The Howard Johnson Plaza Lingang Shanghai (Lingang Haosheng Guoji Jiudian) is a business hotel designed by renowned German architectural firm GMP. Situated in the center of the Lingang New City Industrial Zone, this Shanghai hotel is surrounded by large, high-tech foreign and domestic enterprises. The hotel also neighbors the Yangshan Deep-Water Port, Water-Drop Lake, Flower Harbor, Binhai Golf Club, and Binhai Forest Park, all of which make for relaxing diversions for the visiting tourist. From the hotel, downtown Shanghai is a 45-minute drive away while Pudong International Airport can be reached in 25 minutes and the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in 10 minutes. Other facilities at this prestigious hotel include regal Chinese and Western restaurants, a ballroom, multifunctional convention rooms of various size, a lobby bar, bakery, gym, a collectibles store, and a business center.