The new 402-room Crowne Plaza Suzhou is open for business.

Crowne Plaza Suzhou is located in Suzhou Industrial Park, close to the scenic backdrop of Jinji Lake, and an hour's drive from Shanghai. The hotel is close to the Expo center and Suzhou Science and Arts Center, and is within walking distance of Li Gongdi, Rainbow Walker, and the Times Square entertainment and shopping areas.

For food and beverage, the hotel boasts seven restaurants, bars and lounges, while for MICE-related activities there are 12 multi-function meeting rooms and a 1,066 square meter pillar-less ballroom, which together with 800 square meters of pre-function area are designed to seat from as few as 10 to as many as 1,000 guests in a variety of configurations.

For recreation the hotel offers an arrange of facilities, from a fitness center, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and the Tea Tree spa and marina.

(China Hospitality News May 19, 2009)