Chapter 166 - 108: What is it like to live inside the Oriental Pearl Tower?
After paying the taxi fare and chatting with the driver for two minutes, a knocking sound on the window interrupted their conversation.
By now, the rain had stopped. Gu Heng turned his head to look at the bright smile outside the window and opened the car door...
"Hello Mr. Gu, I am the butler at Sky Hotel Room 230. You can call me Xu Ying."
Xu Ying’s features were delicate, and she was tall. Her short black hair was neatly combed, and her small suit was wrinkle-free without appearing overly extravagant... Her eyes were bright and vivid, and she exuded a sense of maturity and confidence...
Although her appearance was neat and professional, there was a stark contrast...
Her voice sounded as youthful as a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, completely at odds with her mature and professional appearance...
Gu Heng always felt that this voice was similar to the customer service he had spoken with earlier...
Hesitantly, he asked, "The customer service I was talking to earlier..."
With an appropriate smile on her face, Xu Ying said, "Yes, the customer service you were talking to earlier was me."
Upon confirmation, Gu Heng couldn’t help but tease, "It seems your hotel really understands cost management, huh? A hotel butler who has to multitask."
Worried that Gu Heng might misunderstand the hotel’s professionalism, Xu Ying quickly explained, "Our Sky Hotel Room 230 only has one suite. The business we handle isn’t extensive, so the position of customer service is also held by the hotel butler, which also ensures the most comprehensive understanding of customer needs."
"Okay, let’s see what the hotel is like. On the way here, the taxi driver kept asking me if I was being scammed. He said he’s been living in Shanghai for more than forty years and didn’t know there was a hotel inside the Oriental Pearl."
"I also want to see what a hotel even more expensive than a five-star presidential suite is like."
Both the Alila Hotel and the Park Hyatt Hotel are five-star hotels.
Their presidential suite prices had just barely broken ten thousand.
The rate at Sky Hotel Room 230 was the most expensive stay Gu Heng had ever had, costing 48,000 for a day...
With such a high price, there had to be services and an environment that matched this price, right?
"Since our Sky Hotel officially started operations on the National Day of 2020, we have never actively promoted ourselves. We rely on an unparalleled stay experience to win word-of-mouth. It’s normal for most people not to know about it.
"But don’t worry, if this is your first time in this style of hotel, we will definitely give you a whole new experience."
At this point, Xu Ying’s face was full of proud smiles.
The taxi driver, while helping Gu Heng with his luggage, listened to their conversation and was full of cynical thoughts...
At a price of 48,000 a night, staying in this hotel for half a year could buy a house in the suburbs of Shanghai. If there weren’t a good experience, he would be justified in calling the police!
Receiving the luggage from the driver, Xu Ying bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Gu, there is an exclusive passage to the altitude of your stay. Please follow me."
Gu Heng bid farewell to the enthusiastic driver and followed Xu Ying towards the exclusive passage...
The driver watched as Gu Heng’s figure gradually disappeared and shook his head...
A woman a little over one meter sixty helping a man about one meter eighty with his luggage...
All he could say was that being rich really must be nice...
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Speaking of a VIP passage, it was merely a barricade separating it from the ordinary tourists... n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
At this time, many tourists were still queuing for the elevator, hoping to take in the splendid view of Shanghai from the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower...
In such a crowded public place, having an exclusive passage was a privilege in itself, which immediately drew many glances toward Gu Heng...
"Mr. Gu, this way please. We are about to take your VIP exclusive elevator to your room."
"Exclusive?"
"Yes, this elevator serves only special guests and doesn’t cater to regular tourists, ensuring no waiting time for VIPs."
Gu Heng: "..."
It seems he had misunderstood...
He had thought that the word "exclusive" meant it was solely for his use... Perhaps he was thinking too much. An elevator serving one person all day likely existed only in a place like the seven-star presidential suite at the Dubai Sail Hotel...
But still, it was decent enough...
The Oriental Pearl Tower, as a landmark of Shanghai, is a common check-in spot for tourists visiting Shanghai...
If he had to queue with these people, then there was no point in staying at the hotel; going up and then back down would take up nearly all his stay time...
This service alone was already meeting the standard demand for a 48,000-night room rate...
Although he didn’t know who the other VIPs Xu Ying mentioned were, he figured there couldn’t be too many, otherwise the term ’VIP’ would be too cheap. Having basic privileges should be considered good enough at 48,000 a night, not 480,000 a night...
Following Xu Ying to the elevator entrance...
An elevator attendant was already ready at the entrance...
Meanwhile, Xu Ying was continuously rubbing her hands regardless of her image... Her originally fair hands gradually turned rosy...
Gu Heng initially wanted to ask what she was doing but thought better of it...
Who knew if it was some special service etiquette? Now, Gu Heng was already trying to move away from being naive. If he didn’t understand something, it was better to keep quiet than to embarrass himself...
Then, under the envious gazes of a large crowd of people queuing outside, he slowly stepped into the elevator...
Xu Ying seemed to know the elevator attendant, with just a simple exchange of glances, the attendant pressed the elevator to stop at 230 meters...