JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong

The JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong is a hotel of JW Marriott Hotels. It is located in the Admiralty area of Hong Kong, on the border of Wan Chai and Central, on Hong Kong Island. The hotel opened in 1989 in the Pacific Place complex. It is the first Asian and flagship hotel of the Marriott Hotel Group. It was the first hotel in Hong Kong to have a five-day workweek for its associates. 36/F to 50/F was redeveloped into Upper House, formerly a service apartment for international staff, now a delicate luxury hotel managed by Swire Properties since September 2009.

JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
香港JW萬豪酒店
JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong tower seen on the right
General information
LocationPacific Place, 88 Queensway Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Opening1989
ManagementMarriott International
Other information
Number of rooms581
Number of suites27
Number of restaurants8
Website
www.jwmarriotthongkong.com
Asia Pacific Marriott brand flagship hotel
JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese香港…萬豪酒店

History

JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong was opened in the first phase of development of Pacific Place, a complex of office towers, hotels and a shopping centre situated at 88 Queensway, in Admiralty, Hong Kong. The hotel was part of phase one out of three, the second phase opened in 1991, and the final third phase in 2004.[1]

Pacific Place contains two other luxury hotels and one service apartment, the Island Shangri-La, the Conrad Hong Kong, and the Upper House respectively. The complex is directly connected to Admiralty Station, part of Hong Hong's Mass Transit Railway that opened in 1979 and is located in Admiralty, at the eastern extension of Hong Kong's central business district.

Awards

The hotel won the 2000 Best Business Hotel in Hong Kong award from Business Asia.[2]

See also
  • Upper House
  • JW Marriott, Kuala Lumpur
  • JW Marriott, Shanghai

References
  1. "HK Island ShangriLa Hotel". Simtropolis. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. The five-star stars.(award winning hotels in various countries)(Brief Article)

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