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When describing the newly opened Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Hong Kong, you are likely to run out of superlatives, for not only is it the tallest hotel in the world, it is also one of the most innovative. It has the first ever Chocolate Library, the highest bar in the world and one of the largest ballrooms in Hong Kong. Other bold moves are the floor-to-ceiling mirrors – in the shower – and the fitness room equipment which reads your weight settings and preferred routines onto each piece of high-tech equipment from your personal USB drive.

Above the infinity-edge swimming pool the LED screens on the ceiling change from moods to scenes. They feature everything from calming seas to the beauty of the seasons and from modern art to the night sky. Every visit will be a new experience.

In a country known for its tea, this exceptional luxury hotel in Hong Kong has a tearoom with a bedazzling choice of dozens of teas, all stored in special tea caddies in the floor-to-ceiling cubbyholes. Not to be outdone, the wine wall wraps around the walls of the restaurant and displays over 6,000 bottles to choose from.

Non-residents can pop in and take the express elevators to the Ozone, which has unrivalled views over the city from the 118th floor windows. If you want a clearer view, all the guest rooms come with a telescope on a tripod, not for looking up at the stars, but for looking down at the world in miniature below!

by Gillian at Luxique Luxury Hotels

If you happened to have been relaxing in your room on the 40th floor of the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong the other day, you might have had something of a shock – a man at the window waving to you.

It would have been none other than Alain Robert, the urban climber dubbed ‘the French Spiderman.’ In a stunt to highlight global warming, Robert – watched by fascinated office workers - reached the top of the 46-storey luxury hotel before being detained by police and security guards.
He was in Hong Kong to promote his book ‘With Bare Hands,’ which details some of his climbing feats, including scaling the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Sydney Opera House and many of the world’s tallest skyscrapers.
Robert has declared his guerrilla climbing activity his ‘philosophy.’ Last year, he was deported from China for illegally conquering its tallest building, only to have Chinese officials invite him back to climb legitimately a mountain in the centre of the country as a tourist attraction.
It’s said that Robert’s extraordinary career began at the age of 12 when he forgot his keys and was locked out of his parents’ eighth-floor apartment. Instead of waiting for them to return home, he simply scaled the outside wall.

by Andy Moreton
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