The hotel has a great location particularly if you're going to an exhibition or conference or show in the exhibition centre nearby, or if, like us, you're here to hang out at the Eslite complex or shopping malls in the area. The hotel is quite far from the major tourist sites (Suzhou is deceivingly large in some ways) and during national holidays, the traffic will be impossible so you can only rely on the metro. That said, everything is what you'd expect in an Intercontinental - luxurious rooms, comfy beds, spotless bathroom, good selection at breakfast and attentive service. There was a tiny episode at breakfast when our table was taken by a family when we were out getting food at the buffet, but the staff very quickly resolved the issue.