SPGPlatinChina
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Just stayed here over the very busy Chinese New Year holiday period. We stayed in a suite in villa 6. Cash rates include skiing, points rates do not. ||Our goal was to teach my family how to ski and this was the perfect hotel for this goal. We paid for private lessons: Beginner coach 550 rmb, ~1050 for mid, ~1400 rmb for advanced. We booked mid and high for our first 2 days, and they were good.||The ski slopes themselves are good but nothing special. My first impression was it was like a hill more than a mountain. This is no Vail, Aspen, Whistler or Niseko. Still, it was a fun experience overall and good for beginners. Even during high season, the lines up the cable cars were never very long (2 minutes). It got crowded at times on the slopes but generally people were respectful. ||As for the Park Hyatt...The suites are nice and spacious. They probably will need a renovation in 3 years, but I was happy with the size and quality of the room. ||Le Labo Bergamote toiletries, Nongfu water not the 5100 I've seen in other PHs, Nespresso machine. ||My only slight problem was that we were in villa 6 which is separate from the main building so it was real cold and a little inconvenient to walk to the main building for the gym or pool. I'm not sure if there are suites in the main building. I did enjoy the outdoor hot tub which was nice experience being surrounded by snow while dunking outside. ||The gym was adequate. Nothing great, nothing bad w 22 KGs dumbells at heaviest and some machines.||Breakfast was ok but subpar for a PH. ||Dinner has fabulous Chinese food and is not too pricey. It was actually surprisingly cheap for Chinese food. Because the PH is higher up the mountain and thus a long walk, we didn't come back for lunch and ate at KFC.||There is ski In and ski out but only from one beginner path and not at night. This makes the PHs location inconvenient relative to Hyatt Regency whose ski house is right at the base of the mountain. Walking up the hill with skis at night to return everything was unpleasant with a kid. ||There's virtually nothing to do in the town. We basically skiied and ate bigger meals in the PH. They didn't recommend we go to Tianchi as far away and cold. They said to try in September.||Overall, we had a great time and would definitely come back. If you are a serious skiier, you'll probably be disappointed but is perfect for beginners. ||We had a few service issues that shouldn't have happened but they were quickly resolved by the GM and front desk manager. Their service was excellent and I'm thankful to them. ||The hotel is quite nice but nothing over the top special. I'm a loyal PH type of person, so I'll stay here again but if cash prices were really cheap at HR compared to PH (say 60% cheaper), I might go there.||But I expect to come here once or twice a year to ski. Two thumbs up