If you've ever stayed at a Four Seasons in Guangzhou or Hong Kong, you absolutely must lower your expectations for the Shenzhen Four Seasons – it's simply not in the same league.
Based on my recent personal experience, I've summed up the Shenzhen Four Seasons with 'four failings': poor service, poor breakfast, poor environment (the room had a strong, unpleasant smell), and poor facilities (even a basic electric kettle was faulty, with a lid that wouldn't spring open).
Here's how it all unfolded:
My original plan was to go to Hong Kong on the 21st, stay at the Hong Kong Four Seasons, then return to Shenzhen on the 22nd and check into the Shenzhen Four Seasons (I had booked a 'Deluxe Four Seasons Twin Room' for 3 nights, from the 22nd to the 25th, totaling 9756 CNY, with the room source listed as floors 25-30).
However, I forgot my HKSAR/Macau travel permit and couldn't cross the border, so I had to return to Shenzhen a day early. To manage the cancellation of my Hong Kong Four Seasons booking, I first booked a 'Deluxe Twin Room' at the Shenzhen Four Seasons for that evening (priced at 2147 CNY per night) on the afternoon of the 21st, arriving at the hotel lobby around 4 PM.
The front desk staff suggested we wait in the lobby for half an hour to avoid changing rooms the next day, and they would directly arrange for us to stay in the 'Deluxe Four Seasons Twin Room' we had booked for the subsequent three days (which was 1110 CNY per night more expensive than a regular deluxe twin room). We were quite touched at the time, thinking the hotel was very thoughtful and that our room for that night had been 'upgraded'.
However, upon receiving the room card, we found we had been assigned a room on the 9th floor – meaning we would also be on the 9th floor for the next three days. I immediately questioned this: my subsequent booking was for a 'Deluxe Four Seasons Twin Room', which was clearly stated on Ctrip as being on floors 25-30. Why was I given the 9th floor? This meant I would be paying 3252 CNY per day for the next three days, but staying in a standard room type only worth 2147 CNY.
The front desk staff never admitted fault, only saying we could change rooms tomorrow. I found this absolutely unacceptable: for a hotel of this caliber, to make such a basic error with room types – is it a staff quality issue, or deliberate deception?
After checking in, the room had a noticeable odor, the electric kettle was old and malfunctioning, and there were many other unacceptable issues. We promptly canceled our booking for the 22nd-25th that very evening and decisively moved to the Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen – that hotel truly lives up to its price.
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