Suzhou China Central Place is an upgrade of China Central Place Group after Beijing China Central Place for ten years. The overall project is about 780,000 square meters, integrating international standard super Grade A office buildings, boutique shopping malls, garden-style commercial blocks, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Marriott Executive Apartments, Ascott Serviced Apartments, Huamao Gusurili Service Apartments, H+ Art Museum, and Zizhi Garden.
From site selection criteria to diversified business formats to creating an international urban life, Suzhou China Central Place inherits the construction concept of Beijing China Central Place and has been renovated with a new and upgraded attitude.
On August 9, 2024, China Central Place Suzhou held the opening ceremony of "One Dream Jiangnan" Huamao Gusuri Service Apartment and the launch ceremony of The Ritz-Carlton. The opening and operation of Huamao Gusuri Service Apartment means that the countdown to the full opening of Suzhou Huamao Center has begun.
One. Exploring Urban Renewal: Reviving the Ancient City and Creating a New Landmark for the Integration of Culture, Business and Tourism:
Based on the concept of "being responsible for the society, the city and the history", Huamao Group continues to improve its service quality and management level. With the leading business model of "integration of construction and operation, continuous innovation and upgrading", we have integrated international resources and built a modern service industry operation platform based on finance, securities, headquarters office, science and technology new energy, commercial retail, business travel services, etc., which has quickly created the core of the city's CBD and established an international and high-level business district landmark.
(Wang Honglun, Co-Vice President of China Central Place Group)
At the ceremony, Mr. Wang Honglun, Co-Vice President of China Central Place Group, said: "Suzhou China Central Place is the upgrade of China Central Place Group's research and development for ten years, with a total investment of more than 10 billion yuan, and is planned to be fully completed and put into operation this year, among which China Central Place Gusuri Service Apartment has been completed and put into sale, self-operated apartments have been put into operation, Zizhi Garden, where we are located, has been opened to owners and customers, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel is about to open, the office building is about to be put into use, and the H+ Art Museum will be put into operation by the end of the year. The commercial part will also open one after another. After the official operation of Suzhou China Central Place, it will generate huge economic and social benefits, create a large number of tax revenue and jobs for Suzhou, vigorously promote the transformation and upgrading of Suzhou's commercial and service industries, and promote the high-quality integrated development of the city's economy and the global economy. ”
(Yang Yue, Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Suzhou National Historical and Cultural City Conservation Area and Deputy Mayor of Gusu District Government)
(The Ritz-Carlton, Suzhou, Launching Ceremony)
Nicolas Kassab, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Suzhou, said: "The first Ritz-Carlton hotel in Suzhou is the finishing touch of this project. The hotel's interior design was designed by Peter Remedios, who has dug deep into Suzhou's cultural heritage and skillfully integrated Suzhou's unique charm into every detail, creating a luxurious space full of local cultural characteristics, bringing an exclusive experience that is both international and local. ”
(Ribbon Cutting Ceremony)
Two. From "Huamao+" to "Huamaojia", it is deeply integrated with local culture to build a Soviet-style "manga life" ecosystem
In 2024, based on the decision of Huamao Group to comprehensively promote the operation capacity of the project, Suzhou Huamao has opened up its first self-operated hotel project: Suzhou Huamao Gusuri Service Apartment, which takes service as the cornerstone, tries the "Huamao +" operation model, and builds an ecosystem with Huamao lifestyle as the core.
Suzhou Huamao Gusuli Service Apartment (hereinafter referred to as "Gusuli" or apartment) is located in the Suzhou Huamao Center project, located outside the ancient city of Gusu Changmen, built along the river, east of the ancient city wall of Changmen, adjacent to the Humble Administrator's Garden, Suzhou Museum, walking distance to Shantang Street, the Lingering Garden, Xiyuan Temple and other famous scenic spots, with unique garden landscape, humanities and natural resources, is mentioned in the opening chapter of "Dream of Red Mansions": "the most first- and second-class rich and elegant place in the red dust".
(Zizhi Garden)
The apartment has 229 modern art rooms, modern and artistic room style, pure and natural design, like ink paintings. Among them, the most distinctive warm parent-child rooms, with the theme matching appropriately show the multi-faceted nature of Suzhou, classical and gentle but advancing with the times, traditional and modern; The "Crazy Kids" children's theme suite is a paradise-type room tailored for children, with the purpose of joy, safety and warmth; The seven themed terrace rooms can enjoy the garden scenery and are the best place to enjoy tea and drinks with friends; Pet-friendly terrace rooms are also available for pet lovers.
The apartment is a benchmark for five-star hotels, with comfortable bedding and linen, and the room provides fresh air system, floor heating throughout the house, private kitchen and intimate butler service to provide guests with a better stay experience. In addition to the constant temperature swimming pool, children's playground, gymnasium, audio-visual room and other public use spaces, it also provides a full set of customized Soviet-style garden wedding services for the newlyweds, and also has a variety of content activities such as baby care, parent-child summer camp, parent-child healing, intangible cultural heritage research, and traditional culture experience. It is committed to deeply integrating content culture into life, so that art, traditional culture, and intangible cultural heritage culture can be brought to life.
(Intangible Cultural Heritage Paint Fan)
(Featured experience: soft pen thousand-character text)
(Intangible Cultural Heritage Foil)
(Intangible Cultural Heritage Water Extension)
In this event, the Huamao team invited Suzhou Embroidery Research Institute, Mr. Weng Shiyan, the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage buckles, Mr. Luo Junbo, the cultural and creative designer of Yiwumen brand, and the intangible cultural heritage teachers of Suzhou Kunqu Opera Theater to help the "One Dream Jiangnan" activity site. Together with the team of Huamao Gusurili Service Apartment, the intangible cultural heritage experience activities were upgraded, and water extension, lacquer fans, papermaking and unique cultural activities were presented in Zizhi Garden. Based on the cultural history of Zizhi Garden, the team of Suzhou China Central Place has connected it into a vivid and interesting interactive game experience, and "Vanishing Garden" was officially launched to guests on August 8.
(Intangible Cultural Heritage Papermaking)
(Intangible cultural heritage buckle, the picture shows the intangible cultural heritage inheritor Weng Shiyan teaching)
In the future, Suzhou China Central Place will gradually open up commercial, art and living spaces, and will create a comfortable "Suzhou-style manga life" and enhance the urban public experience as the primary goal to serve every guest.