Ah, viewing the moon over the West Lake - what a way to enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival which falls on October 3 this year.

With the National Day holiday golden week and the Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner, Hangzhou is ready to showcase its beautiful scenery and cultural heritage.

There's still room at the inn - though many hotels will raise their rates for the holiday from October 1 to 8. Others will maintain their rates, and there are even good deals.

A new conference model called "Business Meeting in Swimsuit" pops up, and the Landison Longjing Resort Hangzhou has taken the plunge.

According to Ctrip.com, a major travel service provider specializing in discounts, high-end business hotels and economy lodging near the West Lake will raise their rates by around 30 percent during the holiday.

At the Hyatt Regency Hangzhou, the rate for a standard room will go up to 1,600 yuan (US$235) a night, an increase of 100-200 yuan over September.

The Huachen International Hotel will raise the single-room rate to 680 yuan, up by more than 100 yuan, while the Hanghzou Elan Inn Hotel lifts the price by 60 yuan to 120 yuan.

The rates of the Landison Plaza Hotel Hangzhou and Landison Longjing Resort Hangzhou also will rise by 10 to 20 percent.

The Hangzhou-headquartered Landison Hotel Group operates six hotels in Zhejiang Province, including three in Hangzhou. The Landison Plaza Hotel is in the city center's Wulin area, the Longjing Resort is near the West Lake, and the third is in the suburban Yuhang area.

"The three have formed a complete tourism route around the city," says Zhou Dawei, the group's public relations manager. "We will provide special rates for guests who book rooms in more than one of our hotels."

Some medium-size travel agencies, such as Elong.com, have booked blocs of hotel rooms for the holiday and will rent them to their registered members.

However, some newly opened hotels not near the West Lake will keep their rates unchanged, including the Crowne Plaza Hangzhou Grand Canal that opened this January and the Oakwood Residence Hangzhou that opened late last year.