comfortable, and the work desk was perfect for your laptop. The breakfast buffet was outstanding, with all sorts of interesting food (Western and Chinese), and they will make you an omelette or whatever if you want that in addition to the buffet. The service is super fast in terms of helping you if you ask for anything. There is also a robot in the lobby! Mostly the clientele are Chinese but the lobby and bar staff speak English.