Youngor Central

“Excellent hotel lodging for Westerns in Suzhou”

My wife and two children (ages 1 and 3) stayed here for eight days. There are only a handful of partially-English-speaking employees at the hotel, and to be honest they definitely tried their best to accommodate our needs. The morning breakfast offers some Western-style foods (i.e. bacon and eggs),… more

My wife and two children (ages 1 and 3) stayed here for eight days. There are only a handful of partially-English-speaking employees at the hotel, and to be honest they definitely tried their best to accommodate our needs. The morning breakfast offers some Western-style foods (i.e. bacon and eggs), so this was a huge plus for us considering it is hard to get Western meals in Suzhou besides McDonald's and KFC. You can walk to dozens of good tourist sites as well even though there are gazillions of car, bicycle, and moped taxis. The bottom line is that I do recomment this hotel and I'd definitely stay there again if I ever return to Suzhou.

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“Surprised by cleanliness level-thumbs up!”

This review is for the date: June 2015. Was attending a conference held at the hotel which apparently is a host to many such venues. Well located hotel which the taxi driver found with ease. Hotel itself situated in a busy pedestrian shopping area (and occasional cars!) however, hotel room was very… more

This review is for the date: June 2015. Was attending a conference held at the hotel which apparently is a host to many such venues. Well located hotel which the taxi driver found with ease. Hotel itself situated in a busy pedestrian shopping area (and occasional cars!) however, hotel room was very quiet and noise free. Impressed with cleanliness of the room and 'smoke' free odor of the space. The bathroom/shower had a bit of mold growing around the edges of the bathtub and the tiles around the tub were very worn and old but otherwise the bathroom was clean. Staff were polite and able to converse in basic English which was a huge plus. Would recommend the place.

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“Location”

Just quick summary of our stay in this hotel: - location - mentioned also by other visitors, it is great, walking distance to nearby area of PingJiang (see attached map); - quiet - surprisingly good for Chinese hotel ;-) - clean; - wifi works; - price - fyi 460rmb per night in june 2016 (excl. brea… more

Just quick summary of our stay in this hotel: - location - mentioned also by other visitors, it is great, walking distance to nearby area of PingJiang (see attached map); - quiet - surprisingly good for Chinese hotel ;-) - clean; - wifi works; - price - fyi 460rmb per night in june 2016 (excl. breakfast).

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“Unbeatable location, and very good staff”

I was based in nearby Hangzhou for some years, and conducted a thorough survey of Suzhou hotel options on behalf of my employer. This was an easy No. 1 choice: excellent for location and service. The fact that it was 'mid-price' (quite low mid-price, at that!) was a bonus. I've stayed here several… more

I was based in nearby Hangzhou for some years, and conducted a thorough survey of Suzhou hotel options on behalf of my employer. This was an easy No. 1 choice: excellent for location and service. The fact that it was 'mid-price' (quite low mid-price, at that!) was a bonus. I've stayed here several times since, and never really had a bad experience. The staff on reception are excellent, and all speak very good English. The rooms vary in size quite a bit, but are all clean and comfortable. They are also, for the most part, remarkably quiet - despite the fact that the hotel nestles in the heart of a pedestrian shopping and nightlife area. (The one problem I've encountered is that the lane at the back has a number of restaurants and a karaoke bar which can be very noisy: it is best to avoid the north side of the hotel, especially the lower floors.) The Youngor Central is right in the heart of Suzhou, in a bustling pedestrianised retail district - with numerous cheap restaurants to choose from nearby. It is just south of Xuanmiao Si, a large Daoist temple, which is well worth a look (and which has a large street market spring up in front of it at the weekends). It is easy walking distance to all the main gardens, and the charming Pingjiang Jie walking street alongside one of the old canals. Public transport links are also very good for travel to the railway stations or Jinji Lake or other more distant parts of the city: there are several major bus routes on Ganjiang Donglu, the main east-west road just 100 yards away. And the hotel is midway between two stations on Line 1 of the Metro, Leqiao and Lindun Road - both barely 10 minutes' walk away. I see they now seem to be offering a 'free breakfast', but that has never been included in any of the packages I've booked there in the past. I've never tried the restaurant, actually: I am told it is good, but a little expensive - and there are so many other options to try in the neighbourhood. Suzhou is the nicest major city in China. And the Youngor Central is the best place to stay in Suzhou.

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