JW Marriott is an American luxury hotel brand owned by Marriott International .
5-647: The JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong is a hotel of JW Marriott Hotels . It is located in the Admiralty area of Hong Kong , on the border of Wan Chai 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 Marriott Hotel Group. It was the first hotel in Hong Kong to have a five-day workweek for its associates. 36/F to 50/F
10-476: The 2000 Best Business Hotel in Hong Kong award from Business Asia. 22°16′40″N 114°09′56″E / 22.27781°N 114.16549°E / 22.27781; 114.16549 JW Marriott Hotels The JW Marriott brand was established in 1984, with the opening of the first hotel in Washington, D.C. It was named as a tribute to J.W. Marriott , the founder of Marriott Corporation . In 1989, Hong Kong
15-594: The second phase opened in 1991, and the final third phase in 2004. Pacific Place contains three other luxury hotels, the Island Shangri-La , the Conrad Hong Kong , and the Upper House respectively. The complex is directly connected to Admiralty station , part of Hong Kong's MTR that opened in 1979 and is located in Admiralty , at the eastern extension of Hong Kong's central business district . The hotel won
20-478: Was redeveloped into Upper House , formerly a service apartment for international staff, now a delicate luxury hotel managed by Swire Properties since September 2009. JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong was opened in the first phase of development of Pacific Place , a complex of office towers , hotels and a shopping centre situated at 88 Queensway , in Admiralty, Hong Kong. The hotel was part of phase one out of three,
25-640: Was the destination for the overseas launch. Europe and the Middle East followed in 1993. As a general guide within the Marriott hierarchy, the brand competes in the luxury area, below the Ritz-Carlton , but above the traditional Marriott and Renaissance brands. The JW Marriott Jakarta experienced terrorist bombings in 2003 and 2009. In the 2003 incident , a car bomb explosion outside the lobby killed 12 and injured 150, mainly Indonesians. Despite extensive damage,
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