I come from Yantai. There are many places to live in Yantai or Longkou. It's too easy to find a standard room of 100 yuan a night between chain hotels and local hotels.

I suggest you go to Yantai or Longkou and choose a hotel according to your actual needs.

Longkou is too far from Zibo. Few drivers can take a taxi.

There are long-distance buses from Longkou to Zibo. I used to sit for 60 yuan.

You can also choose to take a bus from Longkou to Jinan and get off at Zibo.

Longkou is not near Yantai. It takes about two hours by car. It takes four and a half hours to go from Yantai to Zibo by bus. But you have to change trains from Zibo to Yiyuan, which takes about an hour. Both Longkou and Yantai have buses to Zibo. Cars from Longkou or Yantai to Jinan can also take you to Zibo. But it's convenient for you to transfer to Yiyuan in Zibo.

Cars in Shandong province are all running tickets. Buy a ticket now when you leave. There are many cars every day. More convenient.