China’s ‘polar bear hotel’ opens to full bookings, criticism
All 21 guest rooms in the Harbin hotel include round-the-clock bear viewing.

SHANGHAI — A hotel that bills itself as the world’s first “polar bear hotel” has opened in China’s far northeastern Heilongjiang province, drawing both guests and criticism for its central feature: live polar bears.
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