TTianxinbaobeizhuMy husband and I chose The Ritz-Carlton Nanjing for our flower-viewing trip to Nanjing. The day before check-in, the hotel called to ask about our room preferences, and they accommodated what they could.
We opted for the Executive Deluxe King Room, located on the 55th floor. The decor was exquisite, and the facilities were brand new. Welcome fruits were already laid out when we arrived, and the sofa by the window offered fantastic city views.
The Executive Lounge on the 58th floor was spacious and grand, with expansive views of Xuanwu Lake, Jiming Temple, the ancient city wall, and Purple Mountain. We specifically booked an executive room for this lounge, which is renowned as one of the best executive lounges in China. It offers all-day dining with five meals: breakfast (6:30 AM - 10:30 AM), light lunch (11:30 AM - 1:30 PM), afternoon tea (2:30 PM - 4:30 PM), happy hour (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM), and late-night dessert and sweet wine (9:00 PM - 10:30 PM). It felt like we only had an hour to digest between meals – pure bliss!
For breakfast, they had freshly prepared noodles and old duck vermicelli soup. Afternoon tea was served as a complete set, perfect for photos. Dinner menus changed daily, with two freshly prepared specialty dishes each night. I loved many of the options, especially their champagne – absolutely superb! Late-night desserts sometimes included snow pear with white fungus soup, which was delicious, or black sesame paste, or tangyuan with red beans. After eating so much, we'd take a boat ride on the Qinhuai River in the evening and return to the hotel around 9 PM, just in time to enjoy more food after digesting a bit.
Among all the five-star executive rooms I've stayed in, this hotel's executive lounge had the widest variety of dishes and cocktails. We ate from morning till night and didn't even want to leave the hotel.
When we returned to the room in the evening, the turndown service had already been completed. The staff who did the turndown service were incredibly thoughtful; they noticed we enjoyed the bananas from the welcome fruit platter and replenished them every night.
Finally, the staff at The Ritz-Carlton were exceptionally warm and courteous. They would always greet us enthusiastically with ”Welcome back” whenever we met in the hallway, making us feel right at home. This is truly a hotel that makes you fall in love with it after just one night's stay.
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