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For a hotel that goes for 4k HKD per night, this hotel is shockingly average. It's my first time staying in a Park Hyatt (or a Hyatt property, I think) as I simply do not believe in hotel memberships. I choose a hotel based on what I like, not its affiliations. In this scenario, it just happens to be a Park Hyatt.||||First off, service. No pre-arrival checklist/survey before our stay was received, which was probably the reason why when we checked in, the welcome fruit/gifts were not in our room, and was only delivered after lunch when we were about to rest. The porter, upon hearing that I didn't have any luggage in the trunk of our cab, promptly ignored the big bag I was carrying and just told me to go up to the 32nd floor to check in. No one was waiting for me on that floor, and I had to find my way to the reception. The front desk staff who did our check-in was polite, but that's as far as hospitality went. We were given the corner room that we requested, which was nice. ||||The room was quite nice and had great views, and I liked the neo-Chinese design (or whatever this is called). I didn't understand why they placed two wardrobes that occupied 2/3 of the space instead of a floor-to-ceiling one that offers more storage. I imagine if I stayed here for a longer period I would have a hard time with storage. Design trumps utility I guess. ||||The part I hate the most about this hotel, or luxury hotels in general in China, is that they somehow all decided that they were too upscale for delivery robots, and delivering the food to guest rooms were somehow beneath them, so the compromise they've chosen is for you to get your ass down there and pick them up yourself. In the case of Park Hyatt Shenzhen, it's particularly frustrating because you had to change to another lift on the 32nd floor to get down. The digital lockers reserved for food deliveries were also too small for the number of guests, so more often than not, your food will be left on the ground. It's amusing how the hotel cited "food hygiene reasons" for not bringing your food up to your room, but the option they chose was infinitely worse from a guest experience perspective. ||||Breakfast was passable at best, and they clearly had a capacity issue. We had to wait for a couple of minutes before being allowed in. The whole buffet was like a morning market, chaotic and not very appetizing. The food from its room service, however, was spectacular. All 3 dishes were super delicious and reasonably priced. However I do not like that I couldn't find the menus for all of their restaurants on their website. There's no way for you to know beforehand if you like the dishes or not unless you are in the room and scan their QR code. ||||Tried out the hotel's gym due to being stuck by Typhoon Wipha. It was small but well-equipped. But definitely small. Tried the hotel's lobby bar before leaving. The ice drip coffee was nice and reasonably priced. ||||Finally, the hotel seems to have a clientele problem and was infested with stuck-up influencer bros that would size you up and walk with a stick in their ass, and middle-aged uncles with dark color polo shirts and an LV belt. Fits the hotel's vibe, I guess.