Dongshan Hotel

The hotel is located by the beautiful Taihu Lake with magnificent views from various points. We did not go down as the sun was scorching but the drive through was pleasant. We were greeted at the door by the concierge who duly took our bags. The guest relationship manager Xu Ting escorted us to our upgraded room and explained to us some of the functions available. The new Diecui block which we stayed was refurbished in 2016. Our room came with automatic curtains and plated toilet glass which can be switched on and off. The room also came with a full sized fridge, huge bathroom and a 4 seater sofa. Only gripe was that the bathtub and rain shower did not work as it should. Only cold water came out of the bathtub, and the shower head doesn't work. Rain shower cannot be switched on too. Seemed to me they are just there as aesthetics. Service was excellent. The housekeeping staff came over to offer us some drinks and fruits, and checked if our toddler needed a toilet seat. The restaurant staff too were really nice throughout the 4 meals that we had there. The breakfast was not too bad. Not quite a lot of variety but the taste was pretty good. The Danish was the best I had for this trip.. Crisp and fluffy crust. Lunch/dinner service also served good food, you should try their local white prawns and fish while u are there. Diecui block has direct access to the arcade and foot reflexology place. The pool is at another block which require to walk up the hill. Note: while the hotel puts up no smoking signs, some guest do blatantly smoke indoors but the service staff turns a blind eye on it.