PHILLIP HOMEBASE HOTEL- CAPITAL CLUB HOTEL (CCH)
Capital Club Hotel (CCH) had been mentioned in the CP thread so many times, but perhaps some bros here still do not know much about this hotel. As a matter of fact, many bros still wrote or called me to ask where the hell is CCH when I recommended the hotel for their accommodation arrangement. Guess I would have to put up a write up to properly introduce this hotel.
Where's CCH? - It's actually right at the town center on the busy road of ZhongYuanJie (中元街), the main stretch between Miraton hotel to Lion hotel. CCH is located on the 4th floor of the building next to Lion hotel named CP Square (常平广场). Star Party KTV (星派对量贩版KTV) entrance is on the right side of the building (towards Miraton hotel direction) and CCH entrance is on the left side towards Lion hotel. Please refer to the map below:
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/4915/cpmap20121.pdf
How's the hotel?
- CCH is straight a hotel that provide clean and comfortable rooms without all the grand entrances, lobby and facilities like other hotels in CP and elsewhere. Star rating wise, the hotel should be at least 3-star by PRC standard, but the deco and finishing of certain VIP rooms are enough to outclass certain CP 4-star hotels' room.
- CCH was fully renovated in Jan 2012 and it now has 51 rooms which breakdowns into:
1. Deluxe Room (20 rooms) RMB218 on weekdays / RMB238 on weekends
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/9kqyy65zs0m3kco/_i-XFJeBQX
2. BigBed Room (12 rooms) RMB250 on both weekdays and weekends
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/10bu9d0jxxbd23o/ki1nOvbih3
3. VIP Rooms (19 rooms) RMB298 on weekdays / RMB328 on weekends
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/527svewd3upha7l/caUiHg_zJP
While most of the Deluxe rooms are almost identical and pretty basic, BigBed rooms have really big bed ideal of threesome battles, and they are many configurations of the VIP rooms (some with sofas, some with massage bed and other have love chairs). Do take note that not all the hotel rooms are with windows. Business travelers usually prefer those rooms with windows while holiday cheongsters might find windowless rooms are great to start a lazy and relaxing morning.
What's special about CCH? - It's probably the best hotel in downtown CP for cheongsters who just want a clean and comfortable room to hang around for a few nights in term of location, convenience, price and quietness. All the rooms and corridor areas are with strong wi-fi signals, so you won't miss those wechat / whatsapp messages. They are a team of in-house MLs providing relaxing massages at the comfort of your own room (or massage bed in certain VIP rooms) charging RMB99 for 90 minutes service. Last call for massage service should be 0200am on most days while you can try nego with the MLs if you want limited sextras! Another great thing about CCH is that you can get the front desk to help ordering outside food such as TsuiHwa HK style or McD. This is particularly convenient if you want to refill your stomach after battles with MMs at wee hours.
What's nearby CCH? - Top KTV is right at the other entrance of the same building. Mystery cafe is right opposite of the hotel, while many CP famous F&B outlets such as TsuiHwa (HK CCT), ShengYun (Cantonese food) and Ah Seng BBQ are all within 1-3 minutes walk. LCC mall, the biggest and newest mall in CP is just 3 minutes away and Market 8 (with cinemas and plenty of F&B) is another 1 min further down the road. You are right at the heart of CP where most FSs and NFSs just love hanging around. So do swing your smartphone when you are walking around and you might get lucky! Finally, getting a taxi basically is not a problem at any hour. They will always be cabs passing by and some private cars awaiting nearby.
What's not so great about CCH?
- There's only one mid-size lift between the G floor entrance to the hotel lobby and room on the 4th floor, so sometimes you just got to wait for a while. Secondly, you might be staying at the end of the corridor and there's only one official exit to get in or out to the hotel, so you got to walk a bit. The hotel is still new and rather discreet to many CP taxi drivers and most KTV MMs, so you might need to give some directions. The best way to overcome this issue is tell them the building next to Lion hotel since it is one of the oldest hotel in town. Finally, its outlook and setup probably not that impressive if you have some big shot guests coming along.
Conclusion about CCH
Overall, it's an ideal place for lone or small group cheongsters who just want a nice and centralized place to have CP fun. It's almost perfect for NFS hunters since all those interesting places (cinema, F&B, redbox-like KTV) are just nearby to spend some quality time together.