The San Want hotel is located close to the underground train station and near the Everbright Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Shanghai Mart and Intex Shanghai. It lies near to the Xujiahui commercial centre and the nightspots of Hengshan road. It is a 5-minute drive from the city centre, and attractions in the vicinity include Longhua Temple (3 km), Xujiahui Church (3 km), Qidao Old Town (6 km), People's Square (6 km) and The Bund (9 km).

Built in 2007, this city hotel features 380 spacious and well-appointed guest rooms and suites and a garden. Facilities on offer to guests at this air-conditioned establishment include a lobby area with a 24-hour reception and 24-hour check-in/out service, a hotel safe, a currency exchange facility, a cloakroom, lift access, a caf, a hairdressing salon, a bar, a pub and 3 restaurants. There are conference facilities and WLAN/Internet. Guests may also take advantage of the room and laundry services for an additional fee and there is parking (charges apply) and a garage for those arriving by car.

All rooms come with a king-size bed, a reading lamp, a clock, an LCD TV with domestic and international channels, a desk, a leather chair, an active lamp and high-speed broadband Internet access. They are also equipped with a sofa, coffee and tea making facilities, a private en suite bathroom with a Japanese-style bathtub, a rainforest shower, a mirror and electronic scales. Furthermore, a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, a radio, a minibar, an ironing set, centrally regulated air conditioning and heating and a safe are provided in all accommodation as standard.

For an additional fee guests may enjoy the sauna, massage and spa treatments or a work-out in the gym.

Guests may select their breakfast from a continental buffet and the midday and evening meals may be enjoyed in buffet form, from a set menu or la carte.