
Distance from the Hongqiao airport: 70km
Distance from Suzhou railway station: 5km
Distance from downtown: 2.5km
Distance from Shilu commercial street: 5km - The modern Garden Hotel is the former villa of Jiang Jieshi and Heyanong, where is also the former residence of Mrs.Yao Yicheng ( Jiang Jieshi' s second wife) and Jiang Weiguo (Jiang Jieshi' s youngest son).
On 1952, the hotel has became the accommodation of many country leaders and international celebrities such as the former American president Carter, secretary of state Kissinger, the Mrs. Thatcher, Japan premier kaifu toshiki, Jiang Zeming, Zhu Rongji, Li Peng, Zhou Enlai, Chenyi, Deng Xiaoping, etc.