Excellent in many many ways with a big thank you Joyce Bao and Kayle (aka Xiao Bao and Xiao Li 小包 小李 ) who helped us with our luggage and sent us off.
Besides being very clean and well located here are some other areas that were well done:
1. Take away breakfast available
2. Bell boy proactively looked for extra staff so we could check in quickly
3. Good infrastructure like: good plumbing (no weird smells) faucets, sinks, toilets are all brand name (kosher etc)
4. Pilates class by Kelly was professional
5. Pool was warm and lifeguard did try to ask smokers to move to the sides (as opposed to let them continue soaking)
6. Gym was new, well maintained and changing room bathroom had real paper toilet seat liners that worked, and bags for wet bathing suits. Hair dryers were new.
7. Room had large windows, charging ports at bedside, bathrobe and slippers were thick, fluffy and good quality. Toilet paper was thick 2 ply with good perforations. Borghese soap shampoo etc and mini mouthwash provided
8. Breakfast had good omelettes, and pastry/croissants were well made and buttery. They even had ice cream. Fresh squeezed cucumber, celery and carrot juice made in the spot with juicer. When I asked why they didn’t have anymore hash browns they looked into it.
9. App for Visitor to Shenzhen also provided good information.
10. Sheets, pillows, mattress and duvet were all good quality, fluffy and soft
11. Info available if you need to mail a parcel.
12. Staff are generally well trained and managed and seem to know what they are supposed to do, and can answer questions. They could be further trained in hospitality so they’re passionate about it so it’s more natural.
13. Despite rainstorm everything was dry, no leaks, no mold, no damp smell, hotel wasn’t run down. Areas are generally properly organised.
14. Management seem to supervise and train staff carefully.
Only issue was that my minibar was missing drinks but it was sent up when I called about it. But overall a very excellent hotel. Here are some minor observations and some extra suggestions:
1. Pillow menu could be offered
2. Bubble bath could be made available upon request
3. More info about gym, massage place etc could be offered in room and in English (instead of in the Ctrip app).
4. Room could have creamer for coffee and tea
5. A paper bag or bag could be placed in room for extra use.
6. Checkout could have asked for suggestions
7. Check in could ask if takeaway breakfast would be needed.
8. Executive lounge had good cheese, but they could include some crackers or some salami also (salami available at breakfast). Self serve Tea bags should also be available not just coffee. But tea was available upon request. They also need dining cloth napkins and not just small paper napkins
9. Staff Name tags should specify the languages spoken by the staff member (English, Cantonese, Mandarin)
10. Shower stall in the gym needs a lip along the door or the floor so that the water does not go everywhere. Currently the shower floor isn’t slanted enough so the water doesn’t drain fast enough and gets everywhere.