Overlooking the winding Suzhou River, the Bund Riverside Hotel towers over downtown Shanghai China's Huangpu District and takes its name from the famous Bund, the city's tree lined promenade of business and financial centers just one kilometer away.

The 18 story hotel, an ideal stop for business and leisure travelers alike, is close to Nanjing Pedestrian Street, the major shopping venue, and traditional and modern attractions, such as the 468 meter high Oriental Pearl Tower, the highest TV tower in Asia, which lights up like ruby and pearl firecrackers at night.

For dining, options at this Shanghai hotel include Lao Feng Ge's traditional Shanghainese and Chinese dishes and Dingzhen Abalone and Shark's Fin and its rare Shanghainese delicacies. Then, guests can try the 18th floor Orchid French Teppanyaki, where they can enjoy Japanese cuisine with a French fare while they look out over the city skyline. The Riverside also offers room service during certain hours.

The hotel features a business center; meeting and banquet facilities; high speed Internet access throughout the hotel; and spa services, including massages.

The downtown Shanghai hotel features 176 guestrooms and 14 suites blending Chinese tradition, Western and modern Shanghai culture. They feature antique reproduction furniture, high speed Internet access, premium cable channels, minibars, refrigerators, bathrobes and slippers.

At the Bund Riverside Hotel, business and leisure travelers to China's capital of commerce, industry and finance are near all of Shanghai's sights and activity that blend traditions of teahouses, gardens, temples and pagodas with a 21st century cosmopolitan venues which includes the stock exchange, booming international restaurants and Asia's largest shopping mall.