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Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel
Architectural styleHigh-rise
AddressPacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central, Hong Kong
Opening1 March, 1991
OwnerShangri-La Hotels and Resorts
ManagementShangri-La International Hotel Management Limited
Technical details
Floor count56
Design and construction
Architect(s)Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd
Other information
Number of rooms531
Number of suites34
Number of restaurants8
Website
Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong

Island Shangri-La (Chinese: 港島香格里拉酒店) is the five-star flagship hotel of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. It was opened on 1 March 1991 and is managed by Hong Kong based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. It is located in Admiralty district, Hong Kong and is the sister hotel to the Kowloon Shangri-La on Mody Road in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon.

Facilities

The 56-floor hotel has views of both the Peak and Victoria Harbour and has 531 guest rooms and 34 suites.

Fine dining facilities includes the two-Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant Summer Palace and one-Michelin-starred French cuisine Restaurant Petrus, both received in the guide's inaugural 2009 Hong Kong and Macau edition.[1]

In 2010, the Kaiseki cuisine Japanese restaurant, Nadaman, along with its sister outlet at the Kowloon Shangri-La, was listed as the 'Best Japanese restaurant' on the Hong Kong Best Eats 2010 list complied by CNN Travel.[2]

Other food and beverage outlets includes, Island Gourmet patisserie, cafe TOO, Lobby Lounge, Lobster Bar and Grill with nightly live music and alfresco dining Waterside Terrace.

Awards

  • Best Business Hotel in Hong Kong, The Asset, 2011
  • Ranked 4th in the Top 25 Hotels in Hong Kong/ Macau/ Taiwan in Travellers' Choice Award, TripAdvisor, 2011
  • Gold List, Conde Nast Traveler (USA), 2005–2011
  • Best Hotels in China, Travel + Leisure (USA) 500 World’s Best Hotels, 2011
  • Ranked 25th among the World's Best 100 Hotels, Institutional Investor's travel poll (USA), 2011
  • A five-star rating, Forbes Travel Guide, 2011
  • Top 100 Hotels in China, Travel + Leisure (China), 2010
  • Ranked 2nd in the Top 25 Business Hotels and 5th in the Top 25 Conference Hotel in The Best in Travel poll by Smart Travel Asia.com, 2010
  • Best Meeting Convention Hotel in Hong Kong, TTG China Travel Awards, 2010
  • One of three hotels voted "Best Hotel for Food in Asia" in the Gold List, Conde Nast Traveller (UK), 2009 & 2010
  • Best Business Hotel in Hong Kong, Business Traveller (Asia Pacific), 2007–2010
  • Best International Hotels and Resorts, Zagat Annual Guide (USA)
  • Best for Food, Conde Nast Traveller 'Gold List' (UK), 2010

See also

References

  1. ^ Lim, Le-Min (2 December 2008). "Michelin Hong Kong Gives 3 Stars to 2 Restaurants (Update1)". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. ^ "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. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2012.