This winter of 2020 feels particularly harsh and long because of the epidemic, but fortunately, spring recovery has finally been ushered in, and even Hubei has been lifted. I think it is time to go out and have fun, enjoy the bright spring scenery, and get together with friends. It's up. If I can't go too far, I'll go to Hangzhou, the paradise where I once lived. Spring is her most beautiful season, just in time to meet old friends.

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Jiayueli Lifestyle New Hotel

Everywhere I go, I care about the place I live most. A friend told me that I would recommend you a newly opened special hotel-Hilton Garden Inn this time.

When it comes to Hilton Hotels Group, it has a large number of hotel brands around the world, such as the well-known Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Doubletree by Hilton, Hilton Garden, etc. However, when it comes to Jiayueli, not many people know about it. It is said that this brand is defined as luxury and lifestyle categories in Hilton's brand matrix.

As a hotel, I have stayed in many high-star hotels with different positioning, including those that focus on vacation, business, parent-child, and business travel. However, this is the first time I have encountered one that is based on lifestyle. There are only 11 hotels in the world, and this hotel opened in Xiasha, Hangzhou is the second "Jiayueli" hotel in the Asia-Pacific region.

I came out of Hangzhou Airport on a misty morning, faster than expected, and arrived at the hotel in half an hour. The hotel is located in Qiantang New District, the eastern gateway of Hangzhou. It is built next to the lake and embraces the vast smoke of Jinsha Lake. When I came here two years after graduation, Xiasha was still very deserted. Now it has become Qiantang New Area, with many commercial areas. There are only four or five subway stops directly to the high-speed railway, and it takes only thirty or forty minutes to ride to the West Lake Scenic Area. The natural ecological beauty of Hangzhou Jinsha Lake and the vigorous vitality of urban expansion build this rising urban oasis.

The hotel design was led by Wilson Associate Wilson Room, a design company similar to the famous Armani Hotel in Dubai. The overall exterior building uses a large arc to connect the main body and the podium building. The few orange English letters Canopy on the upper floor catch the eye, but the English language actually comes from the meaning of "canopy, canopy; canopy". The corresponding brand wants to convey the concept of "covering" when you travel. This can be felt in various design and service details of the hotel later experienced.

Joy Space redefines hotel social space

Each Hilton Jiayuet has deeply explored local culture and local characteristics from the beginning of the hotel design. The surrounding natural environment and architectural styles with their own unique characteristics have brought infinite inspiration to the hotel design. The interior decoration of this Jiayueli Hotel in Xiasha Jinsha Lake and Hilton strives to integrate with the local culture. From fabrics to furniture, every detail is trying to showcase the most vivid and intimate side of the city.

Entering the hotel lobby, you can see the golden osmanthus hanging above, inspired by the flowers of osmanthus flowers in Hangzhou City. There is a traditional Chinese medicine hall cabinet design next to the steps on the right side of the lobby, as well as two river herons inlaid with golden osmanthus. This is also a manifestation of Xiasha's local culture: Xiasha was still a beach more than 2000 years ago, and the egrets lived here. Inhabit and live.

The front desk is "hidden" on the left side of the gate. It is like a "small garden". The wooden fences and light and dark lights on the background board create the impression of the tide of the Qiantang River. There are also two kinds of welcome teas to cater to your different needs.
At this point, do you think the hotel advocates Chinese elegance with low-key connotations?

Then you were wrong. Different from the sense of distance of high-end products, Jiayueli's design is actually very down-to-earth. The hotel's color matching is actually the iconic orange tone of Jiayueli, which is warm and lively! The green plants all over the lobby and the meaty meat on each table, as well as the aquatic plant walls, create a pleasant, comfortable atmosphere and vitality like a Jiangnan courtyard.

But her biggest difference is her new definition of hotel space. The lobby and the area on the second floor above here, the large spaces above and below combine architectural and design references, and use different types of sofas with jumping colors to create small open social spaces.

And I especially love these different sofas, ginger felt hexagonal bumps, coarse cloth striped blue sofas, orange leather sofas, fabric multi-person sofa chairs... At least 4 pillows are placed on each sofa, and even lazy sofas are added!
You can lie down on these sofas at any time to rest, drink tea, read books, work, have a small gathering or even have a small meeting. The lines and space of the entire lobby are easy to make people feel good. Perhaps the original intention of the design in Jiayueli was to make the hotel space part of the neighborhood living space.

Whether it is the lobby bar, lounge and business district, it is integrated into the lobby environment and connected into a whole. The transition between regions is naturally seamless. Just like the modern and popular large and transparent living room design that integrates leisure, entertainment, reception, dining and work, a sense of comfort in home life emerges. It coincides with what Jiayueli wants to convey: "non-compliance, comfort and harmony".

No wonder this place is called the "Joy Space". A collection of public spaces, including areas such as "restaurant","Yue Rest", and "Yue Station". Here, you can enjoy one-stop and convenient services for check-in, check-out, work, dining and rest. This may be the most interesting and popular place in Jiayue. It is not only a space that integrates all functions, but also an aftertaste space that combines Qiantang's past and present life with Hangzhou's local characteristic culture. It is also a fashionable space that can explore modern life in Hangzhou.

Various art installations and designs in the hotel corridors, as well as 3D art paintings hanging on the wall, combine the characteristics of Hangzhou's old city and the Qiantang River New Area where the hotel is located. You may be able to feel the general feeling.

This style continues to the second floor. The traditional hotel layout (banquet hall, swimming pool, various restaurants) is abandoned and replaced by a public office area on the entire floor on the second floor, coupled with a gym and entertainment room, simplifying the complexity.
The conference space is completely divorced from the hard business lines and is designed very soft.

The entertainment room facing the lake and the all-day fitness center equipped with the latest Technogym training equipment and free heavyweight equipment provide an unobstructed view of the beautiful scenery of Jinsha Lake while exercising and relaxing. It is also equipped with barrier-free access in a particularly humane manner, taking into account the needs of various "neighbors". These social spaces that have a certain degree of privacy, functionality, and interconnection are simply so intimate!

When you travel, I will turn off the cover

What is worth mentioning is Yue Post Station. This "Yue Station" can be said to be the first of Jiayueli. When you are tired from horses and horses, you will go to the "Yue Station" to take a bath and change clothes to relax! If you arrive early, your luggage can be stored in the station, and then you can shower, take a bath and change clothes at the station, which provides great convenience for guests who arrive early or delay departure. This is exactly what Jiayueli's service concept of "You travel, I close 'cover'" A vivid embodiment of "cover '".

Canopy also provides free bicycle rental services. Imagine riding a bicycle for a stroll along the lake under the spring light and exploring the surrounding communities.

Canopy by Hilton literally means "pleasant and outstanding neighborhood." Sure enough, it provides a friendly gathering place for visitors, whether they are travelers, business guests, workers, and artists, redefines the hotel as a semi-open social space.

This concept is well carried forward in the guest room area. A small public area is set up on each floor. The comfortable sofa and coffee table allow business guests to handle work here without disturbing the room that belongs to a private space. Jiayueli controls the "appropriate distance between relationships" so well.
I like this detail on the coffee table in the corridor of the guest room very much. It opens different poems for you every day, adding a bit of poetry to life.

Hangzhou Jiayueli has 179 rooms, more than half of which have lake views. While opening the door, the double-layered electric curtains slowly open up the beautiful scenery of Jinsha Lake for you.

If you are here for a weekend vacation with family and friends, I will definitely stay in this suite. The Chinese-style porch, modern sofa, and wooden screen in the living room are really a mix and match. The entire space uses black and white tones, which provides a good basis for soft filling of the space. Canopy's unique brand color-bright orange runs through the entire design, bursting out of vitality and fashion amid elegance.

The 270-degree panoramic floor-to-ceiling glass windows extend from the living room to the bedroom to the unique tatami space of the suite. So in this room, no matter whether you are working, resting, lying down and looking up, there is always a lake light.

I like this tatami space. Whether it's sunny days or rainy and snowy seasons, you can lean on the sofa bench by the window with friends in the distance near the lake or lie down on a lazy sofa alone. Even if you don't do anything, it's easy to be happy and lazy.

The design of the bedroom bed ceiling can be said to fully create a sense of sleep protection. The bed roof style of each Canopy hotel is different. The one in Hangzhou is made of local wood. The design of hollow wood grain creates the ups and downs of the Qiantang River tide. The back cleverly combines the dressing table together. The open clothes rack is made of soft and thick sleeping clothes, which are particularly warm and comfortable to wear on the upper body.

The bedding abandons the hotel's usual white color and uses linen gray to enhance the texture of the entire space. ZoneActive's five-zone sponge layer and Serta body temperature balance technology Yueshang beds, and Serta brand mattresses that can adjust sleep temperature are also a selling point.

I prefer the design of the bathroom space. The living room, bedroom and bathroom are completely connected, and the suite's long, narrow and deep bathroom is unique. In addition to dry and wet separation, PG brand bathtub and bathroom with views. This is the first time I have seen such a clear and clear mark marking the water temperature in the shower. Really cover every detail of you.
The bathing equipment is an Italian niche personal care brand Acca Kappa, which has a very fresh taste of white moss.

There are still many details about this kind of humane closure. For example, a map of the surrounding area of the hotel next to the TV background wall, with random bookmarks inserted on it printed with surrounding attractions. There is a light food bag behind the door of each room. For business travelers who are lazy or need to leave early, they don't want to miss breakfast, so they hang this bag at the door. When they open the door the next morning, there will be a light food breakfast. Do you fully realize that when you travel, I turn off the cover?

Gerry Fussion Light Eating Pleases Life

Of course, friends who have time should still enjoy the products of Gili, the only restaurant in the hotel. Right next to the lobby,"Geri" means "here" in Hangzhou dialect. Doesn't it feel special to ask you to come here for three meals a day?
The tables, chairs and cabinets inside are all irregular mix-and-match designs, and the logo of old Hangzhou is clearly painted on the entire hand-painted wall.

The breakfast is rich, combining Chinese and Western, as well as local pasta and snacks carefully prepared with fresh local ingredients. The hand-painted menu is particularly cute!

The dinner abandons the traditional hotel buffet form, and the lunch includes Chinese and Western set meals, which is super cost-effective. I ordered a Western-style set meal. The main course was soup, desserts and fruits, and I didn't even want 100 yuan!

In addition to the set meals, there are also a variety of alternative fashion dishes that combine Hangzhou specialties with Western cuisine. Even the food is mixed and mixed. For example, combining steak and panchuan! Crispy rice with borscht, and...

If you want purity, this place can still be authentic. In order to confirm that I ordered Angus steak in Western food for dinner, the heat was treated just right, and one bite was simply delicious. In Chinese cuisine, this chicken mushroom with cabbage is also super delicious, so you must order the next dish!

Outside the window there is an unobstructed view of Jinsha Lake. Through the glass curtain wall, you can overlook the scenery of Jinsha Lake. When the weather is fine, the entire window door opens directly and you can sit directly in the outdoor area facing the lake. It is so pleasant to slowly enjoy a set of Gerry afternoon tea or drink a cup of coffee or tea.

In the evening, the "Gerry" restaurant will be transformed into a bar, offering a unique selection of signature cocktails, wines, local craft beers and teas. By the way, there is also free wine tasting in the lounge every day, and different special cocktails are served every day. Remember to come and have a drink!

After being locked up at home for so long by the epidemic, the clouds are finally about to clear, and the hotel finally resumed business on the 23rd. Friends who don't want to stay at home but don't dare to travel far or go to places where people gather, take advantage of the good spring light to come out for a walk.
For example, if you meet a neighbor and walk to the hotel, order a cocktail, some snacks, play games or read a book for a long time, you may even be able to meet new neighbors with like-minded interests... and friends from afar wait until the rain is over and the weather is clear and you want to come to Hangzhou to enjoy the spring light, so you may wish to consider him. After all, there are not many five-star hotels that can give you the comfort of home.

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