Come and have breakfast with the giraffes!
📍Huzhou Giraffe Manor
🏡Giraffe Manor Hotel
It takes about two and a half hours to drive from Shanghai to the hotel.
❌Do not check in at night! The location is quite remote, and it's difficult to drive at night with basically no street lights, making it hard to find! We initially stopped at the visitor center, which was pitch-dark and deserted... After calling the hotel front desk, which was also quite difficult to get through, they directed us to navigate to the east gate, and finally, we saw the hotel lobby...
⚠️All activities here close very early. We arrived at the hotel around 19:40 to check in, wanted to have dinner at the restaurant, but were told that it had already closed... There was also a performance listed until 20:00, which we were told had ended... So at this time, there was nothing left to do at the hotel, and we could only go back to our rooms to entertain ourselves!
🍕In the end, our dinner was a takeaway pizza, as there wasn't much delivery available around, and we just randomly chose a pizza to fill our stomachs...
When checking in, you are asked to add the 'little butler' on WeChat, as the rooms are very scattered, and you need to rely on electric carts (free for hotel guests). It's very convenient to ask the 'little butler' to call a cart via WeChat, and the response is very quick!
The bedding in the room needs to be updated... We are used to putting on a disposable four-piece set when we go out, which is actually okay, but when we put it on, we found a hole in the duvet cover, and there was hair... The overall cleanliness of the room is still good.
🦒The giraffes at breakfast are not to be missed, you must get up early! We arrived at the restaurant at 8 o'clock, and the seats by the window were already full! There are a total of six interactive giraffes, very charming. This is the hotel's specialty and the only reason worth staying for! Feeding the giraffes leaves costs 30 yuan a bunch, and they are quickly eaten!
🦝Petting Zoo: The small animals are basically free-roaming, and the whole area is not very big. We fed the raccoons, 20 yuan for a small cup of apple pieces. The whole experience took about 20 minutes.
🦒Giraffe Fun Valley: Right next to the Petting Zoo. This is actually a children's playground, with slides, trampolines, and some indoor game machines, etc. Game tokens need to be purchased separately, and it's a place that children really enjoy!
🚗Slides and some other outdoor projects are right next to Fun Valley. Our child is quite young, so we could only play on the slides, which are more for sightseeing, but there's actually not much to see, and the whole ride is at a speed of 20 yards, costing 68 yuan per person per ride, regardless of age or height.
Besides the above, there's not much else to do.
🍱Finally, let's talk about the food. There are not many restaurants in the park, just the hotel's buffet (with set meals and buffet, we only had the buffet for lunch that day, not many varieties, just enough to fill the stomach) and the children's playground restaurant (fast food type).
Overall, it's quite friendly for children, and taking a walk in the oxygen bar is actually very nice! It's worth revisiting during discounts and holidays!