When traveling far from home, there is nothing better than staying at homelike accommodation with a warm welcome
Apartment hotels offer more homelike living space and flexibility than a hotel, but a higher level of service than privately owned vacation rentals. Residence G Shenzhen is the latest lifestyle hotel and serviced apartments in the heart of Nanshan District. This is the only property of the GCP Hospitality company and is comprised of serviced apartments and ordinary hotels for daily business stay.
The hotel is located only a short drive away from several surrounding business districts, with easy access to Shenzhen’s destination and transportation hub. “Most of our residents are international customers from Europe, America, Canada, Australia and Japan and Korea. Many guests from mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore come for business trips,” said Blandine Cressard, general manager of Residence G Shenzhen. Originally from France, Blandine has over two decades of experience working in hospitality and joined the project during its construction stage and was involved in the interior design.
“It’s my first work in mainland China. When I arrived at Shenzhen, I had been in Asia for 15 years, but I had never worked here. At the beginning, most of time was actually spent dealing with the construction team, which was not easy. However, I know my product very well and what I want to do. I have passion of what I am doing.”
Residence G Shenzhen offers 178 rooms and serviced apartments ranging from studios to one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments for short or long stays.“Residence G Shenzhen is different because people come here for one night or two, whilst some live here for a year or two. We have both types of guests. The hotel doesn’t look like any other out there. It’s cosier and more welcoming. We are lifestyle community property; when people come here, they feel like at home. Everything you see here you cannot find anywhere else,” says Cressard.
For both business guests and long-stay customers, the hotel offers a range of facilities at their G Club, which is located on 10th and 11th floor. On the 10th floor, guests can enjoy the facilities at the full-equipped gym, yoga studio, indoor heated swimming pool or play basketballs and table tennis at the multi-function courts. For families, the hotel also has an indoor kids’ room and outdoors kids’ playground. On the same floor, there is an open-air terrace for guests to enjoy BBQ, relaxation and a series of hosted pop-up events.
The 11th floor is designed as a social hub. The clubhouse features a restaurant and bar offering bistro-style cuisine, as well as two meeting rooms, which are suitable for small business meetings and seminars.
The serviced apartments are spacious and luminous, with floor-to-ceiling windows, wooden flooring, elegant furniture and equipped kitchen. To provide a home away from home experience to guests, the hotel has a thoughtful, personalised service and regular gatherings.“I made a home for everyone. We want to create a G community, and guests are part of that. We have parties for residents, and they know all each other. Even our chef knows them very well and knows their eating habits. When they come for dinner, we can personalise everything,” Cressard explains.
Moreover, under the leadership of a female leader, the Residence G celebrates women’s empowerment by hosting the Great & Glamour Ladies Night every month, which is a global initiative of the hotel group. Each time, the hotel invites different women leaders from all industries to share their insights on a variety of topics. “I found that there were many social gatherings for men. I wanted to design something special for women here, so I invite women speakers to talk to other ladies. They dress up and come to the event and we have a great night together,” Cressard revealed.
