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HYATT Hotels Corporation has opened a Park Hyatt Suzhou in east China, located near freshwater Jinji Lake in the heart of Suzhou Industrial Park.
According to Stephen Ho, President of Global Operations for Greater China, Hyatt said the new hotel has been designed as a refined, contemporary version of a traditional Suzhou mansion that blends the architectural heritage, exquisite craftsmanship and artistic elegance of the city with vibrant modern design to deliver tailored luxury experiences.
“We are thrilled to celebrate the opening of Park Hyatt Suzhou and announce the introduction of the exceptional, personalized Park Hyatt brand to this historic city, which remains the refined home-away-from-home for global connoisseurs in search of enriching experiences,” said Stephen Ho.
He added that we are sincerely grateful to the hotel’s owner, Suzhou Gold Mantis Constructions Decoration, for their trust and support. With their rich experience in real estate management, we are confident that the hotel can bring a sophisticated experience to Suzhou.
Steeped in more than 2,500 years of history, Suzhou was dubbed ‘Venice of the East’ by the Italian explorer Marco Polo after witnessing its picturesque canals and cobbled streets, dotted with stone bridges, temples, pavilions and pagodas.
Park Hyatt Suzhou was created by New York architectural firm, Kohn Pedersen Fox, which also created the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) extension in New York and Shanghai World Financial Center. Featuring interiors by multi-award-winning design firm, Hirsch Bedner Associates, the hotel has been conceived as the luxury lakeside home of a well-traveled, highly discerning guest.
Rather than a vast, open hotel lobby, guests are welcomed to Park Hyatt Suzhou via a series of elegant, residential-style vestibules, traversing tranquil courtyards with meticulous Asian-style landscaping and water features. Ancient Chinese design details such as the crab-apple blossom motif—historically used in imperial interiors to convey opulence and nobility—have been woven throughout the hotel to create a series of tasteful, luxurious spaces with a strong sense of locale.
“Park Hyatt Suzhou houses 178 elegant rooms, including 19 suites with separate living rooms, ranging in size from 50–173 square meters (538 to 1862 square feet). Inspired by the sleeping chambers of ancient Suzhou mansions where bedrooms would often lead to a terrace, spacious entry-level rooms feature a delineated, semi-private ‘verandah’ with living and dining/study areas framing the views and evoking outdoor living,” he said.
Stephen Ho continued also with its trio of distinctive restaurants and bars led by executive chef Vincenzo Carbone, Park Hyatt Suzhou aims to be a gastronomic destination in the city, showcasing a vast variety of authentic local and global culinary experiences incorporating the finest and freshest of seasonal ingredients. Whether exquisite dining or casual grazing, a light lunch or leisurely afternoon tea, Park Hyatt Suzhou strives to offer exemplary cuisine, premium drinks and exceptional service in all its venues. [traveltext.id/photo special]
