Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

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hotel_name = Grand Hyatt Hong Kong


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location = 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
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footnotes =The Grand Hyatt Hong Kong is a luxury Hyatt hotel in Hong Kong, and the Asian flagship of Hyatt International. [ [http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/asia/china/hong-kong/hotel-detail.html?vid=1154654578257 travel.nytimes.com] ] It has been described in a "New York Times" travel article as a "world-famous prestige" property. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DE0DD1E3DF933A0575AC0A9659C8B63&sec=travel BUSINESS TRAVEL: ON THE ROAD; Tourism and Optimism Spread in Hong Kong] September 30, 2003] It opened in 1989 and is located at 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai [http://www.forbestraveler.com/hotel/102/37227/ Forbes Traveller] ] , adjacent to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

In 2004 the 11th floor was converted into a spa and "hotel with a hotel" named "The Plateau" at a cost of some US$10 million. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,695929,00.html?iid=chix-sphere Reaching Your Plateau Time World, Sep. 13, 2004] Encouraged by the results of the experiment, Hyatt now plans to install spas in all its Park Hyatt and some other Grand Hyatt brand hotels. [ [http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/travel/15surfacing.html?ref=travel The Room as Spa, and Vice Versa] "New York Times" Travel, July 15, 2007]

The Grand Hyatt Hong Kong has been attended by heads of state including Bill Clinton in 1988 [ [http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/asia/china/hong-kong/hotel-detail.html?vid=1154654578257 Grand Hyatt Hong Kong - Reviews and Ratings of Hotels in Hong Kong - New York Times Travel ] ] and Chinese president Hu Jintao in his first visit to Hong Kong. [ [http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=119833 China warns Hong Kong democrats] "Bangkok Post"]

A reviewer for "Forbes Traveller" enthused about the views of the harbour and waterfront, feeling that they more than made up for its tendency towards the "pint-sized" rooms typical of Hong Kong.

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