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| name = Kowloon Shangri-La
[[File:HK KowloonShangriLa.JPG|thumb|right|Kowloon Shangri-La, viewed from Tsui Sha Tsui Promenade across [[Salisbury Road, Hong Kong|Salisbury Road]]. The building of the left is [[Wing On Plaza]].]]
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[[File:HK SalisburyRoad TSTEast.JPG|thumb|right|Kowloon Shangri-La, along [[Salisbury Road, Hong Kong|Salisbury Road]]. [[Victoria Harbour]] is on the right.]]
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| address = 64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]]
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| opening = June 17, 1981<ref name="facts"/>
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| room_count = 688
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| architect = Wong & Ouyang Associates
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| owner = [[Shangri-La Hotels]]
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| website = [http://www.shangri-la.com/hongkong/kowloonshangrila/ Kowloon Shangri-La Official Website]
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'''Kowloon Shangri-La''' ({{zh|t=九龍香格里拉酒店}}) is a five-star hotel of the Hong Kong based [[Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts]] group ({{zh|t=香格里拉酒店集團}}) group. It is located on [[Mody Road]] in [[Tsim Sha Tsui East]] overlooking [[Victoria Harbour]] and the [[Hong Kong Island]] skyline. It is the sister hotel to the [[Island Shangri-La]] in [[Admiralty, Hong Kong|Admiralty]] district, [[Hong Kong]].
'''Kowloon Shangri-La''' ({{zh|t=九龍香格里拉酒店}}) is a five-star hotel of the Hong Kong based [[Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts]] group ({{zh|t=香格里拉酒店集團}}) group. It is located on [[Mody Road]] in [[Tsim Sha Tsui East]] overlooking [[Victoria Harbour]] and the [[Hong Kong Island]] skyline. It is the sister hotel to the [[Island Shangri-La]] in [[Admiralty, Hong Kong|Admiralty]] district, [[Hong Kong]].


==History==
== History ==
The hotel opened in 1981 and was managed by [[Westin Hotels|Westin]] until April 1991, thereafter [[Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts]] assumed management of the hotel till today.
The hotel opened on June 17, 1981 and was managed by [[Westin Hotels|Westin]] until April 1991, thereafter [[Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts]] assumed management of the hotel until today.


The current General Manager is Ulf Bremer.
==Facilities==
[[Fine dining]] facilities includes the two-[[Michelin Guide|Michelin]]-starred [[Cantonese restaurant]] Shang Palace, received in the [[Michelin Guide]]'s inaugural 2009 Hong Kong and Macau edition.<ref>{{cite news|first=Le-Min|last=Lim|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aDEvbhqfwJjk|title=Michelin Hong Kong Gives 3 Stars to 2 Restaurants (Update1)|work=Bloomberg|date=2 December 2008|accessdate=6 December 2012}}</ref>


== Theme ==
⚫
In 2010, the [[Kaiseki cuisine]] Japanese fine dining restaurant, Nadaman, was listed along with its sister outlet at the [[Island Shangri-La]], as the 'Best Japanese restaurant' on the ''Hong Kong Best Eats 2010'' list complied by CNN Travel in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Winners of Hong Kong Best Eats 2010: The best of the best of our selection of Hong Kong's most noteworthy dishes and restaurants|url=http://travel.cnn.com/hong-kong/eat/winners-hong-kong-best-eats-2010-432973|accessdate=6 December 2012|newspaper=CNN Travel|date=18 October 2010}}</ref>

The hotel's design and atmosphere is based on its namesake mystical valley featured in [[James Hilton (novelist)| James Hilton]]'s 1933 novel, [[Lost Horizon]]. In the book, lead character Hugh Conway, a veteran member of the British diplomatic service, finds inner peace, love, and a sense of purpose in [[Shangri-La]], whose inhabitants enjoy unheard-of [[longevity]]. Among the book's themes is an allusion to the possibility of [[World War II|another cataclysmic world war]] brewing. It is said to have been inspired at least in part by accounts of travels in Tibetan borderlands, published in [[National Geographic (magazine)|''National Geographic'']] by the [[explorer]] and [[botanist]] [[Joseph Rock]]. The remote communities he visited, such as [[Muli Tibetan Autonomous County|Muli]], show many similarities to the fictional Shangri-La. One such town, [[Zhongdian]], has now officially renamed itself Shangri La (Chinese: Xianggelila) because of its claim to be the inspiration for the novel.

== Design and construction ==

Interior design was developed by Y Shibata & Associates of Japan, Don Aston Designers Asia Ltd., and Bilkey Llinas Design Ltd.<ref name="facts"/>

== Features ==

===Rooms and suites===
The rooms of the hotel were developed by LRF Designers Limited<ref name="facts"/> and number 688, of which 646 are guest rooms, and 42 are Suites. Suites include the Executive, Harbour View Premier Harbour View, Specialty and Presidential Suite.

=== Restaurants ===

The resort holds five speciality restaurants serving a variety of cuisines under Executive Chef Gael Moureau, as well as two bars, Tapas Bar and The Lobby Lounge.<ref name="dining">{{cite web |url=http://www.shangri-la.com/hongkong/kowloonshangrila/press-room/fast-facts/dining/ |title=Dining |publisher=Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd| accessdate=2014-01-08}}</ref> Both bars were designed by Bilkey Llinas Design Ltd., and the Tapes Bar was honored with the "Wine by The Glass Restaurant Award", organized by Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong, in 2011.<ref name="dining"/>

* Angelini - ''Italian''

Chef Marco Medaglia leads the hotel’s Italian restaurant, which was honoured as "One of Hong Kong’s 50 Finest Restaurants" in Dining with Stars 2008, organized by Hong Kong [[Tatler]] and supported by Hong Kong Tourism Board. The restaurant was designed by Zanghellini & Holt Architect and seats 69.<ref name="dining"/> Medaglia, from [[Chieti]] in central [[Italy]], trained in the Republic of [[San Marino]] and worked the Michelin Star Di Gennaro restaurant in [[Stuttgart]], Germany. He also worked at the Michelin Star La Terrazza restaurant in Rome, as well as in [[Mynanmar]] and [[Indonesia]], joining Angelini in 2009.<ref name="Marco">{{cite web |url=http://www.shangri-la.com/hongkong/kowloonshangrila/dining/restaurants/angelini/meet-the-chef/ |title=Chef Marco Medaglia |publisher=Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd| accessdate=2014-01-08}}</ref>

* Cafe Kool - ''International''
Led by Chef Lou Kuok Kam, Cafe Kool is the hotel’s largest, with 322 seats. Serving Global cuisine, it was designed by Bilkey Llinas Design Ltd.<ref name="dining"/>

* Nadaman - ''Japanese''
⚫
Serving Kyoto-style Japanese cuisine in kaiseki style and also including a teppanyaki grill and sushi bar, Nadaman is led by Chef Takao Kojima and can host 138 guests. Its interior was designed by CL3 Architects Ltd. and Kanko Kikaku Sekkeisha Consultants & Designers Ltd., Tokyo.<ref name="dining"/> In 2010, the [[Kaiseki cuisine]] Japanese fine dining restaurant, Nadaman, was listed along with its sister outlet at the [[Island Shangri-La]], as the 'Best Japanese restaurant' on the ''Hong Kong Best Eats 2010'' list complied by CNN Travel in 2010.<ref>{{cite web | title=Winners of Hong Kong Best Eats 2010: The best of the best of our selection of Hong Kong's most noteworthy dishes and restaurants | url=http://travel.cnn.com/hong-kong/eat/winners-hong-kong-best-eats-2010-432973 | accessdate=2012-12-06 | publisher=CNN Travel | date=2010-10-18}}</ref>

* Shang Palace - ''Chinese''
Shang Palace, led by Chef Mok Kit Keung is a two-[[Michelin Guide|Michelin]]-starred [[Cantonese restaurant]], received in the [[Michelin Guide]]'s inaugural 2009 Hong Kong and Macau edition.<ref>{{cite news|author=Lim Le-Min | url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aDEvbhqfwJjk | title=Michelin Hong Kong Gives 3 Stars to 2 Restaurants (Update1) | publisher=Bloomberg | date=2008-12-02|accessdate=2012-12-06}}</ref> Designed by LRF Designers Ltd., it holds 160.<ref name="dining"/> Mok Kit Keung won Gold Medal Award in Chinese Cuisine from the Restaurant Association of Singapore in 2001 and 2004, and the Gold Medal Award in the Food Hotel Asia 2008 Imperial Challenge. He has prepared meals for King Mohammed VI of Morocco, the President of Russia and numerous prominent dignitaries.<ref name="kings”>{{cite web |url=http://www.shangri-la.com/hongkong/kowloonshangrila/dining/restaurants/shang-palace/meet-the-chef/ |title=Cooking for kings |publisher=Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd| accessdate=2014-01-08}}</ref>

* Deli Kool - ''Delicatessen''
Chef Wins Hung creates fresh breads, pastries and desserts at the 24-seater delicatessen located at the hotel’s mezzanine.<ref name="dining"/>

==Awards==

Kowloon Shangri-La has received the following awards.<ref name="facts"/>

* Certificate of Excellence, Daodao.com (Trip Advisor China), 2013
* World's Top Hotel Gold List (Ranked 3rd among hotels in Hong Kong in 2011), [[Condé Nast]] Traveler (USA), 1997 to 2013
* Best Hotels for Service (Asia) Category, Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Awards (UK), 2011
* China's Top 10 Most Popular Business Hotels, The Golden Pillow Award of China Hotels, 2009 and 2011
* Top 10 MICE Hotels in China, China Hotel Starlight Awards, 2011 and 2012
* Top 10 Best Business Hotels in China, Travel + Leisure (China), 2010 and 2011
* Guide to the World’s Best Hotels T+L 500 (Ranked 6th among hotels in Hong Kong for in 2011), Travel & Leisure (USA), 2003 to 2011
* Top 25 Luxury Hotels in China, Tripadvisor (UK)'s Travellers' Choice, 2012
* One of the Top 25 Hotels in Hong Kong / Macau / Taiwan, [[TripAdvisor]] (UK)'s Travellers' Choice, 2010

==Corporate Social Responsibility==

Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong has worked with a number of local charitable organisations such as Christian Action, offering financial assistance to guest donation programmes, as well as arranging numerous charity visits to those in need, and sponsoring venues for charity events. Projects include a School visit and Easter egg-painting workshop for students from Ebenezer School & Home for The Visually Impaired, a Tree-Planting Challenge organised by Friends of the Earth, a Mid-Autumn Festival Lunch Party for elderly in collaboration with The Rotary Club of Channel Islands, and food donation and serving to refugees and asylum seekers at Chung King Mansion in association with Foodlink.<ref name="CSR">{{cite web |url=http://www.shangri-la.com/hongkong/kowloonshangrila/press-room/fast-facts/corporate-social-responsibility/ |title=Corporate Social Responsibility |publisher=Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd| accessdate=2014-01-08}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts]]
* [[List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong]]
* [[List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong]]


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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.shangri-la.com/hongkong/kowloonshangrila/ Kowloon Shangri-La Official website]
* [http://www.shangri-la.com/hongkong/kowloonshangrila/ Kowloon Shangri-La Official Website]


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Revision as of 16:19, 9 January 2014

Kowloon Shangri-La
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel
Address64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates10°18′29″N 124°01′10″E / 10.307954°N 124.019512°E / 10.307954; 124.019512
OpeningJune 17, 1981[1]
OwnerShangri-La Hotels
ManagementUlf Bremer
Design and construction
Architect(s)Wong & Ouyang Associates [1]
Other information
Number of rooms688
Website
Kowloon Shangri-La Official Website

Kowloon Shangri-La (Chinese: 九龍香格里拉酒店) is a five-star hotel of the Hong Kong based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts group (Chinese: 香格里拉酒店集團) group. It is located on Mody Road in Tsim Sha Tsui East overlooking Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong Island skyline. It is the sister hotel to the Island Shangri-La in Admiralty district, Hong Kong.

History

The hotel opened on June 17, 1981 and was managed by Westin until April 1991, thereafter Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts assumed management of the hotel until today.

The current General Manager is Ulf Bremer.

Theme

The hotel's design and atmosphere is based on its namesake mystical valley featured in James Hilton's 1933 novel, Lost Horizon. In the book, lead character Hugh Conway, a veteran member of the British diplomatic service, finds inner peace, love, and a sense of purpose in Shangri-La, whose inhabitants enjoy unheard-of longevity. Among the book's themes is an allusion to the possibility of another cataclysmic world war brewing. It is said to have been inspired at least in part by accounts of travels in Tibetan borderlands, published in National Geographic by the explorer and botanist Joseph Rock. The remote communities he visited, such as Muli, show many similarities to the fictional Shangri-La. One such town, Zhongdian, has now officially renamed itself Shangri La (Chinese: Xianggelila) because of its claim to be the inspiration for the novel.

Design and construction

Interior design was developed by Y Shibata & Associates of Japan, Don Aston Designers Asia Ltd., and Bilkey Llinas Design Ltd.[1]

Features

Rooms and suites

The rooms of the hotel were developed by LRF Designers Limited[1] and number 688, of which 646 are guest rooms, and 42 are Suites. Suites include the Executive, Harbour View Premier Harbour View, Specialty and Presidential Suite.

Restaurants

The resort holds five speciality restaurants serving a variety of cuisines under Executive Chef Gael Moureau, as well as two bars, Tapas Bar and The Lobby Lounge.[2] Both bars were designed by Bilkey Llinas Design Ltd., and the Tapes Bar was honored with the "Wine by The Glass Restaurant Award", organized by Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong, in 2011.[2]

  • Angelini - Italian

Chef Marco Medaglia leads the hotel’s Italian restaurant, which was honoured as "One of Hong Kong’s 50 Finest Restaurants" in Dining with Stars 2008, organized by Hong Kong Tatler and supported by Hong Kong Tourism Board. The restaurant was designed by Zanghellini & Holt Architect and seats 69.[2] Medaglia, from Chieti in central Italy, trained in the Republic of San Marino and worked the Michelin Star Di Gennaro restaurant in Stuttgart, Germany. He also worked at the Michelin Star La Terrazza restaurant in Rome, as well as in Mynanmar and Indonesia, joining Angelini in 2009.[3]

  • Cafe Kool - International

Led by Chef Lou Kuok Kam, Cafe Kool is the hotel’s largest, with 322 seats. Serving Global cuisine, it was designed by Bilkey Llinas Design Ltd.[2]

  • Nadaman - Japanese

Serving Kyoto-style Japanese cuisine in kaiseki style and also including a teppanyaki grill and sushi bar, Nadaman is led by Chef Takao Kojima and can host 138 guests. Its interior was designed by CL3 Architects Ltd. and Kanko Kikaku Sekkeisha Consultants & Designers Ltd., Tokyo.[2] In 2010, the Kaiseki cuisine Japanese fine dining restaurant, Nadaman, was listed along with its sister outlet at the Island Shangri-La, as the 'Best Japanese restaurant' on the Hong Kong Best Eats 2010 list complied by CNN Travel in 2010.[4]

  • Shang Palace - Chinese

Shang Palace, led by Chef Mok Kit Keung is a two-Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant, received in the Michelin Guide's inaugural 2009 Hong Kong and Macau edition.[5] Designed by LRF Designers Ltd., it holds 160.[2] Mok Kit Keung won Gold Medal Award in Chinese Cuisine from the Restaurant Association of Singapore in 2001 and 2004, and the Gold Medal Award in the Food Hotel Asia 2008 Imperial Challenge. He has prepared meals for King Mohammed VI of Morocco, the President of Russia and numerous prominent dignitaries.[6]

  • Deli Kool - Delicatessen

Chef Wins Hung creates fresh breads, pastries and desserts at the 24-seater delicatessen located at the hotel’s mezzanine.[2]

Awards

Kowloon Shangri-La has received the following awards.[1]

  • Certificate of Excellence, Daodao.com (Trip Advisor China), 2013
  • World's Top Hotel Gold List (Ranked 3rd among hotels in Hong Kong in 2011), Condé Nast Traveler (USA), 1997 to 2013
  • Best Hotels for Service (Asia) Category, Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Awards (UK), 2011
  • China's Top 10 Most Popular Business Hotels, The Golden Pillow Award of China Hotels, 2009 and 2011
  • Top 10 MICE Hotels in China, China Hotel Starlight Awards, 2011 and 2012
  • Top 10 Best Business Hotels in China, Travel + Leisure (China), 2010 and 2011
  • Guide to the World’s Best Hotels T+L 500 (Ranked 6th among hotels in Hong Kong for in 2011), Travel & Leisure (USA), 2003 to 2011
  • Top 25 Luxury Hotels in China, Tripadvisor (UK)'s Travellers' Choice, 2012
  • One of the Top 25 Hotels in Hong Kong / Macau / Taiwan, TripAdvisor (UK)'s Travellers' Choice, 2010

Corporate Social Responsibility

Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong has worked with a number of local charitable organisations such as Christian Action, offering financial assistance to guest donation programmes, as well as arranging numerous charity visits to those in need, and sponsoring venues for charity events. Projects include a School visit and Easter egg-painting workshop for students from Ebenezer School & Home for The Visually Impaired, a Tree-Planting Challenge organised by Friends of the Earth, a Mid-Autumn Festival Lunch Party for elderly in collaboration with The Rotary Club of Channel Islands, and food donation and serving to refugees and asylum seekers at Chung King Mansion in association with Foodlink.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Fast Facts". Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Dining". Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  3. ^ "Chef Marco Medaglia". Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  4. ^ "Winners of Hong Kong Best Eats 2010: The best of the best of our selection of Hong Kong's most noteworthy dishes and restaurants". CNN Travel. 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  5. ^ Lim Le-Min (2008-12-02). "Michelin Hong Kong Gives 3 Stars to 2 Restaurants (Update1)". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  6. ^ "Cooking for kings". Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  7. ^ "Corporate Social Responsibility". Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
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