"We are going to have vibrating order numbers, so when it vibrates it means your coffee is in the serving cupboard from the back room so you simply come and pick it up."
Also out the back, separate again, the cats have their own room that only they can access to "do their business", she said.
"I've only got purebreeds at the moment because I wanted puppy-like cats who will interact.
"All the cats are house-trained, I feel the love from these guys, when you come in they walk all around to greet you. They like people and they like to play with people. We think they will bring people joy."
She said the first eight cats all had names but she was expecting six more cats to arrive before the cafe opened on Friday and she was planning on letting some of the public name them.
"I've also made contact with the SPCA as well to see if we could use our place as a fostering home."
Mrs Zhang's husband owns the escape room that will open next door and they were hoping the two businesses would work well together. An escape room is a place where a group works together problem-solving to get out of a locked room.
"We have played all of the escape rooms in Auckland and we thought they were really fun ... that was our original idea, but then we had extra space and I thought it would be great to have a cat cafe."
She said they were hoping the overall experience would be "magic".
WHERE: 1210 Arawa St, Rotorua.
COST: $15 - includes one person for one hour and a free coffee or tea.
WHEN:Opens Friday, time to be confirmed.
