Elong Hotel Hotels Near Gusuhui

Suzhou Garden Retreat is a boutique hotel nestled beside the Suzhou Hall, offering private courtyard rooms with traditional Suzhou latticed windows. Guests can enjoy Biluochun tea ceremonies in the Plum Garden Tea Pavilion, just a 3-minute walk from the main hall. The hotel also provides complimentary garden walking tours through ancient alleyways and hidden courtyards

Tingyu Lou - Suzhou is located just 50 meters east of the Suzhou Hall, featuring Ming Dynasty-style architecture with every room facing the curved waterway and rockery. Guests can reach the main hall in under 2 minutes on foot. Daily 9 a.m. "Morning Reading Gathering" events offer a serene atmosphere where visitors engage in classical Chinese poetry readings amidst ink-scented air and flowing streams

Yueying Xuan Villa is the only hotel adjacent to Suzhou Hall with a dedicated night lighting design. Its riverside rooms offer panoramic views of illuminated lotus ponds and shadowed eaves. From 8 p.m., guests can join guided lantern walks through the illuminated corridors, followed by a rooftop tasting of seasonal Suzhou pastries, creating an immersive experience of "night garden exploration"

Beyond visiting the main hall, guests can participate in a Suzhou Gardener Workshop hosted at the hotel’s Bamboo Courtyard, learning traditional flower arrangement and pruning techniques. Monthly "Poetry & Calligraphy Gatherings" invite local scholars to discuss classic Wu literature, with handmade rice paper and brushes provided for guests to compose their own verses in a tranquil, artistic setting

Yunqi Xiaozhu is a family-run villa complex located 100 meters south of Suzhou Hall, with each building set within its own private courtyard. Children enjoy the ink-painting activity zone and maze garden path, while parents relax at the bamboo pavilion tea lounge. A monthly "Treasure Hunt Quest" game rewards kids with handmade Suzhou sugar paintings, all supported by attentive 24-hour concierge service

Xiu Ge Shifang is a heritage building transformed into a hotel directly connected to Suzhou Hall, serving a daily authentic Suzhou breakfast set including steamed crab-filled dumplings, soy sauce-glazed tofu pudding, and osmanthus sticky rice cake. Served on an open-air terrace overlooking a koi pond, the meal blends sound of flowing water and birdsong, evoking scenes from the classic "Six Chapters of a Floating Life" – reservations recommended for prime seating