if i ever went to hangzhou again, i would choose this hotel. i speak mandarin so it was relatively easy enough to get around by public transport (bus). so this helps. and though i was staying for only a night, they upgraded me. so maybe my review is a bit biased there - i'll never know what the original room is like (i chose the cheapest room possible).

My son and I stayed for 1 night in this hotel.

There might be some confusion with the name. It is not called Four Seasons Hotel. It is called Spring Summer Autumn Winter Hotel, or shortened as Seasons Hotel. Its front sign says SSAW Hotel.

It is very conveniently located on a main thoroughfare 5-10 minuted walk from West Lake, which is the main attraction in Hangzhou. It is a short walk to some convenience stores, restaurants and other eating places.

First of all the front desk staff we very efficient, helpful, and they speak English (at least the ones we hard speak). They went out of their way to show us the room to see if we like it before they booked it for us. They did their best to answer our queries and gave us a nice map of the city. Although the street is noisy with traffic, it is a nice area with lots of trees.

The room is big and nicely decorated in the Zen style. The bed is very big, plus there is a large sofa that doubles as an extra bed. The console table is wide. There is good internet connection. The air-con worked very well and it has an easy-to-use control panel. The TV, although, still the tube type, is large and fairly clear, with several English channels.

The bathroom is large and. The room and bathroom, as well as the entire hotel, is very clean.

At $65.00 per night, even without breakfast, it is a very good deal for such a nice hotel with a large, clean, nicely appointed room and bathroom. I would definitely stay in this hotel when I return to Hangzhou in the future.

This is a budget hotel wh tries hard and has good location. Stayed here on 11 Sept for 1 night and found it adequate for our needs ie. inexpensive place to rest for 1 night. Reserved 3 Standard Double (22sq ft) at RMB389 for the kids and parents and a Deluxe (25sq ft) at RMB489 with Ctrip.com (great site for china bookings!) for ourselves facing the street. Had to remind them on checkin to provide a street view room as the back end faces the back of anr bldg. They were very obliging.
Didn't expect much. Generally, sheets were clean tho rooms smelt faintly of smoke even tho we requested for non-smoking rooms and carpets a bit worn. After opening the windows for a bit, it was better. Bathrooms were clean enough. All basic toiletries were provided including a hairdryer. Beds were a bit hard but we were so tired it didn't affect us. We were hardly in the room as we left after checkin for lunch at Waipojia facing the Xihu lake (delicious!), took a walk across for photos at xihu, visited the historical yuefei temple and beautiful Linyin temple (must do!) and straight to the Westlake Impressions show which was simply spectacular and unforgettable (don't miss! must prebook & ask for seats at A2 or A3, row 3/towards the front. We got A1 row 3, seats 12-19 wh were not center but close to the stage at left corner).
The location of this hotel is good and within 5 mins walk to the lake and restaurants along Jiefang road and on Hubin road wh is around the corner towards Hyatt hotel facing Xihu. (Due to time constraints and number of ppl, we had a car and driver to take us around. We didn't want to depend on taxis esp w kids and on usually busy weekends. We booked thru www.ehaicar.com & they speak english).
There's a night market across the hotel selling some fake branded items, local clothes and shoes, dvds, hair accessories, lighters and makeup. At the lights to the left of the hotel, walk straight past the bank and beyond for 3mins. As we were peckish after the night market, we found a KFC down the road to the right of the hotel at a corner and a late night steamboat across the street but menu was in Mandarin tho if we really wanted, we prbly cd hv ordered w our basic Mandarin.
Breakfast tho not provided in our pkg cd be taken at the top floor (take lift to the 12th and then walk up) for RMB38 pp. As we were catching the 10am train back to Shanghai, we pd extra for it. Breakfast was a mix spread of Chinese style with porridge, noodles, some local dishes, and western style with some sausages, ham and fried eggs (sunnyside up only) and coffee/tea and bread. I found it interesting to try the local stuff and liked the sweet potatoes, fruit, bao, sticky rice cakes.
I'd recommend the hotel for those looking for a short inexpensive yet comfortable enuf stay and without much expectations. Typical China hotel and maybe a level better than some others.

We stayed here for two nights during a weekend getaway from Shanghai. We speak basic Mandarin, but the hotel staff also spoke a little English. The hotel has a great location just 10 minutes walk from the lake. There are many restaurants, shops, etc, in the area of the hotel. The room was modern, and akin to Western standards. The bathroom had a modern glass design, and the bed was comfortable. The shower was wonderful. We were in the back of the hotel, so we had no view but it was nice and quiet. There is also internet in the rooms, but we did not try this service. The hotel is about a 10 minute/$2 cab ride from the train station. There are several Western cable channels in the room if you need to keep up with international news or just want to unwind. If you don't speak Mandarin, the name of this hotel can be a little confusing to cab drivers because the Chinese name does not correspond to SSAW. So it is best to point to a map or have the hotel's Chinese name written out if you are not a Mandarin speaker. Likewise, you can easily catch a cheap taxi ride from the hotel to any of the major sites of Hangzhou, including the LingYin Temple. We would definitely stay here again.