Suzhou Taohuawu Beisita Manting Garden Hotel

This was by far THE BEST hotel I stayed at during my journey through various cities in China. I like places well infused with natural lighting. This hotel was very beautifully designed and built.bThe space felt open, natural, and fresh. The lobby staff were very professional and courteous. They accommodated my sister's request to have both rooms near each other on the same floor. The male host was also very attentive. There was always high quality hot tea and passion fruit juice in the lobby available for self serve. They had some nice shops within the hotel I unfortunately did not have the time to peruse. Breakfast and lunch were available in the hotel and the food quality was very good. One of the most important and overlooked features for travelers who travel light during the hottest and most humid times of the year is laundry service. They had modern washing machines available for self service around the clock, and they also had full laundry service for those who are too busy or too incompetent to do it themselves. Laundry room also had a mini gym for those who like to work out during their vacation time. The hotel itself has contained within it two gardens as well as a pool area (with fish, not for swimming, that had a Chinese Guzheng instrument. It was designed and built as a great place to relax in tranquility. The rooms were also airy and beautiful, well lit by indirect sunlight. Toilets were very modern with those high tech bidets. In the very beginning upon entering the room, sensors would turn on the TV which greeted you and offered room services upon command. My room included an additional mini-room with a small tent for my daughter to play in. She took advantage of that rather quickly. I was very comfortable in that room for my two nights stay. Plenty of electric outlets were in the room and they were installed in convenient and practical locations. The sink was large and came with toiletries in boxes designed to be placed with each other in a way that created a larger picture. I liked how they went into the details on even that. At the end of the visit, the female host also came to say goodbye and gave my daughter a present. This definitely is a hotel I would return to and recommend for any respectful traveler to tarry at should they pass through Suzhou.