Hotel Icon – Hong Kong’s newest!

Meet Hermans Li, the Executive Housekeeper of the newly opened Hotel Icon in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon and enjoy an overview of Hong Kong’s newest hotel. This is what Liz did when she was there on a recent trip. The soft opening of the hotel was in April 2011, with 262 guest rooms ranging in size from 36 to 80 m². The hotel is founded and owned by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the School of Hotel and Tourism management.

The 28 story complex is comprised of the Hotel Icon, the School of Hotel and Tourism Management campus, and University  House. This unique learning environment includes conference facilities, teaching restaurants, classrooms, a library and several technology labs.  The hotel is a teaching and research hotel which believes strongly in the future of Asian hospitality and provides an environment to teach and inspire the next generation of Asian hoteliers.

The hotel was designed by celebrated architects Terence Conran, Rocco Yim and William Lim. A Conran, Rocco Yim and William Lim. It has many open public spaces, a striking vertical garden by Patrick Blanc, a grand sweeping staircase and  innovative guest rooms.

Hermans along with her Assistant Executive Housekeeper, Daniel Mak showcased all areas of the hotel. The vertical garden and the lobby area is vast and is the first of its kind in Hong Kong. The impressive ballroom  features spectacular chandeliers, an interesting cleaning challenge to the housekeeping team at Hotel Icon.