| Four Seasons Hotel | |
|---|---|
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  Location on Hong Kong Island | |
| General information | |
| Location | Central, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°17′13″N 114°9′22″E / 22.28694°N 114.15611°E |
| Management | Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 45 |
| Floor area | 52,051 square metres/560,272 square feet |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 399 |
| Number of suites | 54 |
| Website | |
| Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong official website | |
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港四季酒店) is a five-star hotel building in the Sun Hung Kai Properties-owned International Finance Centre complex in Central, Hong Kong.[1] It was completed and opened in September 2005. It is a 45-storey building with 399 rooms, of which 54 are suties and 519 residential units, as part of the Four Seasons Place (Chinese: 四季匯). It is operated by Canadian-based hotel chain, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.[2]
Four Season Background edit
In 1961, the first Four Season Hotel opened in Toronto, Canada.It is developed by Issy Sharp, who is the founder and chairman of the Four Season Hotel. He stated that, “We opened our first hotel with a simple principle: treating every customer as a special guest.”[3] Three years later,Four Season opened its second hotel in Toronto's Inn on the Park.[3] In the 1970s, Four Seasons is becoming worldwide and they experienced a growing movement during that period of time. They have opened more than 10 hotels across Canada and across the United States. Their first Four Seasons US hotel is on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC.[4]
In 1981, Four Seasons was the first corporate to sponsor the Terry Fox runs for the Canadian Cancer Society and they raised about $3.2 million.[5] In 1986, Four Seasons increased their leisure services by introducing a full-service spa and golf courses.[5] In the 1990s, Four Seasons has started to expend across North America to Europe and Asia, such as Japan(1992), Hong Kong(2005), Paris (1999), Budapest (2004) and Florence(2008).[6] After a decade, Four Season continued to develop significantly across the world. They has became the company's first hotel and resort in the Middle East. Besides,they also entered the Chinese (2002) and Indian market with their resort and hotel.[7]
Fine-Dining Facilities edit
Fine dining facilities includes the two three-Michelin-starred restaurants: Cantonese restaurant Lung King Heen and French restaurant Caprice, received in the guide's inaugural 2009 Hong Kong and Macau edition under Chef de cuisine Chan Yan-tak and in the 2010 edition, respectively, becoming the first hotel in the world to hold such distintion and the only Chinese restaurant with the maximum of three stars.[8][9]
The Caprice restaurant was listed at no. 5 on Asia's Top 20 Restaurants of the Miele Guide in the 2011/2012 edition.[10] It was also listed at no. 11 for 2008/2009[11] and no. 10 for 2010/2011,[12] as well as no. 16 in the 2009/2010 edition.[13]
In 2010, Caprice was listed as the 'Best French restaurant' and the Lung King Heen made XO sauce as the 'Best condiment' on the Hong Kong Best Eats 2010 list complied by CNN Travel.[14]
Services and Amenities edit
The Hotel offers 2 magnificent swimming pools: lap pool and plunge pool. Both pools feature underwater speakers and there are telephones and wireless Internet access around the pool area.[15] For fitness facilities, they have a 24-hour Fitness Centre with floor-to-ceiling windows on the fifth-floor. It provides a variety of sport and training equipment, from cardiovascular equipment to wight-training machines.[16] On the top floor (45th floor), there is a business centre where it offers business equipment, computers and meeting space with wireless Internet access.[17]
The Spa edit
The spa at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong offers a variety of spa services. The spa treatments include full-body signature treatments, body messages,facial collection, manicure, pedicure stations and so on.[18]
In 2010, a New York woman, Shoshana Weinberg, becomes the Spa director at Four Season Hotel Hong Kong.[19] In Weinberg's early twenties, she had been to different countries in Asia (Thailand, China and Cambodia) to learn herbal medicine. She has explored her interest in Ayurveda, wholesome, natural food growth and integral Yoga.[19] In 2001, Weinberg started her spa career and joined the PRATIMA Spa in New York. She also helped to launch new spa businesses in different places, for example the Maroma Resort on the Mexican Riviera and Shree Spa. [20]
The Spa at the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong is an award-winning Five-star Spa. In 2011, it had successfully retained its status on Forbes Travel Guide's 54th annual listing of Five-Star Spa.[21] Being one of the only 30 Five-star spas around the world, Director Shoshana Weinberg stated that:
"Forbes is one of the most respected and influential travel guides in the world. Their Five-Star award is an important recognition of technical excellence and intuitive service. The only way to achieve consistent excellence in such a highly personalized business is to have a happy and motivated team that not only wants to offer the best therapeutic experiences and pampering, but add heart and soul to make it a truly exceptional spa journey. Our Five-Star award is entirely due to our team and I am honored to work with them.".
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong info". International Finance Centre (IFC). Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Hotel Facts". Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Four Season History- 1960-1969". Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Four Seasons History- 1970- 1979". Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Four Seasons History- 1980- 1989". Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Four Season History- 1990-1999". Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Fours Season History- 2000-2012". Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ Kühn, Kerstin (26 November 2009). "Four Seasons hotel sets world record in new Michelin Hong Kong guide". CatererSearch. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ Lam, Tiffany (1 December 2009). "Hong Kong restaurants to avoid right now: Michelin guide's newest stars, the complete list". CNN Travel. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Asia's Top 20 for 2011/2012". Miele Guide. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Asia's Top 20 for 2008/2009". Miele Guide. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Asia's Top 20 for 2010/2011". Miele Guide. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ Li, Zoe (1 October 2009). "Hong Kong restaurants top the Miele Guide". CNN Travel. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Services and Amenities- Pool". Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Services and Amenities-Fitness Facilities". Retrieved 4 April 2013.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ "Services and Amenities-Business Services". Retrieved 4 April 2013.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ "Four Season Hotel Hong Kong - Spa". Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Shoshana Weinberg". Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong Introduces Spa Director Shoshana Weinberg". Targeted News Service. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ a b "The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong Named Five-Star Spa by Forbes Travel Guide". Targeted News Service. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
External links edit
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