The Garden is spending big to upgrade itself before the arrival of the foreign competition, and it shows in the quality of the hardware. Rooms are very comfortable, prompting Business Traveller Asia-Pacific to choose it as the best business hotel in Guangzhou in 2005. Its service is also improving quickly under a focused management team.
Indeed, the hotel is not resting on its laurels: a plan is under way to convert some floors into all-suite levels, which will offer much bigger and more comfortable rooms. A world-class spa is soon to be brought in, managed by the Banyan Tree group from Thailand. The range of options for wining and dining is truly exhaustive in this big hotel.
The Furusato offers Japanese, while the Peach Blossom is one of the best Cantonese restaurants in the city and La Casa has good Italian food. There is also the Connoisseur, a less formal venue for continental food, the bustling Lai Wan Market for local delicacies, and the Delicatessen bakery. If you want to impress someone, take them up to the top-floor revolving restaurant, The Carousel. Other facilities include the biggest ballroom in Guangzhou, conference rooms, business center, swimming pool, squash courts, tennis, shopping arcade, and beauty salon.
Garden Hotel 花园酒店
368 Huanshi Dong Lu 环市东路368号
(86-20) 8333 8989
www.thegardenhotel.com.cn
