Oakwood Hotel & Residence Suzhou

We had a lake-facing 2-bedroom unit. The unit is spacious, very functional. Small kitchen with cutlery & necessary pots & pans. Only lacking dishwashing liquid & sponge. Lots of dustbins in the unit. Bathtub is good after a tiring day. No iron board & iron in the utility room. 2 bedrooms, the king-sized bed is huge, can fit 3 teens! Love it. There is an additional but very functional & spacious study room that can sleep 1 pax on the long sofa. Utility room in the master room can fit 2 opened luggage. Lots of drawer & cabinet space. Washer & dryer comes in handy. Good TV channels. Only the front desk & doormen aren’t friendly. Front desk female staff is very stern with no eye contact. Breakfast spread is average but there is nice, hot noodles freshly prepared. No freshly made omelette. Young service staff in cafe here are not enthusiastic or approachable. Speedy check-in & check-out. No maps of Suzhou available at front desk, which is not helpful for tourists who want to visit places of interests. Simple gym, efficient enough. Clean & cozy environment, quiet & safe. Can walk over to the lake/park for a jog & fresh air. Will definitely stay here again if we visit Suzhou. My family likes it very much. However, one needs to call a taxi or drive here. It’s outskirt without a mall or supermarket. We can still do with this:)) Really a pleasant stay.

I picked this hotel because of the spacious layout of the condo/residence style. I stayed in a one bedroom-style suite with a sofa. It is more than sufficient for my party of 3. The area is about 20 km from downtown Suzhou but right at where I had a conference. Breakfast is nice according to my family. Room is a condo/residence. It has a kitchen sink, washing machine (that we didn’t use), nice bahtroom and blackout curtain. As per usual in China, staffs don’t speak much English except the manager. But they are really helpful though (help calling taxi, getting ice, verifying the charge). Very great 3-night stay in this part of Suzhou.