The Shanghai Dazhong Merrylin Hotel (Dazhong Meilinge Dajiudian) is located in Shanghai's Gubei New Residential Area, a quiet, convenient location. It is only ten minutes' drive from Hongqiao international airport and the Xujiahui business hub, as well as five minutes from the Hongqiao development district and Caohejin development district. The hotel is decorated in a European classical style, offering 237 deluxe and standard rooms to luxurious duplex suites and executive floors. Available in all rooms are central air conditioning, international direct dial telephones, satellite TVs, minibars and hairdryers. The Merrylin Restaurant, which can seat about 1200 people, is well known in Shanghai. It offers Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai cuisines, prepared in a unique fusion style. There are five meeting rooms including a 300 square meter function room with audio-visual equipment and projectors. The hotel also hosts tennis, squash, snooker, a sauna, a health center, a beauty salon and a chess room.