The Garden Hotel Suzhou Nanyuan Binguan was once the private garden of Mr. Jiang Jie Shi. Starting from 1952, the Suzhou Garden Hotel was appointed the residence for state guests by the Suzhou Government, serving hundreds of national leaders. The hotel underwent an RMB 2.6 billion renovation in 2005. This Suzhou hotel is within a stones throw from world cultural heritage sites like the Master-of-Nets Garden and the Canglang Pavilion. The hotel is the largest Chinese garden style hotel in the city center, from which guests may conveniently access the Suzhou train station and bus station.Chinese cuisine and Western cuisine are available on-site, along with room service and a coffee shop. The hotel also has a bar where guests can socialize over a drink.This Suzhou hotel hosts a large ballroom, two reception rooms and three function rooms. It is an ideal place for weddings, meetings, exhibitions and other functions. Guests can relax buy getting a massage, using the steamy sauna, working out by using the fitness facilities or playing a game of tennis.