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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 February 2010 14:53 )
 

Marriott Hotel opens in Suzhou

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Marriot Hotel SuzhouThe Suzhou Marriott Hotel opened its doors to guests, offering luxurious accommodations, exquisite restaurants, modern design and great meeting space.

In celebration of its opening, the hotel currently offers a special introductory rate of CNY 788 per night for deluxe accommodations, complimentary internet access and breakfast buffet for two, valid until March 31, 2010

Situated in an ideal downtown area for business travelers, the Suzhou Marriott Hotel is located in close vicinity to the new high tech development zone, adjacent to Suzhou Government and Administrative Service Center, with easy access to Suzhou International Expo Center and China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park.

Spacious guest rooms are designed to accommodate both leisure and business visitors, featuring plush new bedding, bathrobes, flat screen television, ergonomic chairs, high speed internet and a well lit full-sized desk. The executive lounge is located on the 48th floor and boasts a superior view of the city.

Suzhou Marriott LogoThe hotel also offers three specialty restaurants featuring international cuisine and local favorites. Man Ho is the hotel’s signature restaurant, serving Cantonese and local dishes, fine French wines and Chinese liquors. The restaurant also has five private rooms with personal hostesses, perfect for small parties. The rustic décor and large wood fire oven at the Alto Vino creates a comfortable and inviting environment for fine dining. Southern Italian dishes dominate the menu and the stylish restaurant is positioned as the best Western style restaurant in Suzhou. Asia Bistro is a reasonably priced three meal a day buffet restaurant that serves a variety of Asian cuisines. Fresh ingredients prepared at lively cooking stations are sure to entice guests looking for a tasty feast.

The hotel’s ideal location makes it a great venue for meetings and social events. Furnished with the newest audio and visual equipment, it offers 17,000 square feet of flexible space, consisting of 13 meeting rooms and a ballroom of almost 5,000 square feet for up to 450 people.

The new hotel incorporates the latest innovations of Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International’s performance-driven brand. Operating under a long-term management agreement between Marriott International and Suzhou New Development Investment Co., Ltd, the property’s General Manager is Jerry Miao and director of marketing is Loren Zhu.

In addition to the newly opened hotel, Marriott’s portfolio in the city also includes 380-room Renaissance Suzhou Hotel. A third addition, 267-room Courtyard by Marriott Suzhou is currently under development and is expected to open later this year. Suzhou Marriott Hotel is the tenth property to be flagged under the Marriott Hotels and Resorts brand in the country.

Hotel Location and Information
No.1296 Ganjiang Road West, Jinchang District
Suzhou, 215004 China
Phone: 0512 82258888
Fax:  0512 82258899
Sales: 0512 82258888
Sales fax: 0512 82258899

Source: Hospitality Net™
Last Updated ( Monday, 18 January 2010 09:45 )
 

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Sheraton Hotel & Tower Suzhou says Goodbye

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Sheraton SuzhouOn 11th of January 2010 Sheraton Hotel & Towers, located on Xin Shi Road will be rebranded as part of the Pan Pacific Hotels Group.

Guests can now book their stays at Pan Pacific Suzhou – due to open on 11 January 2010. The landmark 484-room property features traditional Suzhou gardens and ancient Chinese aesthetics fused with modern comforts and luxury. Prior to its opening, Pan Pacific Suzhou is undergoing refurbishments to deliver the level of personalised experience synonymous with the Pan Pacific brand.

At Pan Pacific Suzhou, guests can expect an enhanced overall experience in line with the Pan Pacific standard of luxury, starting from the booking process through to their arrival and stay at the hotel.

Jeffrey OngWe from Suzhou Exapt say Goodbye to Sheraton and welcome the new General Manager Jeffrey Ong who is apointed beginning of December 2009. His most recent role was that of General Manager of the InterContinental Hotel in Dalian which he assumed after a very distinguished posting with the InterContinental Hotel Hong Kong.
Jeffrey holds an MBA (Hospitality and Tourism Management) and a Diploma in Japanese Language Studies from Kyoto University of Foreign Studies. He is also proficient in Mandarin, Cantonese and Taiwanese.

About Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited
Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited is a listed hotel subsidiary of Singapore-listed UOL Group Limited, one of Asia’s most established hotel and property companies with an outstanding portfolio of investment and development properties. Based in Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels Group owns, manages and/or markets over 30 hotels, resorts and serviced suites with over 10,000 rooms in Asia and North America including those under development. The Group comprises two acclaimed brands: Pan Pacific® and PARKROYAL®.
Pan Pacific ® is a leading brand in Asia and the Pacific Rim situated in key cities of distinguished destinations offering premium accommodations and services. PARKROYAL® is a regional Asia Pacific brand which promises a lifestyle-approach to hospitality that will leave guests with an experience to remember. For more information, visit pphg.com
Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 December 2009 10:20 )
 

Second Metro line starts this Year

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Construction will start this year on a second Metro line in Suzhou City to connect the Jiangsu Province city to the high-speed railway linking Shanghai and Beijing.

A review was held over the weekend for the preliminary design for Metro Line 2, today's Oriental Morning Post reported.

According to the plan, the new line will start from Suzhou Station on the new Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, now under construction, and extend 26 kilometers through the city's five districts.

Nineteen kilometers of track will be underground with 22 stations. The new line will link with Suzhou's Metro Line 1, which is being built.

The second Metro line, expected to start operation in 2014, is part of Suzhou's traffic development program to build four Metro lines in the 1,000-year ancient city. The city also plans to build a fast rail line linking Suzhou to neighboring Wuxi City's Suofang Airport.

Source: ShanghaiDaily.com

 

Karneval / Carnival starts in Suzhou

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Start in CarnivalThis year Suzhou Expat presents together with BAR BLUE on 11th November 2009 the biggest Carnival Start in Suzhou ever seen. Our German DJ plays the traditional Carnival Hits from Germany and around the world. International Party Music all night long. Our Party brings the right atmosphere and everybody who comes costumed will get one beer for free.

 

Officially Carnival starts in Germany at 11th November at 11:11am  (elften elften elf Uhr elf) and continues in a fairly low-key way for about three months before the Crazy Days (Tolle Tage) which climax on “Rosenmontag” (has nothing to do with roses, it is derived from "rasender Montag" raving Monday), the 42nd day before Easter. Carnival season is traditionally seen as a chance for people to go wild and let their hair down before Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. In Germany Carnival is a regional festival and is celebrated in different ways according to different local traditions. It known as Karneval,  (Rheinland area), Fastnacht (around the city of Mainz), Fasnet (in Swabia south-west region of Germany and in the south-west of the state of Bavaria), Fosnat (in the Franken region northern Bavaria), and as Fasching (around the city of munic and in Austria).

Carnival is also celebrated around the world......

Carnival in SuzhouPlaces especially noted for elaborate Carnival celebrations include 's-Hertogenbosch and Maastricht in The Netherlands, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz in Germany, Portugal, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador, Recife and Olinda in Brazil, Barranquilla and Pasto in Colombia, Port-of-Spain in Trinidad, Santiago in Cuba, Venice in Italy, Nice in France, New Orleans (See New Orleans Mardi Gras) and Mobile, Alabama in the USA, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Cádiz in Spain, Binche Eupen Hasselt and Malmédy in Belgium. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, is a well-known pride parade. The Quebec City Winter Carnival is the biggest winter-themed carnival in the world. It depends a lot on good snowfalls and very cold weather, to keep snowy ski trails in good condition and the many ice sculptures intact. For this reason it does not observe the lunar based Easter celebration but is fixed instead to the last days of January and first days of February of the solar calendar.

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The Sheraton Oktoberfest is back

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Sheraton 6th OktoberfestLast year a lot of people are disappointed as Sheraton anounce that 2008 will be no Oktoberfest in Suzhou.

But this year even in this hard times Sheraton brings the 6th Oktoberfest back to Suzhou. Like you can see in our Photo Gallery this event is very special and a highlight in Suzhou.

The 6th Oktoberfest, jointly organized by Sheraton Suzhou Hotel & Towers and DUSA, will be held again this year from Wednesday October 14th until Sunday October 18th, 2009.

This year the event is planned for 4 consecutive evenings and a Special Sunday Oktoberfest Brunch. It will be held in a real beer tent outside on the tennis court on the 3rd level of the hotel. The event will start at 18:00 (6:00 PM) daily with beer, authentic German food, traditional Oktoberfest Games and lucky draw prizes. During which the famous Bavarian band “Munchner Musikanten” flown in especially for the Oktoberfest festivities will be playing.

Tickets for this great event will be individually sold from September 21st onwards, on Level 1 of Sheraton Suzhou Hotel & Towers. Please purchase the tickets early, to avoid any missing.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 October 2009 19:04 )
 

Sheraton Suzhou days are counted

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Sheraton SuzhouThe last days of Sheraton Suzhou Hotel and Towers are running because the Pan Pacific Hotels Group are at the start of a "growth strategy" for China and that means they're going to open their second hotel in China in January 2010.

After opening up the Pan Pacific Xiamen earlier this year, they will now be taking over and rebranding the Sheraton Suzhou Hotel and Towers. It's a 484-room place which Sheraton just added a brand new wing of 99 rooms to earlier in the year (obviously nobody told them they'd be handing it over).

Pan Pacific Logo"Pan Pacific guests can expect an enhanced overall experience in line with the Pan Pacific standard of subtleness, delicate service and attention to details, starting from the booking process through to their arrival and stay at the hotel" said A. Patrick Imbardelli, President and CEO, Pan Pacific Hotels Group.

Before the January reopening they'll be putting some Pan Pacific "brand standards" in place. And then the group will be looking ahead to its continued attempt to rule China, with its third hotel planned for Tianjin in 2011.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 September 2009 14:50 )
 
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