Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort and Spa
It was the first Park Hyatt in China, but there’s nothing tentative about it. It’s arranged like a village along the shore of the lake, a sprawling cluster of pavilions and villas, erected in a classically influenced contemporary Chinese style. The Standard rooms — the Park Hyatt, thankfully, hasn’t succumbed to the room-category inflation that makes every room “superior” at the very least — are large and lavish for most purposes, though if you can swing a View or a Deluxe you won’t go wrong. Meanwhile the suites are downright extravagant, with seemingly acres of space, and the villas are the stuff of hospitality fantasies.
The fixtures and furnishings are predictably first-rate, and the service, an area where mainland China still lags ever so slightly behind the rest of the Asian luxury market, is quite up to the usual Park Hyatt standard — which, as you’ll know, is a high standard indeed. Also highly rated: the restaurants, one of which specializes in local seafood and regional flavors, and the spa, which draws heavily on traditional Chinese medicine.
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This is the second hotel I selected from the Michelin Guide and both hotels proved to be the right choice although in different categories. Park Hyatt Resort and Spa belong to a category of its own. It is exactly what its title says, but with some history. I walked all around the property and I found it very interesting so walking within the property is already a relaxing discovery journey. From the Red house to the Tea house to the Spa, to the indoor pool, to the Chinese restaurant, everything is a must to experience. Particularly the Tea house I could live in there although I was not far from it as my room was right behind it. This is truly a Holiday resort although the purpose of my stay was not holiday but business nearby. The fact that the resort caters for almost exclusively for Chinese or Asian customers it makes it even more interesting because I like to be a minority. If I come to Asia I like to be surrounded by Asians and in this case particularly Chinese. If one looks for tattooed, beard, muscle, aggressive, intimidating looking Caucasians that is not the right place for them. I was happy to be sheltered from that Mad Max crowd. I challenge anyone if they go to Japan and see a tattooed body in an Onsen, they are simply banned (the Japanese consider tattooed bodies are Yakuza (Mafia) people). There are plenty things to do and it was just impossible for me to try everything. I loved having breakfast in the morning Chinese style; nothing was missing from that breakfast restaurant. Now I want to make particular mention about the service; from the moment I arrived to the moment I departed, the service was just impeccable. I arrived late in the evening at the hotel and the duty manager (Catherine) was very diligent and patient. The registration process took long until my booking was found due to the shortcomings of the Michelin Guide. This has nothing to do with the hotel and it is a separate issue that I have to deal with the Guide separately. But I had to me
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