Class: Deluxe
Style: Modern design
Rooms: 492
The Mira Hong Kong
Tsim Sha Tsui
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The Mira Hong Kong Description
Once a ho-hum hotel opposite Kowloon Park on the slightly tarnished Golden Mile, the Miramar has been reborn, minus the last three letters of its name. Little of the old property was retained, except the superstructure and the chandeliers, which are now encased in open-ended tubes in the all-day Japanese-infused diner, Yamm. Bold, fun, and vivacious, The Mira is best summed up by its spa and fitness centre, with its indoor infinity-edged pool, as much a place to party as get pampered. Celebrity chef Justin Quek (Singapore's answer to Jamie Oliver) spends a fortnight a month at Whisk restaurant, while Vibes is a sensational oasis courtyard bar lit by gas fires beneath the windowless wall of a neighbouring building. The tech stuff (all-in-one computer and infotainment centre, iPod dock, a Nokia mobile that works around the city) in the 492 bedrooms is joyfully comprehensible even by the most jet-lagged, and the Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair symptomatic of the stylish comfort. Stylist-to-the-stars Colin Cowie has put his stamp on the top-storey ballroom, the staff are bright and efficient, but the highlight has to be pootling about in the hotel's vintage London taxi (number plate MIRA).
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Finally, a TRUE lifestyle Hotel in HK
by Kris SK, on 2010-01-23 21:37:06
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Finally, the re is a true Lifestyle Hotel in Hong Kong. I have stayed at almost all in town, and most are essentially just a serviced apartment pretending to be a hotel. Those that are good, and there are some with nice rooms, then lack almost all the other facilities. The mira is great, the restaurants have variety and suit all the various budgets, the Spa is awesome, and the location for shopping and getting about town via MTR is perfect. Staff are beautiful, and very sweet. While the technology is cool, it is more of interest to my partner. I will say though that having a mobile phone connected to the room which you can walk around town with and save on roaming fees is sensational. The W has great views, but the staff are simply too casual, and the restaurants and bars while looking good, have little more substance than that, and is really in an out of the way location. This is my new home base in Hong Kong from here on in.
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