Silenceskys
March 13, 2025
To be honest, if China Resources had not cooperated deeply with Hyatt and finally added its own Kapok Hotel to the Hyatt system, I probably would not have been interested in this brand at all. The name does not sound high-end but rather sounds like orange or pudding.
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But now that I have joined, I have to try it at least once. After all, there are too few Hyatt hotels. Except for some Grand Hyatt hotels in China, I have stayed in them several times. As a global traveler, I look forward to the opening of new hotels every day.
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This Kapok Hotel in Rizhao is relatively low-key. Many people don’t even know that there is another Kapok Hotel in Rizhao. It is a supporting hotel of CR Land MixC and is located in a high-rise building next to it. However, the hotel only occupies floors 1 to 9, and the floors above should be apartments.
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The hotel's drop-off lobby is very small, the concierge is sometimes absent and sometimes not, and it can almost be said that there is no lobby but a book bar instead. At night, I even saw people playing on the computer and eating boxed lunches here. It looks no different from those internet-famous book bars, and the entrance to the all-day restaurant is seamlessly connected to this book bar. The food is not good, and the breakfast is very poor, not as good as most Yifei restaurants.
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The best duplex suite in the hotel this time has a nominal area of 104 square meters. Some of the rooms next to it are also ventilated. After visiting, I felt that the basic room was still too small. However, even if the membership benefits are shared, the guests are estimated to only be given a family suite of 57 square meters, which is actually a large open space.
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The suite has a guest bathroom in the living room on the first floor and a master bathroom in the bedroom on the second floor. Both the master and guest bathrooms are equipped with Toto smart toilets. The stone used also reflects the luxury of China Resources. However, the bathroom hardware also maintains the consistent style of China Resources. The "MUJI" brand is not seen, and I wonder which company they found to make it custom-made.
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The entire suite is still designed like an apartment. The living room is about 5 meters high and is equipped with a large dining table for 8 people. The large-screen TV can also be projected. There is a screen in the reception area that adds some Chinese charm. However, the only drawback is that there are a lot of tapes on the screen that have not been cleaned, and there is a "囍" character on the chandelier. It is probably because it was used as a wedding room but was not thoroughly cleaned.
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There is an open kitchen and island counter, equipped with induction cooker, range hood, electric oven, etc. There is a capsule coffee machine with 4 official capsules and a full range of cups, but unfortunately the tea bags are still the basic ones. The check-in front desk will add WeChat to act as a butler, and the room service is relatively fast, but there is no turndown service.
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The stairs are narrow, steep, and have no handrails, posing some safety hazards. There is also a cloakroom next to it.
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There is a big bed on the second floor with a stool at the foot of the bed. The bedside lighting control system is movable and quite new. The TV screen is large and stretchable, and the distance is close, so it is quite comfortable to watch movies on the screen. The bedding and mattress feel pretty good too.
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The master bathroom has a bathtub, but it is too big and does not feel good. It comes with a loofah. The accessories are of unknown brands. The stone in the shower room looks a bit like Hangzhou cypress. The shower system feels average, and the accessories look unknown and are useless.
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In general, it is the usual decoration style of China Resources, but the comfort of the duplex is definitely different from that of the flat-floor suite. Speaking of the suite alone, the decoration and configuration are as good as Hyatt Collection, or even higher, but the basic room and public area are only at the level of Yifei, and the catering is also quite poor.
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