HotelChatter - Tag: hong kong hotels

How A £1 Million Emerald Ring Went 'Missing' At the Four Seasons Hong Kong

ASchechter — 2012-01-25T09:15:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/FourSeasonsHongKongBathroom.jpg" class="top">Though it goes completely against the sense of security that hotels want you to feel, jewelry and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/1/105823/229/hotels/And_This_is_Why_You_Should_Always_Make_Sure_the_Hotel_Door_Closes_Behind_You">fancy hotel suites</a> are a prime target for thieves. Especially jewelry <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/1/105823/229/hotels/And_This_is_Why_You_Should_Always_Make_Sure_the_Hotel_Door_Closes_Behind_You">inside</a> a fancy hotel suite. So we're not entirely sure what crossed the mind of Swiss jeweler Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele when she absentmindedly left her £1 million emerald ring in a bathroom at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/FOUR+SEASONS+HONG+KONG/local/4148">Four Seasons Hong Kong</a> last week. According to the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2088423/Hong-Kong-police-hunt-1million-emerald-ring-owner-leaves-hotel-bathroom.html">Daily Mail</a>, Gruosi-Scheufele left the ring, which was bought by her parents in 1963, in the bathroom at the hotel's fourth-floor ballroom during an event. A busy, busy event, with lots of people rushing in and out of the bathroom. By the time she raced

Hong Kong: Peeping In On The Conrad Hong Kong

juliana — 2012-01-23T17:05:01-05:00

Guess the Hotel REVEALED!

Yes, Jetsetcd, it was indeed the heated outdoor swimming pool at The Conrad that we spied on last month during our trip to Hong Kong.

The hotel is attached to Pacific Place, one of many luxury shopping malls in the city. It's also across the way (via an indoor walkway) from the Island Shangri-La Hotel, another traditional luxury hotel.

Since rooms go for about $573 a night here, we made do with peeping in on some of the other parts of the hotel. Sadly, we didn't get inside a room but you can always study those here.

Hong Kong: Peninsula Hong Kong to Make Over Its Rooms and Tech Offerings

juliana — 2012-01-10T14:18:49-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/peninsulahongkong_rooms.jpg" class="top"> When HotelChatter <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/20/143550/81/hotels/Inside_the_Peninsula_Hong_Kong">popped into</a> the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Hong+Kong/local/3267">Peninsula Hong Kong</a> just over a year ago, there wasn't much that we didn't like at the hotel from the welcome amenities to the in-room telescopes, the bedside tech control panel and the white-gloved service. But all this "classic lushness" may have been a little too "classic" as the hotel has just announced the start of a major guestroom redesign which will update all 297 rooms in both of the hotel's towers.<blockquote>Conceived by The Peninsula Hotels in-house design team, the newly enhanced rooms showcase the finest materials and craftsmanship, boasting a bespoke luxury residential feel. With an accent on Classic Modernity, simplicity and chic elegance, the new room aesthetic melds

Hong Kong: High in the Sky, You'll Be Looking Fly at the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong

juliana — 2012-01-05T15:00:02-05:00

We've already told you about the glorious bathrooms in the specialty suites at the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong, the tallest hotel in the world. But down in the other guestrooms, the amenities are just as nice.

For instance, there are Asprey Purple Rain toiletries lining the bathtub and under the sink vanity is a dedicated toiletry drawer which features golden boxes of dental kits (2), a shaving kit, a hairbrush, an emery board, cotton pads, Q-tips, shower cap and mouthwash.

Hong Kong: How to Make The Upper House Your House in Hong Kong

juliana — 2011-12-27T16:30:02-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/thelawn_upperhousehk.jpg" class="top">You don't have to be a paying hotel guest to enjoy the swank luxury of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Upper+House/local/4945">The Upper House</a> in Hong Kong which sits atop the J.W. Marriott at Pacific Place (There's no connection between the two hotels, just FYI.) Here's how you can fake it and enjoy some of the best public hotel spaces Hong Kong has to offer while saving yourself about $515 a night: 1. Lay Out on The Lawn: Up on Level 6 (just after you ride escalators up to the elevator bank), there's a rooftop lounge with real grass, a rarity for Hong Kong. Here you can order coffee or cocktails, read the paper, flip through a magazine or check your