I stayed at Garden Hotel for four nights as part of my friend's wedding which was held in the hotel itself. It was a very nice hotel, with high standards of service and cleanliness. The room itself was spacious and the beds were very comfortable. As is typical in China, you cannot drink the tap water so they provide you with complementary bottled water and apples each day.
The lobby of the hotel is very ornate, with a couple of intricate gold patterns on the wall, a gorgeous wooden staircase and changing complicated floral arrangements and the like.
There are four or five restaurants in the hotel, including a cafe which does the hotel breakfast. I recommend the hotel breakfast as there is a large selection of Chinese and Western foods and the quality of the food was good.
We got a good deal on bed and breakfast, so I thought it was great value for money, but it depends on getting the right discount I'm sure.
The pool was very nice, though it is highly chlorinated. The locker rooms have a hot tub without any bubbles or anything. It was also cold at night, so it seemed like you needed to come at the right time. There are also lockers, showers, and a sauna.
Overall I enjoyed my stay here and would recommend it to anyone coming to Guangzhou. It is well-located, next to a subway stop and in the old downtown area.