The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong

The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong

The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong is on the top 16 floors of the International Commerce Centre.
General information
Location International Commerce Centre, West Kowloon
Hong Kong
Opening 29 March 2011
Owner Sun Hung Kai Properties
Management Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
Technical details
Floor count 17
Design and construction
Developer Sun Hung Kai Properties
Other information
Number of rooms 312
Number of restaurants 3
Website
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong official website

The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港麗思卡爾頓酒店) is a Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company five-star hotel, located in the International Commerce Centre, West Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Offering 312 rooms, it occupies the 102nd to 118th floors of the Sun Hung Kai Properties-owned International Commerce Centre, making it the world's-highest hotel. The hotel features both a bar and a pool located on the 118th floor, which are the highest bar and swimming pool in the world, at 484 metres (1,588 ft) above ground level.[1]

It is not to be confused with the former Ritz-Carlton Hotel Hong Kong, which was located in the Central district, and operated from 1993 to 2008.[2]

History

The hotel opened for business on 29 March 2011.[3]

Features

The 2,800 m2 or 30,000 sq ft Presidential Suite is on the 117th floor. The hotel's arrival lobby is on the 9th floor where guests are greeted by receptionists and taken to express elevators. The express elevators take guests 425 m (1,394 ft) above the ground in 50 seconds to the main lobby on the 103rd floor. Guest keycards are required to use the hotel elevators to access the hotel rooms on floors 104–117 and the swimming pool and gym on floor 118. An exclusive club lounge for guests staying in club rooms and suites is located on floor 116 along with the spa.

Restaurants

Tosca

Tosca at the Ritz Carlton, Hong Kong
Restaurant information
Established March 29, 2011
Head chef Pino Lavarra
Food type Italian
Dress code No beach sandals, open toe shoes, sleeveless shirts and shorts for gentlemen.
Rating 1 Michelin star Michelin star
Street address 102F, International Commerce Centre, West Kowloon, Hong Kong.
City Hong Kong
Country China
Seating capacity 120, including 40 in the private dining rooms
Reservations (852) 2263 2270
Website [http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/HongKong/Dining/tosca/Default.htm

Three restaurants, Tosca (an Italian restaurant), Chinese restaurant Tin Lung Heen are located one floor below reception on floor 102, while CAFÉ 103 is on floor 103.

Tin Lung Heen has been honoured with two michelin stars.[4]

Tosca is presided by two star Michelin chef Pino Lavarra. Tosca was honoured with one Michelin star only eight months after Chef Pino took over as director.[5]

Occupancy

The hotel is targeting a 60% occupancy rate.[6]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong: The world's highest hotel opens". cnngo.com. 29 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Press release (undated). "The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong Will Cease Operations January 1, 2008, Future Properties Now Under Development in Macau and Kowloon" (archive). The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Li, Zoe (29 March 2011). "The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong: The World's Highest Hotel Opens – Almost 500 Meters Above Ground and Offering a Very Cozy Lap of Luxury, the Newest Ritz-Carlton Certainly Impresses". CNN. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Maggie Hiufu Wong (3 November 2014). "Michelin: Hong Kong 'undisputed leader' in international cuisine". CNN.
  5. ↑ "Chef Pino Sees Red at Tosca The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong". Yahoo. 5 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Hotel Information". The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

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