Ines:Hubin Gongyu is a residence of 60 apartments (9 floors) situated on the eastern side of the lake. Most apartments have 3 or 4 bedrooms. In December 2010, 5 expats families (3 of them from France) are living in the residence. We are 2 minutes away walking distance to the lake and to the famous area «xihu tiandi». It's right in the middle of town, with plenty of tourists around during the weekends. We are 20-30 minutes drive from HIS and the bus picks up the kids at 7:20am in the morning. You have nearly everything within walking distance: supermarkets (Carrefour, City life), restaurants, coffee (at least 3 Starbuck within 5 minutes!), shops (Toys'r us, H&M, Watson...), banks and 2 upper-range hotels with indoor swimming pools and gym. The train station is 10 minutes away by car and 30 minutes by walk. Taxis are quite easy to find (of course rainy days could be troublesome as anywhere in the city). A good place to live if you have no car! Unfortunately, no real park or outside playground for the younger kids or play area in Hangzhou. ---[2014/8/23]
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