5-1 Huanggonghou, Gusu District, Gu Su District, 215006 Suzhou, China
#1 of 64 hotels in Suzhou
Guests' ChoiceBased on 40 hotel reviews
9.3Cleanliness
9.4
Comfort
9.4
Location
9.5
Facilities
9.5
Staff
9.7
Value for money
9.3
Free WiFi
6.7
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Reviewed: 27 April 2024
Fernanda
BrazilThere isn’t breakfast available. The location is not perfect, but it’s well connected by metro and sits in between the two most important sight areas (gardens and cannals)
I’ve loved my stay here! This place is so cool and artsy, but also cosy. The staff is great and super helpful. The rooms are huge, full of amenities. It’s very nice to have the experience of staying at a guesthouse, instead of the hotels readily available in China.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 16 April 2024
Celine
Costa RicaEverything was great!
Charming Guesthouse in the heart of Suzhou located in a quiet side road. Perfect location - you can walk to most of the sites. Lovely and very helpful host that helped us with all the logistics (as we don’t speak Chinese and didn’t have some of the essential Apps on our phone…), recommended a great restaurant for vegetarians and let us do a late check-out :) Although no breakfast is served you can sit down in the garden or cute living room and have some tea and coffee.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 9 April 2024
Toby
AustraliaWe loved staying here. The room is comfy and homely and the host is very kind. The hotel is within walking distance to the train and buses and restaurants, which made our trip very easy. The host gave us suggestions of lesser known places to visit. The room is small but has all the essentials and the accommodation communal areas are very beautiful. This was much more relaxing than staying in a big, busy hotel
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 5 April 2024
Uschi
United KingdomWiFi isn't great
The location is great - walking distance to most of the key sites and very close to the metro. The vibe of the accommodation is perfect for suzhou. I'm really glad that I chose to stay here and would totally recommend especially if you're looking to have a more authentic experience.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 4 April 2024
Anna-lena
GermanySuper nice and kind host. She helped me a lot and gave me good tips!
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 10 December 2023
Vero
SpainNothing. Everything was great
The place was very clean and very beautiful. It makes you feel like at home from the minute you step in. The hostess was really nice and helpful. She gave us some good indications and kept our luggage for some hours the day we were leaving. The room was very comfortable and clean. Only the bathroom was a bit small perhaps, but not a problem at all. The location is very good, in walkable fistabce to most of the interesting locations in the city. It is located in a very authentic street and although the place is a bit hidden, we had no problem finding it with the hostess indications. We would definitely choose this guesthouse for a future visit in Suzhou.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 11 November 2023
Jennifer
United KingdomThe location was central. I just loved the peacefulness of the house. The bed was very comfortable but the light in the shower kept we awake, as I could not find the switch.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 11 November 2023
Jt
United StatesA true guest house. Beautiful home, beautiful hostess, great location,great value
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 10 November 2023
Aeg
ThailandNothing
location is closed to the busy area, but the house located in the silence and comfortable condition.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 26 October 2023
Louvee
AustraliaThe internet wasn't really usable if you're looking to use it with vpn (same as any wifi in china). But otherwise it worked great
Gorgeous villa, the gardens there really add to the experience. Walkable distance from everywhere we wanted to go. Host was also really friendly. There's free bottled water provides.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 13 October 2023
Silvia
SwitzerlandEverything fine!
Very charming and quiet place, close to center, very nice hosts!
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 18 September 2023
Ben
ThailandOnly stair to the room is too small but the rest is nothing to commend
The staff are very good indeed with service mind, superb!!!
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 9 September 2023
Henrik
GermanyThe shower wasn't cleaned properly, there were hairs, presumably from the previous guest. The shower cabin had obvious grime and dirt stains.
Beautiful premises with lots of local art, nicely decorated rooms, very helpful and nice staff.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 2 July 2023
Thea
FranceThe staff were so sweet and friendly, they went out of their way to help me find something interesting to do on my last afternoon and to help me get around after I had issues buying subway tickets. The room was beautiful, comfortable, and quiet.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 28 June 2023
Maria
PolandHosts! They were so kind! They waiting for us until midnight and talk by phone with our taxi driver because he had problems with address. Room had very nice climate and design, and smell was unforgettable. Thank You for this time.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 27 June 2023
Veronika
Czech RepublicI miss the fridge at the hotel room
Beautiful garden and yard, very pleasant personal, cosy and well designed room
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 21 June 2023
Ruizhu
FranceThe hotel itself is very nice , it’s in an old Suzhou style house in a local alley . It’s right next to an excellent food street which is not just for tourists but also frequented by locals. Close to almost all the attractions.. The couple who recently bought the hotel are very warm and welcoming people . They provided us with free drinks and given us great suggestions for visiting. They are more like friends to you other than hotel owner. By the way , they are both artist so if you want some Chinese paintings you should ask. Before we leave they even helped us book a taxi since we didn’t have the app for taxi booking, and it was hard to call a taxi in the street, the owner went out in the rain to help load our luggage. Many thanks for that. I strongly recommend this hotel for people who want to visit Suzhou
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 2 June 2023
Tai
MalaysiaMadam Yang was super helpful and went out of her way to help us out. She recommended a great restaurant for dinner and made reservations for us and tried really hard to help book us a taxi for our follow on destination. Location was also great with many of the sights well within walking distance.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 25 May 2023
Mandy
Singaporestaffs are not well versed with suzhou attractions
interior of property is beautiful and quaint! perfect for an alternative stay away from the city
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 16 May 2023
Tack
Malaysiaperfect location!garden stylish relaxing!super nice host and meet other travelers!
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 9 May 2023
Nlft
SwitzerlandEasy to access to many iconic places. Environment was great, we literally feel like we were at home. Would definitely recommend houloshenghuo to everyone who would like to visit suzhou
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 21 March 2023
Michiel
Netherlandsthere were some dark long hairs in the shower that weren’t mine…
beautiful room with super friendly owner who went out of her way to help. the place she recommend for breakfast was excellent. she also helped with a taxi. overall great service and a charming place walking distance from many sights as well as restaurants.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 8 February 2023
Andrzej
PolandIt was a little bit cold evening, but owner gave me some extra heater! Very nice!
This place is very climatic, amazing atmosphere, very ecological place. Ecological and natural furniture, I like very much. the owner gave me a souvenir, hand- calligraphed and hand-painted tea cup. This location was great, Gusu district next too many historical places and speccially Master of the Nets Garden, which I love.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 28 December 2022
Ben
United StatesMy room was freezing, but I suspect that the heater wasn’t up for the job with the cold weather
Lovely little property in a fabulous location
Stayed in December 2022
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