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The St Regis Hong Kong B A C K G R O U N D The St Regis Hong Kong, which opened in April 2019 as Marriott’s 7,000th property worldwide, is the first St Regis-branded hotel in Hong Kong. It’s also the fourth St Regis in the Greater Bay Area, joining properties in Macau, Shenzhen and Zhuhai. W H E R E I S I T ? In Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district near Wan Chai MTR Station, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, and Wan Chai Pier, from which you can take a ferry to Tsim Sha Tsui.
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The bed features linen products from Italian brand Frette. A second TV faces the bed as well. Control panels for lighting and curtains are on both sides of the bed, as well as an electrical socket and two USB ports – very convenient as I could charge my phone, tablet and access all controls while lying in bed. Also in the bedroom are a work table with stationery kit, electrical sockets and ports, a lounge chair and a sofa and coffee table. The en-suite bathroom is spacious with dual sinks and even two cloakrooms – one designed for male guests and the
BEST FOR A good location in the city and practical in-room amenities that cater well to the needs of business travellers.
DON’T MISS Trying the semi-buffet breakfast at Rùn and the afternoon tea served from dim sum-inspired trolleys in The Drawing Room.
PRICE Internet rates for a St Regis suite in mid-April start from HK$7,326 (US$764) including tax and surcharges.
CONTACT stregishongkong.com
W H A T ’ S I T L I K E ? The hotel was conceived as a private mansion and doesn’t have a very prominent entrance (apart from a waterfall beside it), but this adds privacy and a sense of mystery. At the helm of the hotel’s interior design is renowned designer André Fu, whose works in Hong Kong include The Upper House, Kerry Hotel and K11 Artus serviced residence in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The hotel’s location makes it a great new luxury choice for business travellers R O O M S The hotel has 129 guestrooms, including 17 suites in four categories: St Regis, Metropolitan, Governor’s and Presidential. Each level has only around nine rooms. I was staying in a 94 sqm St Regis suite with a king-size bed. All guests get in-room check-in by their butler, who then gives a rundown of the room and a brief introduction of the in-room amenities and services. The suite has a living room, a bedroom and an en-suite bathroom. Both main rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows. The living room, divided from the suite entrance by a wooden panel, has a lounge sofa, an armchair and a wall-mounted TV with Bang & Olufsen sound systems. There’s also a table with a sofa on one side and two chairs on the other. The minibar, fully stocked with chargeable drinks and snacks, is placed behind the table. There’s also a Nespresso Creatista Plus coffee machine. JUNE 2020
other, with a wall-mounted mirror, for female guests. There’s both a bathtub and a walk-in shower room, and the Claybrook bathtub is large. There’s also a Dyson hairdryer, a set of Remede toiletries, as well as bathrobes and slippers from Frette.
F O O D A N D D R I N K The hotel has four F&B outlets that meet the expected high standards of the St Regis brand: Chinese restaurant Rùn, French restaurant L’Envol, The Drawing Room and The St Regis Bar. L E I S U R E The wellness facilities are on the seventh floor. The 24-hour fitness centre features Technogym cardio and weight-
training equipment, with personal TV screens and docking stations. There’s also a swimming pool with a few lounge chairs and a poolside bar on the outdoor verandah (open 6am-10pm daily), as well as a spa offering facial and body treatments from 10am to 10pm.
V E R D I C T The hotel’s location in one
of Hong Kong’s major business districts makes it a great new luxury choice for business travellers, especially those attending exhibitions at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The four distinctive F&B outlets are all definitely worth trying. Jackie Chen
