The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong

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 on the top floors of the International Commerce Centre, West Kowloon, 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 (2011-03-29)
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

Offering 312 rooms, it occupies the 102nd to 118th floors of the Sun Hung Kai Properties-owned International Commerce Centre, was the world's highest hotel from 2011-2019 (currently surpassed by Rosewood Guangzhou located on the top floors of the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre). The hotel features both a bar (called Ozone) 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]

History

The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong was formerly located at Central, Hong Kong where it operated from 1993 to 2008.[2] It reopened at International Commerce Centre for business on 29 March 2011.[3] Its interior lighting was designed by British lighting designer Sally Storey.[4]

Features

The 366 m² or 3,940 sq ft Presidential Suite is on the 117th floor.[5] 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

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 given two Michelin stars.[6]

Tosca is presided by two star Michelin chef Pino Lavarra. Tosca was given one Michelin star only eight months after Chef Pino took over as director.[7]

Occupancy

The hotel is targeting a 60% occupancy rate.[8]

Gallery

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  Level 7 open area
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  Outside parking area
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  Lobby on 103rd floor
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  The Lounge & Bar
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  Tin Lung Heen Chinese Restaurant

See also

• Architecture of Hong Kong
• List of hotels in Hong Kong
• List of tallest hotels in the world
• List of tallest voluntarily demolished buildings
• Sky100, a 360-degree indoor observation deck on the 100th floor of the International Commerce Centre

References

1. "The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong: The world's highest hotel opens". cnngo.com. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 December 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. West, Angela Sara (9 April 2018). "Sally Storey, Lighting up the Luxury World". Upscale Living. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
5. "The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong: Presidential Suite - A sneak peek". Business Insider. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
6. Maggie Hiufu Wong (3 November 2014). "Michelin: Hong Kong 'undisputed leader' in international cuisine". CNN.
7. "Chef Pino Sees Red at Tosca The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong". Yahoo. 5 August 2014.
8. "Hotel Information". The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

External links

• Li, Zoe (11 August 2010). "High at the Ritz: Unrivalled Views at the World's Tallest Hotel – We Managed to Survive the Incredible Vertigo Inspired by the Sky-High, Panoramic Vistas at the Yet-to-Open Ritz Carlton Hong Kong – Just". CNN. Retrieved 12 August 2014.