Usually, when this question comes up for me, I start by referring to orchidspecies.com, which states the following about trichopilias:
Around 30 species of small to medium sized epiphytes, and occasionally lithophytes or terrestrials beneath orchid bearing trees, from Central and South America which require shady, warm to cold conditions and careful watering while growing, less when not. They are best potted in a mound with the plant in the center on the highest point so as to show off the short basal few flowered racemes.
That would make me think twice. However, looking specifically at the Tricho. suavis info makes it seem OK:
This medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphytic species occurs from Costa Rica to Colombia in low, mossy woods on large branches and tree trunks between 1000 and 1700 meters in elevation, and is an erect plant that has fairly round, fleshy, compressed psuedobulbs enveloped basally by several, papery, imbricating sheaths and carrying a single apical, broadly elliptic-lanceolate, pointed, coriaceous yet flexible, erect or curved, abruptly narrows below into an elongate conduplicate petiolate base leaf and up to 8" long. They have a basal inflorescence arising on a newly formed pseudobulb that is pendulous or curved, short, with 2-5 longlasting, large, fragrant flowers that occur in the late winter to early spring. Yearly repotting, regular water while in growth and a month long cooler, well ventilated rest insure a healthy blooming plant.
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