The Huzhou International Hotel was great. We didn't know what to expect, since Huzhou isn't on the tourist circuit. Although we didn't see any Westerners there at all, they seem to be prepared for Western business travelers. (Huzhou is a center for the textile business, particularly for children's clothing.) We stayed on the executive floor - floor 17 - the standard rooms were all booked - for an additional $5 a night. The rooms were very nicely furnished, and included a computer with internet access, and a flat screen TV. Nice bed linens,robes, slippers, fruit in the room. We had 3 rooms and a suite, as a group of 9 traveling with 3 twelve year olds.
The reception desk and the business center staff speak English. The breakfast includes Western foods, such as omelets, baked goods and cereal, and good coffee, as well as the noodles, dumplings and fried rice, etc.
We attended a banquet at the hotel and the Chinese food was good as well - not what you'll find at your local Chinese restaurant in the U.S. to be sure - but plenty of accessible dishes, even for the 12 year olds.
Huzhou is a large modern city, near the water village Nanxun, and the resorts on Lake Tai. Like the water village, Huzhou has numerous canals, and since it doesn't attract foreign tourists, it was interesting to see aspects of China not oriented toward the interests of foreign tourists.
If you have the time to spend to get off the beaten path, I recommend the Huzhou International Hotel.