At the end of the May Day holiday, I came to Suzhou Shishan Banyan Tree. At the foot of Shishan Mountain, by the Tianshi Lake, it is shaded by green trees and creates a paradise for vacation in the city. Banyan Tree has only 60 rooms, with a very low density.
Thank you for upgrading the room to Cuiyue Courtyard even though the room was full every day during the holiday. The room has a high ceiling, a large living room, and new facilities; the suite has a master bathroom and a guest bathroom, and a Duravit smart toilet; the lighting control has options for different scenes; the bedside speaker can wirelessly charge the phone; the mini bar is free of non-alcoholic beverages. The most distinctive hot spring pool has hot water flowing directly, and it can be filled with water in ten minutes. The aromatherapy in the hot spring pool changes every day and smells very good; lying next to the hot spring pool, you can look up and see the sky, and enjoy the lights of Shishan in the evening, which is very comfortable.
Breakfast is mainly a la carte, with a unique menu design, and the dishes are very delicate, accompanied by bread, desserts and cold food buffet.
The swimming pool is heated, and it doesn’t feel cold at all; the gym is quite small, but the facilities are complete. It would be better if the swimming pool and gym could be equipped with bottled water.
There is a slope between the lobby and the lounge that leads directly to the Shishan Cultural Square, where you can immediately integrate into the lives of Suzhou citizens. It takes 3 minutes to walk to the West Hall of Suzhou Museum.
The most important point of a luxury hotel is service and humanistic care. The staff of Banyan Tree Shishan gave us a great experience even though the room was fully booked on May Day. It must be praised. The housekeeper Alice contacted us by phone the day before to introduce the basic situation of the hotel. She also helped to book activities such as scrub DIY, golf cart tour around Shishan, and cocktail making. I also met Alice during my stay. Unlike many hotel housekeepers who contacted and walked online, Alice was very enthusiastic to talk to guests face to face. It can be seen that she loves the hotel and her work very much, and she also infected us. The staff who checked in and out were very patient; I met the guy who made the night bed and gave me an extra little turtle; the guy who drove a golf cart to take us around Shishan enthusiastically introduced the surrounding buildings and environment to us; the staff in the breakfast area kept smiling even when they were working at high load.
I believe that in the competitive Suzhou luxury hotel circle, Banyan Tree Shishan will be able to maintain its place and provide more choices for guests from our surrounding areas.
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