The JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong is a hotel of

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. It is located in the

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area of

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, on the border of

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and Central, on Hong Kong Island. The hotel opened on 27 February 1989 in the Pacific Place complex. It is the first Asian and flagship hotel of the

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Hotel Group. It was the first hotel in Hong Kong to have a five-day workweek for its associates. 36/F to 50/F was redeveloped into

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, formerly a service apartment for international staff, now a delicate luxury hotel managed by

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since September 2009.

History

JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong was opened in the first phase of development of Pacific Place, a complex of

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s and a

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situated at 88 Queensway, in Admiralty, Hong Kong. The hotel was part of phase one out of three, the second phase opened in 1991, and the final third phase in 2004. Pacific Place contains three other luxury hotels, the

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, the Conrad Hong Kong, and the

respectively. The complex is directly connected to Admiralty station, part of Hong Kong's MTR that opened in 1979 and is located in

, at the eastern extension of Hong Kong's central business district.

Awards

The hotel won the 2000 Best Business Hotel in Hong Kong award from Business Asia.The five-star stars.(award winning hotels in various countries)(Brief Article)
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