Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin will be one of three Hyatt hotels in Hong Kong by the end of 2009, along with the award-winning Grand Hyatt Hong Kong on Hong Kong Island in Wan Chai and Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui, opening in the third quarter of the year. The opening of Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin marks the return of the Hyatt Regency brand to Hong Kong. The first Hyatt hotel outside of North America, Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, opened in 1969 and marked the launch of Hyatt as a global hospitality player. The original Hyatt Regency Hong Kong closed on New Year’s Eve 2005 and was demolished to make way for a commercial building.

Design
To take maximum advantage of the breathtaking vistas, architectural firm Wong Tung & Partners has included multiple terraces and balconies to create significant amounts of outdoor space, and installed oversized picture windows wherever possible to allow light and scenery to flood in.

Working closely with the architects was interior designer Steve Leung of Steve Leung Interiors Ltd., and his team, whose main objective with the hotel design was to ‘bring the outdoors in.’ To achieve this, Leung utilised timeless, natural materials such as stone and wood, and devised an elegant, nature-inspired color palette to complement and blend into the surrounding environment.

Establishing this palette right from the outset is an eye-catching, contemporary tree-patterned wall mural that greets guests in the airy, marble- and limestone-lined lobby. Comprising layers of stained wood veneers, the tree design is echoed on an oversized rectangular glass lighting pendant that dominates the 16-foot ceiling and continues on frosted glass balustrades.

Guestrooms
Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin houses 567 guestrooms and suites with views of Tolo Harbor, Lion Rock and Sha Tin Racecourse, including 133 Long Stay Suites and one Presidential Suite. Standard guestrooms measure 377 sq. ft. (35 square meters) and include bathrooms with glass walls so that guests can watch television from the soaking tub. The contemporary rooms feature photographic montages of old and new Hong Kong, bamboo accessories, a 42-inch multi-channel LCD flatscreen TV and wired and wireless broadband Internet access.

With a higher proportion of Long Stay Suites than most Hyatt hotels, long-staying guests may arrive at the hotel via private entrance. A combination of deluxe and one- or two-bedroom Executive and Long Stay Suites are equipped with a dry pantry including basic kitchen facilities such as microwave oven and toaster. Measuring 2,476 sq. ft. (230 square meters), guests of the Presidential Suite will enjoy some of the most magnificent views of Tolo Harbor and Ma On Shan peak. The vast space includes a large vestibule and a separate service entrance; a living space with a 50-inch LCD TV, a pantry, a dining area, a study area and two bedrooms.

The 24th to 26th floors are dedicated to the Regency Club, which offers a VIP concierge, and a Regency Meeting Suite on the 25th floor. The spacious Regency Club Lounge features a sky terrace, where guests can enjoy complimentary continental buffet breakfast, tea and coffee throughout the day, as well as evening cocktails and canapés.

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