A Hotel Adjacent to the Shopping Paradise—Howard Johnson Plaza Shanghai

购物天堂边上的大饭店古象大酒店

The Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Shanghai is a newly built five-star hotel. It enjoys the distinctive advantage of location. It is but a stone's throw from East Nanjing Road， the shopping paradise of Shanghai， and is adjacent to the well-known artists' quarter in Fuzhou Road.

Along the pedestrian mall， it is just a ten minutes' walk from the hotel to the People's Square， the magnificent modern Shanghai Museum and the breathtaking Grand Theatre. Strolling in the opposite direction and within a few minutes you are on the Bund， the centre of the historical area of old Shanghai. The whole locale retains a tone of Shanghai's past and breeds hopes for a glorious future.

Like many other five-star hotels in Asia， the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Shanghai is tastefully decorated with the Old World elegance: dark wood corridors with elegant silk drapes and stylish empire furniture. There are 360 guest rooms and suites in the hotel， and the Howard Johnson Club occupies the 23^rd to 27^th floors and features a personalized guest check-in， check-out lounge， complimentary breakfast and refreshments， concierge service and a private meeting room.

There is a magnificent Balinese-style Howard Johnson spa in the hotel， considered by some guests to be a “haven of sensual tranquility”.

Every morning you can swim in the sparkling indoor pool. The Howard Johnson Hotel boasts all the latest in cardio-vascular and weight training equipments， which may be wise considering the delicious food which they serve in their many restaurants.

The Riviera takes you on a gastronomic trip around the sun-kissed Mediterranean: Italy， France， Spain， Greece and the Middle East.

Vinothek is undoubtedly one of the best Wine Bars in Shanghai. They serve as many as fifty different wines the glass! The selection comes from Australia， America， France， Italy and Chile. Also available in Vinothek is a selection of French cheeses， tapas and oysters with champagne， proving that someone at Vinothek knows about wine.

Carrianna offers stylish gourmet Chinese cooking: a feast that may well satisfy an Emperor and his Imperial Court. You can try Shark's Fin and Bird's Nest Soup， Abalone and many other authentic Chinese dishes.

The Howard Johnson Plaza's art visual aids are second to none. Its conference and banqueting facilities feature 650 meters of function space， which includes the Grand Ballroom and six other rooms for business and other social events. Various services are available on request. There is also parking lots for 150 cars, making it an ideal place to hold large events and wedding banquets.

There are many tourists' attractions， all within walking distance of the hotel. Xin Tian Di is a lovely new pedestrian area， loaded with great eateries， bars and some wonderful shopping malls. There is a lovely green area around the Taiping Lake. The historic French Concession is a delightful area with its roads lined with shady plane trees. You can go on a short cruise up the Huangpu River and have some great views of both sides of the river. Or you can spend a busy hour in Yu Garden and the old street markets， searching for lovely old Chinese art pieces to take back home as souvenirs. You can also find every designer label in the chic modern shopping malls on Nanjing Road.

Howard Johnson Plaza Shanghai

Star rating: ☆☆☆☆☆

ADD: 595 Jiujiang Road， Shanghai 200001， China

TEL: 86-21-3313 4888

FAX: 86-21-3313 4880

WEB: www.hojochina.com