Weather first. Sat 7 Nov: dry daytime, cloudy 18–19°C, rain 1–5% until 17:00, high 20°C, sunset 17:07. Rain starts 18:00 (showers), heavy from 19:00 through the night, ~19mm. Sun 8 Nov: rain overnight into the morning, light rain 09:00–11:00, easing to patchy / overcast in the afternoon, high 17°C. So lake and old streets go first, temples suit the wet Sunday morning, canal streets suit the drier Sunday afternoon.

Base. 龙云悦酒店 (杭州西湖武林门地铁站店), 596 Tiyuchang Road, Xihu District, phone 0571-88080662. Check-in Sat 7 Nov after 14:00, check-out Sun 8 Nov before 12:00. 1 night, 和悦双床房 twin beds, no breakfast, paid ¥171 via WeChat. Order 1128152181932594, hotel confirmation 1128152181935462. Hangzhou hotels no longer provide disposable toiletries — bring your own or ask reception.

Trains — booked. Out: G7431 Sat 7 Nov, 10:29 Suzhou North → 12:10 Hangzhou East, gate 2B, Yeo Shi Xu car 07 seat 06B, Heng Tze Luck Daven car 07 seat 06C, 2nd class. Return: G8358 Sun 8 Nov, 18:11 Hangzhou West → 19:09 Suzhou South, gate 8A, Yeo car 07 seat 11C, Heng car 02 seat 14F, 2nd class.

Getting around — metro / train only, no taxis. Hangzhou East → hotel: Metro Line 1 to Fengqi Road, ~10 min walk, allow ~45 min. Hotel → Hangzhou West: Metro Line 3 direct from Wulinmen to Hangzhou West station, allow 45–50 min — leave the hotel ~17:00 on Sunday. Sunday: check out and leave the hotel at 10:30, bags stored at the hotel, collect them at ~16:15. Lingyin / Faxi have no metro station at the gate — the train leg is Metro Line 3 to Huanglong Sports Center, then bus 7 to Lingyin; every other stop below is metro + walk. Saturday, as of 12:38: you should be at Hangzhou East / on your way to the hotel now — lunch, then check-in at 14:00, West Lake from 14:15.

West Lake, Broken Bridge, Bai Causeway, Gushan, Quyuan Fenghe, Hefang Street, Southern Song Imperial Street and the night markets are free to walk.

Answer, in one line: the hotel is at Wulinmen, between the West Lake north shore and Wulin Night Market — every leg in this plan starts there. Hangzhou East is the arrival station (G7431), Hangzhou West is the return station (G8358). There is no direct Suzhou North → Hangzhou West train today — that route was live-checked on Trip.com at 08:16 on 7 Nov and returned no trains.

龙云悦酒店 (杭州西湖武林门地铁站店), 浙江杭州西湖区体育场路596号综合楼, phone 0571-88080662. Check-in Sat after 14:00, check-out Sun before 12:00. Sunday: check out and leave the hotel at 10:30, leave bags at the hotel, collect them at ~16:15 on the way back.

Near the hotel / Wulin: 片儿川 noodles. Wulin Night Market (from ~17:00): 潘老板炸鸡腿, 大牛忙牛肉串, 熨斗大姐葱包烩. Hefang Street: 定胜糕, 龙井茶酥, 羊肉串烧饼. Wushan Night Market: 吴山烤禽, 葱包烩, 臭豆腐春卷.

Umbrella and a light waterproof layer — rain Saturday night and Sunday morning. Comfortable walking shoes for the lake causeways (stone paths get slippery in rain), power bank — the lake day is long and map-heavy. Toothbrush / toothpaste — the hotel does not provide disposables.