Worldhotel Grand Dushulake Suzhou

I was disappointed in the past, but this time, I could see some improvements. More staff speak much better English, and they try to help you with issues.

I loved the walking paths around the lack and the grounds. Bicycles available. Buffet restaurant was excellent. Room quiet, large screen TV with CNN, desk, Internet. Lighting in the room was the best I have ever seen. Fridge. I was able to ask for and get extra coffee.

Was here for a conference. The hotel is huge and except for the conference spaces, the public spaces seemed deserted. The Octagon buffet was fine with multiple options. Staff were very friendly and helpful to the extent of coming to your room to help out with setting up WiFi (which was somewhat slow). The hotel is right on the lake with a lovely walking/biking path on it - that was beautiful. Nothing else really nearby and nowhere in the hotel to buy a soda or toothpaste or a snack once the restaurants are closed. The rooms were gigantic - the size of NYC apartments. I had a huge living room complete with its own bathroom, a large bedroom with a walk-in closet the size of some motel rooms, and a large bathroom. Speaking of the bathroom, not quite sure the black matte finish works. And also not at all sure who came up with the idea of having the bathroom jut into the bedroom and have that part of the bathroom with glass walls! Essentially, if you are lying in bed, you look straight into the bathroom. Very odd and would be difficult if you were sharing the room with anyone except your spouse (or even with your spouse). Bed was very comfortable. One last thing. The hotel provides small plastic bottles of water every day. What an incredible waste. They should install some kind of water filtration system so that guests can use the tap water and reusable bottles. Was a bit horrifying to think of the number of plastic bottles being thrown out every day. Also the cleaners seemed to turn every single light on in the room (and there are a lot) after they clean so that they were just on for hours every day without there being anyone in the room.