Located adjacent to the 2010 World Expo site, the 400-room InterContinental Shanghai Expo recently had its grand opening.

At its opening ceremony, Mr. Michel Koopman, the general manager of InterContinental Shanghai Expo commented that with only one step away from the World Expo site, the hotel was designed and built with the Expo “Better City, Better Life” theme. And guests will have special concepts of meeting and dining with indoor and outdoor experience.

Ranged from 42 square meters upwards, guest rooms are equipped with the latest technology including IP phones, iPod docking station and an LCD TV in the bathroom.

Conference and meeting facilities include an 800-square-meter grand ballroom, a 250-square-meter terrace ballroom and nine function rooms with river views and equipped with state of the art technology.

Promoting better well-being and quality of living, the 'Better City, Better Life' theme is reflected on the lifestyle floor with gym, spa, pool and yoga studio. Guests easily connect with the outdoors, with the pool terrace, jogging track, expansive gardens and proximity to the river promenade. The hotel garden houses nine free-standing 1930s historical villas.

Closing to the city’s shopping and entertainment areas, the InterContinental Shanghai Expo, is only eight minutes away from the Lujiazui district in Pudong and it has easy underground tunnel and bridge access to Puxi.