The Hongta Hotel, Shanghai

Feast on the breathtaking panorama of Shanghai from the windows of the 328 elegant rooms and suites. The thoughtfully designed meeting areas offer a range of generous layouts and superb amenities ready to accommodate every need. The hotel has over 10,000 square feet of space, divided into 13 distinct function rooms each equipped with the latest in technology, including wireless Internet access. This air-conditioned hotel has a lobby area with 24-hour reception and check-out service, hotel safe, currency exchange facilities, a cloakroom and lift access. Other shared facilities include a café, bar, hairdressing salon, restaurant, public WLAN Internet access and room service. For an additional fee, guests can use the laundry service and car park.

Meticulously decorated with the most luxurious fabrics, furnishings and amenities, each room welcomes its guests with unrivalled grace. The numerous first-class facilities offered in the rooms include in-room movies, a CD and video library, high-speed broadband Internet access, personalised voicemail and a data port. Each room has a double or king-size bed and a private bathroom with shower, bathtub and hairdryer. They also feature satellite TV, a radio, hifi, minibar/fridge, tea and coffee making facilities and an iron and ironing board as standard. A safe and individually regulated air conditioning and heating complete the in-room amenities available to guests.

The hotel offers international cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This include Danieli's Italian restaurant, Saints - elegant all day dining restaurant offering international buffet and a la carte service. Mezzanine Lounge with piano entertainment for business and social rendezvous. Carrianna - athentic Chinese cuisine.

Guests are invited to retreat into a sanctuary of gentle steam rooms, fragrant body oils, undivided personal attention and a selection of spa and massage treatments. There is also an indoor swimming pool in the hotel with a children's paddling section and poolside snack bar. Other sport and leisure activities include tennis, table tennis and pool/snooker and guests can also take advantage of the in-house gym and sauna.

From Shanghai Pudong International Airport, take Yuan Dong Road to the Outer Ring Highway, turn right onto Ruo Shan Road and left onto Hua Mu Road. Continue to Dong Fang Road and turn right.