Long-Stay Serviced Apartments in Qingdao with a Kitchen?
8 Apartment-Hotels in China's German Seaside City — Kitchens, Laundry, Weekly/Monthly Rates + Sea Views

We open the long-stay list with the most practical pick for living in the city — a CBD apartment with a kitchen, a washing machine and the most reviews in the group. Haiyi International Apartment scores 9.3/10 from around 3,114 real guest reviews, an apartment-hotel in the Haiyi Tiancheng building (海艺天成) on Donghai West Road, Shinan. What makes long-stayers choose it is the kitchen and washing machine in the room for cooking and doing your own laundry, a location by May Fourth Square about 0.4km from the metro (Lines 2/3), and proximity to MixC mall and a supermarket for easy groceries — you can genuinely live here day to day, and the biggest review count in the CBD group gives you confidence on standards. The honest catch: the kitchen kit (pots and pans) isn't fully stocked in some units, so you ask at the front desk; it's a residential building with multiple owners letting rooms, so the condition varies a little (check the actual room photos when booking); and it's a CBD location, so not every room has a sea view (specify a bay-view room if you want the sea).

The most-reviewed sea-view long-stay pick — a Golden Beach apartment where you wake up to the sea, with a kitchen, a washing machine and a balcony to sit out on. Qingdao Jinsha Lansu Seaview Apartment scores 9.5/10 from around 1,533 real guest reviews, a sea-view serviced apartment on Golden Beach (金沙滩) in Huangdao on the west side across the bay. What makes long-stayers choose it is the sea-view rooms with a balcony to look out over the water, a kitchenette and washing machine (some suites have a full kitchen), and a 290m walk down to Golden Beach — ideal if you want to settle in by the sea for a while, escaping the heat or working remotely with the sea in view, and reviewers often praise the spacious rooms and the view. The honest catch: it's in Huangdao on the west side across the bay from the main city, far from the CBD / old town (allow time on the metro / tunnel across the bay); the metro isn't at the door (the station is about 1.6km away, so you transfer); and it's an apartment with multiple owners letting rooms, so the kitchen / room spec varies (check the room photos and confirm the kitchen when booking).

A long-stay pick for living in the city on a light budget — a CBD apartment-hotel next to MixC mall with a kitchen, a clothes dryer and thousands of reviews. Lv Feng Hotel (Wusi Square The MixC) scores 9.2/10 from around 2,596 real guest reviews, a Lv Feng (绿丰) apartment-hotel near May Fourth Square and MixC mall by Fushan Bay, Shinan. What makes long-stayers choose it is the rooms with a kitchen / fridge and a clothes dryer for cooking and doing your own washing, a location next to MixC mall and a supermarket for easy groceries, and a walk to the metro (Lines 2/3) — at the lightest budget in the CBD group, it suits long-stayers who want to keep costs down. The honest catch: it's an apartment-hotel in a residential building, without full hotel service (check-in may need advance contact at some times); the room / kitchen spec varies by unit (check the room photos and confirm the kitchen when booking); and it's a CBD location, so not every room has a sea view.

The most convenient long-stay pick for getting around the city — an apartment-hotel with the metro at the door, a 2-minute walk to the mall, a kitchen, and the most reviews on the list. Beier Hotel (May Fourth Square Vientiane City) scores 9.4/10 from around 3,862 real guest reviews, a Beier (贝尔) apartment-hotel by May Fourth Square and MixC mall on Fushan Bay, Shinan. What makes long-stayers choose it is the rooms with a kitchen to cook your own meals, a location with the metro right at the door and a 2-minute walk to MixC mall and a supermarket for easy groceries — the easiest of the group to get around the city, and the most reviews on the list gives you confidence. The honest catch: it's an apartment-hotel in a residential building attached to the mall, so it gets busy at times (the trade-off for the metro and mall at the door); the kitchen / room spec varies by unit (check the room photos and confirm the kitchen when booking); and it's a CBD location, so not every room has a sea view (specify a bay-view room if you want the sea).

A long-stay pick on the east-coast beach side that's still by the metro — an Exhibition Center apartment near Shilaoren Beach with a kitchen, a fridge and Line 11 close by. Lvfeng Yage Holiday Apartment scores 9.4/10 from around 1,960 real guest reviews, a Lvfeng Yage (绿丰雅阁) apartment by the Convention & Exhibition Center near Shilaoren Beach (石老人) on the east coast in Laoshan. What makes long-stayers choose it is the rooms with a kitchen / fridge to cook your own meals, an east-coast beach-side location quieter than the CBD, near Shilaoren Beach and Mount Lao, and a 600m walk to metro Line 11 — you can take Line 11 into the CBD / May Fourth Square, ideal if you want the east-coast beach side with a metro to hand. The honest catch: the east coast is a fair way from the old town (you transfer across several lines to reach it); not every room has a full sea view (it's an Exhibition Center area, so there are city / partial-view rooms); and it's an apartment with multiple owners letting rooms, so the kitchen / room spec varies (check the room photos and confirm the kitchen when booking).

The highest-scoring sea-view pick on the list — a Golden Beach apartment with a 180° sea view and a full kitchen, great for a long stay by the sea. QingDaoHangyuexuan Seaview Apartment scores 9.7/10 from around 85 real guest reviews, a sea-view serviced apartment on Golden Beach (金沙滩) in Huangdao on the west side. What makes long-stayers choose it is the wide-angle 180° sea-view rooms with a full kitchen to cook your own meals, and a 0.42km walk down to Golden Beach — the peak score on the list, ideal if you want a full sea view every morning for a long stay. The honest catch: the review count is still small (~85), a thinner sample than the thousands-of-reviews group, so consistency is less proven; it's in Huangdao on the west side across the bay, far from the CBD / old town (allow time on the metro across the bay); the metro isn't at the door (the station is about 1.9km away, so you transfer); and it's an apartment with multiple owners letting rooms, so the kitchen / room spec varies (check the room photos and confirm the kitchen when booking).

The highest-scoring, lowest-priced sea-view pick — an Expo Center apartment with a kitchenette, a washing machine, a sea view and the lowest starting price on the list. Qingdao AiKeDuo Seaview Apartment scores 9.8/10 from around 106 real guest reviews, a sea-view serviced apartment by the Expo Center (博览中心) in Jimo on the east side. What makes long-stayers choose it is the kitchenette and washing machine for cooking and doing your own laundry, spacious sea-view rooms, a few minutes' walk to the sand, and the lowest starting price on the list at ¥230 — reviewers often praise the spacious rooms and the view, ideal for a budget long stay by the sea. The honest catch: the review count is still small (~106), a thinner sample than the thousands-of-reviews group, so consistency is less proven; it's in Jimo on the east side, fairly far from the CBD / old town (a long ride into town); the metro isn't at the door (the station is about 1.77km away, so you transfer); and it's an apartment with multiple owners letting rooms, so the kitchen / room spec varies (check the room photos and confirm the kitchen when booking).

We close the list with the best-equipped long-stay pick for cooking in the city — a CBD apartment with an induction hob, a fridge, a microwave and a washing machine in the room. Tinglan Apartment Hotel (May Fourth Square MIXC) scores 9.0/10 from around 429 real guest reviews, a Tinglan (听澜) apartment-hotel near May Fourth Square and MIXC mall by Fushan Bay, Shinan. What makes long-stayers choose it is the rooms with a full kitchen — an induction hob, a fridge, a microwave and a washing machine for cooking and doing your own laundry, Korean imported furnishings for a warm comfortable room, and a walk to the metro (Lines 2/3) near MIXC mall — ideal for long-stayers who really want a complete kitchen. The honest catch: there's no pool, no gym and no in-house restaurant (it's a pure apartment, not a full hotel); the review sample (~429) is smaller than the thousands-of-reviews CBD group; the room spec varies by unit (check the room photos when booking); and it's a CBD location, so not every room has a sea view.