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Harbin Sky-High Hotel is just amazing, this view I could brag about for a whole year

Hey babes👋 Want to see Ice City from a new perspective in Harbin? The Sky-High Hotel (Songxi Yintai City Branch) totally blew me away! High-floor city views, full of design vibes, stay once and you’ll want to book again~ 🏙️ Prime spot next to Yintai City, perfect for shopping and eating! Right downstairs is Yintai City—shopping, dining, movies all in one place🛍️ A super short walk to the Songxi Riverbank, perfect for an evening stroll watching the sunset glow on the ice, stunning enough to leave you speechless🌇 Close to the subway station, just a few stops to Central Street and Ice and Snow World, zero travel stress~ 🌆 Sky-high view rooms, the night scene is incredible! Open the window in the high-floor rooms and you get a wide cityscape. In winter, the lights of thousands of homes mixed with distant snow look like stepping into a fairy tale❄️ Some rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows—lying on the sofa with a hot drink watching the night view, this is the right way to vacation~ Pull back the curtains in the morning, sunlight floods the room, warm and super healing☀️ 🛏️ Rooms so comfy you won’t want to leave! Modern minimalist style mixed with light luxury elements, light-colored bedding + soft carpet that feels like walking on clouds☁️ Northeast heating is strong, you can wear just a single layer indoors and still be warm—staying here in winter is pure happiness~ The bathroom has a dry-wet separation, instant hot water, washing away the cold feels amazing🛁 Even the mirror has lighting, perfect for makeup and photos💄 Detail lovers will be thrilled! There’s a small bar in the room with free mineral water and tea bags☕ The desk is spacious, enough for business travelers to work or binge-watchers to snack~ Soundproofing is excellent, quiet at night so you sleep so well you don’t want to get up😴 Some rooms even have a small sofa area, perfect for lounging, watching shows, and snacking—pure joy! 🍜 Surrounding food will fill you up! Yintai City has everything! Russian cuisine, Northeast Chinese restaurants, trendy milk tea shops, pick whatever you want😋 The breakfast shop downstairs serves tofu pudding and fried cakes, hot and authentic, a perfect start to your day~ At night, you can take BBQ back to the hotel, eating while enjoying the night view—that’s the real Harbin happiness! 💁 Service warms your heart! The front desk ladies have super sweet smiles, check-in is super fast, and they even recommend “the most authentic Guobaorou (sweet and sour pork) in Yintai City”🍖 Asked about nearby snow photo spots, they gave me a full list with the best times to go~ Any request is responded to quickly, making the stay super reassuring! If you want to stay high up and enjoy the view in Harbin, Sky-High Hotel is definitely the right choice👉 Thanks to the hotel for this heavenly experience, next time I’m bringing my besties for a second visit🙏
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