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Hong Kong's new Ritz Carlton: five-star service - and views

Even in Hong Kong, where business and residential skyscrapers feature prominently on travel brochures and postcards as national symbols, The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong takes vertical expansion to a new height. This luxury hotel stretches from the 102nd to the 118th floors of the International Commerce Centre in Kowloon, the most-populous district of Hong Kong. In what's already billed as the tallest hotel in the world, there's no room, bar or restaurant without a spectacular view of Victoria Harbour, the New Territories or the main Hong Kong island.

The Ritz Carlton Hong Kong – which opened officially on May 3 – is connected to the Kowloon metro station through a fancy shopping mall, allowing you to skip the outdoor masses if you wish – and drop in on Gucci or Prada.

Guests arrive on the ninth floor, then head to the check-in level on the 103rd floor. The elevator ride takes 52 seconds, roughly nine metres a second. But it's more than just an elevator; it's a gateway – a magic ride, even – to a world of refinement and culinary delight.

DESIGN

In a word: opulent. In two: inconspicuous consumption. The Ritz-Carlton's reputation as a luxury hotel brand is carefully maintained through a look that references Hong Kong's long history as a trading post and meeting place of East and West. This can be done subtly, as in hand-tufted wool and silk carpets with cartographic patterns or more noticeably, in The Lounge & Bar, an all-day dining outlet, which features a chandelier with 100,000 hand-made crystal pieces.

International design firm LTW Designworks created a colour palette that combines earth tones of light green, sand-yellow and brown with heavy use of striking black and ivory marble on walls and floors. Japan's SPIN Design Studio was contracted out to design all three interconnected main restaurants. Colour coding on the floor and wall cabinets demarcate space and cuisine.

Itinerary for 5 days in Hongkong/macau.

Itinerary for 5 days in Hong Kong / Macau.

by Buen

Hello,

Please help me with my itinerary for a visit of five days.

This is our first trip to Hong Kong. We (Group 5) will travel to Hong Kong in July 16.2011 at 14:15 and will be leaving July 21.2011 at 17:35.

My questions are:
(1) We are in the book of Marco Polo Gateway, what we will get
reach the hotel? Is it cheaper if we ride a taxi?
(2) In your route to us please specify what and where to ride
and how much would it cost?
(3) can it be possible that upon arriving in hongkong, we will
immediately go to the lantau area?
(4) Also we are book in Disneyland hotel seaview on July 20, 2011

Hope you can help us. This will be highly appreciated.

Here are your options in getting to Marco Polo Gateway Hotel Hong Kong from Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA):

* By Airport Express train + free Shuttle-bus. This is the most efficient way to travel between HKIA and Marco Polo Gateway hotel is by taking Airport Express train from Airport station to Kowloon station (21 minutes @ HK$90), and then take the Airport Express Shuttle-bus (route K2 ) from Kowloon Station to the hotel (about 15 minutes @ free of charge as a complimentary add-on service provided exclusively for Airport Express passengers travelling between Hong Kong or Kowloon station and major hotels). Shuttle-bus service hours is from 6:12 am to 11:12 pm and departs every 12 minutes.

* By Bus. Take the CityBus CTB A21 from Airport (GTC - Ground Transportation Centre) which is located to your right upon exit from the HKIA arrival hall. Counting GTC as bus stop no.1, get off at bus stop no.13 located at 82- 84 Nathan Road near Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station Exit B1 before Cameron Road (refer to above map). Bus travel time is about 64 minutes @ HK$33. Walk about 8 minutes to the hotel.

* By Taxi. Take the Urban taxis (Red in color) from HK airport straight to Marco Polo Gateway Hotel for about 40 minutes drive at HK$250 (including luggage fee).

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