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The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, is on the top 16 floors of the International Commerce Centre
Map
General information
LocationInternational Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, West Kowloon, Hong Kong
Opened29 March 2011; 13 years ago (2011-03-29)
OwnerSun Hung Kai Properties
ManagementThe Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
Technical details
Floor count17
Design and construction
DeveloperSun Hung Kai Properties
Other information
Number of rooms312
Number of restaurants3
Website
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, and the third highest hotel in the world. Located on the top 17 floors of the International Commerce Centre, West Kowloon, Hong Kong, near Kowloon station.

Offering 312 rooms, it occupies M4-3 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) and Heavenly Jin of J Hotel Shanghai Tower.

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 476 metres (1,561.7 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 106 to 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 di Angelo is presided by chef Angelo Agliano and has been given 1 Michelin star

Events

Woman Jumps to Death from 102nd Floor

At about 3am on August 9, 2017, a 29-year-old woman was found lying on the road at the taxi stand opposite the International Commerce Centre. After investigation, the woman was Liao Yilin, the 29-year-old daughter of Liao Rongjiu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Political Consultative Conference. She stayed in The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong since August 7, 2017 until her suicide. It is suspected that the woman climbed over the fence from the fire barrier on the 102nd Floor of the Hotel and jumped. The protruding glass windows on around the 10th Floor of the building were found to be shattered. It is suspected that the woman crushed the windows as she fell.[7][8]

South Korean Man Murdered Wife and Son

In the early morning of January 14, 2018, a family of 3 South Koreans (including a 42-year-old couple and a 7-year-old son). A friend in South Korea claimed that the family was going to commit suicide. The friend called the South Korean police, who then referred the South Korean Consulate Ceneral in Hong Kong for help. The consulate contacted The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong to find out. Police arrived at the scene to arrest the suspect and picked up a blood-stained knife that did not belong to the Hotel. The man was drunk when he was arrested. A Hotel spokesperson responded to the incident, saying that they are deeply sympathetic to the unfortunate incident and are cooperating with the police investigation. [7][8]

The man involved was remanded to the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre after his arrest, until he was found by Correctional Services Department staff on April 16, 2018 to hang himself with a bed sheet in the cell. A week later, a judge granted permission to drop all charges.[9][10]

The Murder of Aqua Chow

Aqua Chow (周慧賢), a 23-year-old yoga instructor in Hong Kong, was originally scheduled to board a plane at 2am on June 30, 2022, to go to the United States for further studies. She disappeared after leaving her apartment with her ex-boyfriend in the afternoon of June 29. Her 28-year-old ex-boyfriend Alex Lo surrendered to the police on June 30. The police later found a female bodyx in The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong. The deceased was found heavily wounded in a bloody bathtub with more than 30 knife stabs.[11][12]

Occupancy

The hotel is targeting a 60% occupancy rate.[13]

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

See also

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. ^ staff, Asia Times (8 August 2017). "Woman jumps to death from 102nd floor of ICC in Kowloon". Asia Times. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  8. ^ Standard, The. "29-year-old woman falls to her death at ICC". The Standard. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Double murder at luxury Hong Kong hotel". France 24. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Man arrested over murder of wife and son at Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Yoga instructor, 23, found murdered in bathtub at 5-star Hong Kong hotel". South China Morning Post. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  12. ^ Standard, The. "Family of murdered yoga instructor 'heartbroken' by rumors and false criticisms". The Standard. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Hotel Information". The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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