This is the first luxury hotel in the area. It opened in 2008, enjoys a strategic city centre location, and comprises a total of 288 guest rooms and suites spread across 28 storeys. The air-conditioned establishment welcomes its guests into a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service, hotel safe, currency exchange facilities and a cloakroom. Other on-site facilities include lift access, a restaurant, conference facilities and WLAN Internet access. Fees apply for the room and laundry services, and guests arriving by car can leave their vehicles in the nearby car park.

This city hotel is located within walking distance of Shanghai railway and subway stations. People Square is just 1.5 km away and other nearby attractions include Huaihai Road and the Bund, which are 2 and 3 km away respectively. Nanjing is 203 km away and the hotel is 20 minutes from Hongqiao Airport and 45 minutes from Pudong International Airport.

A daily breakfast buffet is served and lunch and dinner are available from the set and á la carte menus.