pened in July of 2008, The 39-storey Plaza Royale Oriental Shanghai is situated on the commercial nexus of Pudong Avenue, facing the Huang Pu River. This Shanghai hotel is within 10 minutes of the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, the Lujiazui financial district, and only 50 minutes from Pudong International Airport or 40 minutes from Hongqiao Airport. Each of the 523 guest rooms has high-speed internet connection, three-line speaker phones with data ports, separate lines for fax and broadband hook-ups, and a dedicated in-room one touch call facility available 24-hours. The Chinese restaurant features the very best of Cantonese, Shanghai, and Sichuan cuisines with an excellent variety of Dim Sum. The Japanese Restaurant sets are created by highly skilled teams of Japanese chef. The Café Royale offers a warm welcome and the stunning open kitchen features the widest range of international, Asian and local cuisines. The meeting and conference facilities and services at Plaza Royale Oriental Shanghai include: wireless internet access in all public areas; secretarial services and business center support; meeting service professionals and wedding consultants; onsite technical support/audio visual equipment and simultaneous interpretation systems.A choice of aerobics programs is available including step aerobics and yoga. State-of-the art exercise bikes, stepping machines and treadmills are all with visual display monitors. There is a wide range of weight lifting and weight training equipment including barbells and dumbbells. The spa features the largest and most luxurious facilities in Shanghai. The hotel offers a range of sports clothing, swimsuits and other sports merchandise.