New World Hotel Dalian is an elegant five-star business hotel in Dalian. It's very popular with corporate travellers, owing to top-notch business facilities, but is also ideal for leisure clientele wanting a no-fuss, polished place to stay in this bustling city. Dalian itself is a popular tourist destination, not so much for Western travellers, but definitely amongst the Chinese, Japanese and South Koreans. It boasts lovely sweeps of beach and is recognised as one of the top three 'Tourism Cities' in China.

The facilities

Plentiful, as befits its five-star status. The meeting and events spaces are immense, and all equipped with state-of-the-art technology. There's also a heated indoor swimming pool, health club, sauna and tennis courts. A choice of two restaurants (one Chinese, one Western) are available to guests, as well as a smart bar area and room service that runs 24-hours.

There's an Executive Club (situated between the 22nd and 24th floors), whose guests enjoy complimentary breakfast, evening snacks and cocktails, as well as wireless internet access free of charge. And of course, being up this high offers sweeping views across the Dalian.

The rooms

Each of New World Hotel Dalian's 429 guestrooms is luxe-contemporary in style, in keeping with the communal areas. They boast floor-to-ceiling windows that make the most of the city panoramas, broadband internet access, air-conditioning, flat screen televisions and a nightly turn-down service.