I didn't know what to expect of this hotel, but it blew me away. The lobby was extravagant and the room was large and very comfortable. We did have a pretty nice view of the ocean, which was pleasant overall. The employees were friendly and helpful, and in my opinion the hotel itself is in a pretty good area. My only complaint (and my sole reason for giving facilities 4/5) is that the air conditioner did not work in our room. When I called down, I think the explanation was that they couldn't turn on the hotel's air conditioning just yet? I'm unsure of what they actually meant, but it was so uncomfortably hot in the room in the daytime. They had someone come in to open our window, which only helped a little bit, and when I requested to borrow a fan they told me that they were all in use but would bring me the first available one which was fine. When we returned that night the fan was in our room and had been running, so that along with the open window cooled our room considerably. But I really wish we'd been told at check in that the air conditioning was not working. Other than that (which honestly the staff handled wonderfully) our stay was unexpectedly pleasant, and we'll likely stay again when we return for another Huangdao visit.