Suzhou Zhongshan Hotel: With our budget, Suzhou Zhongshan Hotel is really close to perfection. Close to the railway station and it is likely in the middle of everything. Service was great. As for breakfast, if you are into Chinese food, then no problem and we just took what they have on the buffet table. We know that it is not a five star hotel so we don't really expect too much when it come to breakfast...but when we were seated, one of the staff started serving us brewed coffee, bread, jam, fried egg[well done sunny side up], fruit salad with mayo....oh boy, we were treated as V.I.P. And we had this big smile in our face, not because of the food, but of the service they gave us. On the down side, although it is not a big thing for us, but just want others to know that they don't have bottled water once you arrive at their hotel, BUT they have hot water ready for your tea. Staff is not that coherent in English, but they can communicate, so it will help if you have your English-Chinese dictionary if you are not a Chinese speaker. But above all, if I rate the hotel from one to five star, I will give them five star. Just know what to expect with the budget that you have.

Booking experience through TCG Booking Center: Thumbs up for your service and big thanks to CAROLINE ZHAO, she was so polite and even though I can't see her, I know that she's smiling. I wish all Chinese who are in this kind of job have the same qualities as her. Overall comment, TCG is very helpful with everything. The first hotel that I was trying to booked was fully booked and Caroline helped me find a better hotel for me and other 2 friends. She found a room that has three beds which was very good. TCG will always be there in all your inquiries, very helpful, polite and accommodating. They will even remind you and call you again in case you forgot what time you should be checking-in. And they help me communicate with the hotel staff, since we had language barrier. Five star for TCG service. More power to all of you TCG!

Thanks again for a wonderful service. I even recommended you to my friends who want to visit different places in China.

Best regards,
Emma R. Castro

1. Suzhou Overseas Chinese Hotel is a good 3star Hotel!
It's centrally located. A 10-15 RMB taxi ride gets you to the surroundings places of interest like the boat cruise nearby, the Suzhou Museum and the wonderful shopping streets and street markets. We got some really nice gifts. Remember to bargain, of course! The staff at the hotel was sufficiently friendly and courteously wrote down the/in Chinese the numerous requests for tourist info. The 20yuan buffet breakfast was fantastic and the hall was lovely as well! A great breakfast indeed! The room was adequate and for the price it was nice.

Just one thing: They should have a microwave to heat things up for guests who arrive in the last hour of the allocated time. Breakfast was serving from 6am to 9am I think!

Next time: We'll definitely stay at the hotel again and for a longer period when we visit Suzhou again soon!

2. TCG service was excellent! Keep up the good work!

Cheers,
Mr. G.I.Fredericks

Regards,
Christophe Durlin