InterContinental Hong Kong

InterContinental Hong Kong
InterContinental Hong Kong in 2011
General information
Location Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Hong Kong
Opening 1980 (1980)
Other information
Number of rooms 503[1]
Number of suites 87[1]
Website
InterContinental Hong Kong official website

InterContinental Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港洲際酒店) is an InterContinental hotel in Hong Kong. It is located on 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, on the former site of Holt's Wharf. InterContinental Hong Kong is close to many tourist attractions like Hong Kong Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong Space Museum and Star Ferry Pier.

History

InterContinental Hong Kong Front Door
Lobby of the hotel in 2009
Night exterior of InterContinental Hong Kong in 2007

The hotel was opened in 1980[1] as The Regent Hong Kong (Chinese: 麗晶酒店)[2] and it was originally owned and managed by New World Development. It sits on Kowloon's waterfront with views of the skyline of Hong Kong island.[2]

In June 2001, New World sold the hotel to Six Continents plc for GB£241 million. Six Continents (now InterContinental Hotels Group PLC) then rebranded the property as the InterContinental Hong Kong.

In July 2015, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) agreed to sell the InterContinental Hong Kong to Supreme Key, a consortium of investors, for US$938 million. It was reported that IHG will retain a 37-year management contract, with three 10-year extension rights.[1]

In March 2018, it was announced that the hotel will be closed for renovations in 2020 before reopening in 2021. Subject to InterContinental Hotels' majority-stake acquisition of Regent Hotels, it is to be noted that the hotel will reopen as a Regent once more.[3]

Facilities

The Presidential Suite, billed at US$13,715 per night, is listed at number 15 on World's 15 most expensive hotel suites compiled by CNN Travel in 2012.[4]

Japanese restaurant 'Nobu', part of the restaurant concept by chef Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa is based at the hotel, since December 2006.[5][6] The restaurant was listed at no. 15 on Asia's Top 20 Restaurants of the Miele Guide in the 2009/2010 edition.[7] It was also listed at no. 16 for the 2008/2009[8] and 2010/2011 editions.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sito, Peggy (10 July 2015). "InterContinental Hong Kong sells for US$938 million in one of region's biggest hotel deals". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 Balfour, Frederik; Liu, Alfred (10 July 2015). "InterContinental Sells Hong Kong Hotel for $938 Million". Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "IHG acquires 51% stake in Regent Hotels in a JV agreement with FIH - WIT". WIT. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  4. ↑ Arnold, Helen (25 March 2012). "World's 15 most expensive hotel suites". CNN Travel. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  5. ↑ "NOBU InterContinental Hong Kong: New-style Japanese". CNN Travel. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Lam, Tiffany (12 November 2009). "Nobu comes to Hong Kong for his birthday party". CNN Travel. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Li, Zoe (1 October 2009). "Hong Kong restaurants top the Miele Guide". CNN Travel. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Asia's Top 20 for 2008/2009". Miele Guide. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Asia's Top 20 for 2010/2011". Miele Guide. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

Coordinates: 22°17′36.5″N 114°10′26.2″E / 22.293472°N 114.173944°E / 22.293472; 114.173944


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