The first bathing beach is in the urban area (Zhifu District). Compared with the second bathing beach, it is bigger and closer, with more people and dirtier water.
The second bathing beach is smaller. At the junction of Zhifu District and Laishan Mountain, it is close to the urban area with fewer people, but the seabed is not as flat as the first bathing beach, but it is also relatively flat, and the water is cleaner than the first bathing beach.
There is also the golden beach bathing beach in the development zone, which should be bigger and cleaner than these two. I haven't been there, and it's far from downtown.
Why don't you go to Yantai University and then go east to the beach there? Few people can find many natural big shells and conchs.
I have never been to Golden Beach. I don't know if I want money. The other three places are free of charge. Golden Beach should also be free. There is no reason for the beach to ask for money, nor can it be circled to collect tickets?
Whether the consumption level is high or not depends on where you come from. Southerners will think it is not high. In the mainland, such as Henan and Shaanxi, it is higher, but it is not too high.
I hope you have a good time!