JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong

JW Marriott, Hong Kong
香港JW萬豪酒店

JW Marriott Hong Kong tower seen on the right
General information
Location Pacific Place, 88 Queensway Central, Hong Kong
Owner Marriott International
Management Marriott International
Other information
Number of rooms 577
Number of suites 25
Number of restaurants 7
Asia Pacific Marriott brand flagship hotel

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.

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, the Island Shangri-La and the Conrad Hong Kong. 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]

General Managers

The hotel, which opened in 1989, has seen 6 General Managers taking overall responsibility for what was Marriott's initial entry into the Asia marketplace.

Restaurants

See also

References

  1. ↑ "HK Island ShangriLa Hotel". Simtropolis. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  2. ↑ The five-star stars.(award winning hotels in various countries)(Brief Article)

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Coordinates: 22°16′40″N 114°09′56″E / 22.27781°N 114.16549°E / 22.27781; 114.16549

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