Read Your Indulgence

W Hotels Enters China with Opening of W Hong Kong

October 30, 2008

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced the entry of W Hotels into China with the grand opening of W Hong Kong. Located in a new waterfront skyscraper in the heart of the city’s new commercial, entertainment and cultural district, W Hong Kong features 393 luxuriously appointed guest rooms, including 42 suites. The hotel also introduces Asia’s first Bliss Spa and has two signature restaurants; the city’s most highly elevated hotel swimming pool; a modern fitness facility on the 73rd floor; 8,200 square feet of convertible, state-of-the-art meeting and event space; and the quintessential W lounge experience. Owned by Sun Hung Kai Properties, W Hong Kong serves as the centerpiece for the rapidly expanding West Kowloon district. W Hong Kong marks the W brand’s third property in Asia.

W Hong Kong embraces the heritage and mysticism of traditional Chinese culture. The hotel’s lead designers, Yasimuchi Morita of Glamorous Corp. and Nic Graham of g+a, have created an environment that offers unique and complementary interpretations of Mother Nature in their respective spaces within the hotel. Elements of wood, stone, water, fire and metal are used throughout the hotel’s colorful spaces and rooms seamlessly blend with the W brand’s signature design elements. The hotel also showcases original works by several renowned artists including Lee Bul from Korea as well as Daniel Crooks and James Angus from Australia.

var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”);document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src='” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”));
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-5877242-1”);pageTracker._trackPageview();