Island Shangri-La

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Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
港島香格里拉大酒店
Two Pacific Place, the tower housing the Island Shangri-La.
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel
Architectural styleHigh-rise
Address88 Queensway, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′38″N 114°9′51″E / 22.27722°N 114.16417°E / 22.27722; 114.16417
Construction started1986; 38 years ago (1986)[1]
Completed1991; 33 years ago (1991)[1]
Opening1 March 1991; 33 years ago (1991-03-01)[2]
OwnerShangri-La Hotels and Resorts[citation needed]
Swire Properties (20%)[4]
ManagementShangri-La International Hotel Management Limited[5]
Height
Architectural213.1 m[3]
Tip213.1 m[3]
Top floor197.8 m[3]
Technical details
Floor count57
Design and construction
Architect(s)Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.
DeveloperSwire Properties
Structural engineerLeslie E. Robertson Associates[3]
Other designersLeese Robertson Freeman Designers Ltd. (interior designer)
Other information
Number of rooms523
Number of suites34
Number of restaurants7
Website
Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
References
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Island Shangri-La
Hanyu Pinyin
Gǎngdǎo Xiānggélǐlā Dàjiǔdiàn
Yue: Cantonese
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Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong (

Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon.[6] It is housed within Two Pacific Place, a 213-metre, 57-storey skyscraper opened on 1 March 1991.[3]

History

The Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong was opened on 1 March 1991 as part of Pacific Place, a complex of office towers, hotels and a shopping centre at 88 Queensway in Admiralty. The hotel was part of phase two out of three, the initial phase having opened in 1988, and the final third phase in 2004.[7] It contains 557 guestrooms which start at US$606 per night, of which 34 are suites which start at US$1,041 per night.,[2] spread through the top half of the tallest tower of the complex, which is 213 metres tall.[7] The hotel also contains eight restaurants, a business centre, a 24-hour health club, a 645-square-metre ballroom, and seven function rooms. The bottom half of the tower contains office space, known as "Two Pacific Place".[7]

Pacific Place contains three other luxury hotels: the

Conrad Hong Kong, the JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, and The Upper House. The complex is directly connected to Admiralty station, which began operation in 1980 as part of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway
.

Design and construction

The hotel's interior was designed by Leese Robertson Freeman Designers. 771 Viennese chandeliers are used throughout the interior, while carpets are provided by Tai Ping.[8]

The proximity of Hong Kong Park, covering 80,000 m², has meant that the hotel has become popular with leisure travellers who are able to jog there in the mornings, according to former VP and GM Wolfgang Krueger.[9]

Features

Art collection

The Great Motherland of China, a silk painting composed of 250 panels, is the centrepiece of the hotel's art collection. It scales an internal wall of over 16 stories and can only be seen from within the hotel's inner atrium, stretching from the 41st to 56th floor and only accessible to guests.[10] The painting was created by a team of 40 artists from Beijing and took six months to complete.[11]

The hotel also holds a collection of over 700 artworks,[8] and frequently hosts art fairs and auctions. As well as auctions in its ballroom by the likes of Bonhams that focus on contemporary Asian art,[12] the hotel was also selected as the venue for art entrepreneur Dong Myeong Kim's Bank Art Fair, which showcased over 100 emerging Korean artists on floors 41 and 42 as part of Art Basel Hong Kong from 23–26 May 2013.[13]

Rooms and suites

The hotel has 523 standard rooms, 17 executive suites,[14] 14 Harbour View Suites, two speciality suites at and a Presidential Suite. Each has views of either the Victoria Harbour, or Victoria Peak.[14] The rooms are all scented with the hotel's own brand fragrance, which it has made available for sale.[10]

Restaurants

The hotel contains seven restaurants. Fine dining facilities includes the one-Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant Summer Palace and the one-Michelin-starred French cuisine Restaurant Petrus, both of which received the recognition in the guide's inaugural 2021 Hong Kong and Macau edition.

Health Club

Located on Level 8, the Health Club offers yoga and pilates circuit classes. Treatments include the signature Caviar Crystal Soothing Treatment, using the European approach of entrusting selected products such as jojoba, almond, peppermint and rosemary oil for spa treatments in order to be unobtrusive.[15] The club contains five treatment rooms, two for women, two for couples and one for men.[15]

Gallery

  • Exterior view of Two Pacific Place, taken from the adjacent Conrad Hotel
    Exterior view of Two Pacific Place, taken from the adjacent Conrad Hotel
  • Hotel driveway, 6th floor
    Hotel driveway, 6th floor
  • Main lobby, 6th floor
    Main lobby, 6th floor
  • Elevator hall, 6th floor
    Elevator hall, 6th floor
  • Directory board, 6th floor
    Directory board, 6th floor
  • Inner atrium with The Great Motherland of China on display, 41st to 56th floor
    Inner atrium with The Great Motherland of China on display, 41st to 56th floor
  • Interior of Harbour View room
    Interior of Harbour View room
  • Interior of Horizon Club Lounge, 7th floor
    Interior of Horizon Club Lounge, 7th floor
  • Interior of hotel library, 39th floor
    Interior of hotel library, 39th floor
  • Entrance to Summer Palace restaurant, 5th floor
    Entrance to Summer Palace restaurant, 5th floor
  • Interior of Café TOO buffet restaurant, 7th floor
    Interior of Café TOO buffet restaurant, 7th floor
  • Interior of Petrus restaurant, 56th floor
    Interior of Petrus restaurant, 56th floor

References

  1. ^ a b "Emporis building ID 120377". Emporis. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Fast Facts". Island Shangri-La. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Island Shangri-La". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  4. Swire Pacific. Archived from the original
    on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong. Press Kit" (PDF). Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  6. ^
    TripAdvisor
    . Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "HK Island ShangriLa Hotel". Simtropolis. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Island Shangri-La Hong Kong". Frommer's. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. ^ James Wilkinson (31 May 2013). "Video: Island Shangri-La Hong Kong". Hotel Management. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Hong Kong's Island Shangri-la: The Comfort Of Home". Travel Blackboard. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2013.[dead link]
  11. ^ Winston, Steve (26 July 2013). "Spotlight: Top 10 Hotel Art Collections". World Property Channel. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Bonhams Hong Kong Contemporary Asian Art Auction". Absolutearts.com. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Bank Art Fair". My Art Guides. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  14. ^ a b Barry Hertz (19 January 2013). "Room Keys: Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong". National Post. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  15. ^ a b Mei Mei Song (13 April 2012). "Review: Caviar Crystal Smoothing Facial at the Island Shangri-la Hong Kong". Tatler. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

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