Seeing this title, you may really think that I went to take a cruise, in fact, I recently went to stay in Suzhou Jinji Lake [Suzhou Zhongyin Crowne Plaza], the whole hotel is like a cruise ship, and the view room and the whole hall with floor-to-ceiling Windows, let people feel like experiencing a trip to the sea. Today I would like to share with you some of my stay experience ~

First of all, the hotel location, Suzhou Zhongyin Crowne Plaza Hotel is located on the west bank of Jinji Lake, near the "Misty rain Bridge" subway station, we drove from Shanghai, check-in can be free parking. The location of the hotel can be said to be the new center of Suzhou, quite convenient, to the old town is about 3 km, and Suzhou's new landmark "Oriental Gate" is also close. More importantly, outside the hotel is Jinji Lake, the scenery is pleasant!

As soon as I walked into the hotel lobby, I was fascinated by the blue Jinji Lake scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling window, which is super beautiful and looks across the lake from ifc, another landmark of Suzhou. In 2019, the hotel underwent a complete renovation, as the Chinese New Year is approaching, various Spring Festival decorations bring a festive feeling.

Our room is a lake view room, can overlook the scenery of the whole Jinji Lake, on the other side is Suzhou Center, you can see it in the room. I really like this room type. You can see the natural beauty of Suzhou as well as the modern times.

Our room can directly see the lake view from the bathroom, and this time we upgraded the benefits of the executive room, which means that during the time when the executive lounge is open on the 8th floor, you can enjoy lunch, dinner and afternoon tea for free here, because it is the 8th floor, the whole view experience is also very good! The five-star cruise suite is equipped with views.

The "trip" in the hotel in addition to seeing the scenery and living experience, eating! Of course, it is also very important. This time, I came to Crowne Plaza Suzhou Zhongyin Hotel and tasted many distinctive restaurants:

Facing Jinji Lake, the "Fragrant restaurant" with beautiful scenery and delicious food is located in the middle of the lobby. Because the lobby bar is designed around the ship's bollard, it is really a boat experience.

Here recently launched the "Spring Festival afternoon tea", full of festive atmosphere, professional service staff will hold mahjong shaped afternoon tea, and open in front of guests, which has mahjong, bags, firecrackers, lucky bags... Eat these and feel rich! Paired with calves and New Year decorations, it's perfect for bringing the whole family together. There are different combinations of sweet and salty afternoon tea, and I was surprised by several desserts, which are very light and not sweet, suitable for Chinese tastes.

Sunseeker, also on the ground floor, is a buffet restaurant where we have dinner and breakfast. This restaurant is located in the "bow" position of the whole "big ship", with 270 degrees of viewing space and super light. Eating buffet here really makes me have a "dizzying" feeling, there are many choices: seafood, hot pot, Japanese food, barbecue, Hong Kong style, dessert... You can really pick a table one by one. Dinner is served from 17:15, we recommend you can come early, there are really a lot of things oh ~

Buffet breakfast is also in this restaurant, I also worry that there will be no repetition of dinner, this concern is completely unnecessary, the diversity of buffet breakfast opens a window for me, breakfast usually ends at 10 o 'clock oh.

Enjoying cocktails and listening to live music is my favorite way to open the evening. In the "Mariana" bar in the lobby, there is a modern red electric piano, and the evening will bring people a petty and lazy experience with the performance of live singers.

The hottest item in Mariana bar these days is Kingdom of Gins, a selection of 36 gins from around the world, paired with tonic water and various spices and decorations, giving us a different tipsy world.

One of the things I particularly like about the Mariana bar is that it has an oval bar with a clock in the middle that feels very retro, not only for the bar itself, but also for the whole hotel, because the rooms are arranged upward around the bar. And the decor is stylish, with old photographs on the walls that recall voyages at sea and vintage maps reminiscent of sailors and old captains on distant voyages.

On the side of the Mariana Bar is the Western restaurant "Boat Bar", where we enjoyed the next day's Chinese food, although the restaurant is small, but the fire and open kitchen, really like the food here.

As the waiter said, ordering here is not easy to "step on the thunder." The most recommended staple food is their cod, whose fish texture is very tender, and the combination of sour mushrooms and secret sauce brings unexpected feelings to the taste buds.

Next, I would like to talk about the deep impression left by Crowne Plaza Suzhou and some highlights, first of all, I think the biggest feature is the five-star cruise experience, its building itself is a giant ship, walking into the hotel like "waiting for the ship!" ; Secondly, because it is located on the bank of Jinji Lake, the design of the floor-to-ceiling Windows makes people look out from the lobby, restaurant, or room, as if they see the same scenery as the cruise ship; As well as its indoor facilities, decoration and comprehensive service, it also makes people have a wonderful experience of taking a cruise.

Recently, the epidemic has recurred again. When I checked in, I obviously felt that the hotel was very responsible and the inspection was very comprehensive. When we eat buffet, we are required to wear masks and gloves in the process of picking up food, to avoid cross-infection, personally or very much agree!

Gym, swimming pool, recreation center, etc., the hotel's supporting facilities are very perfect, for parent-child guests, but also have professional facilities and services.

Personally feel that the Spring Festival can not travel far, to Suzhou to take a "cruise" is also a very good experience ✌️

Stay Tips:

Add: No.168, Xinggang Street, Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province

Check-in time: 14:00, check-out: 12:00