Tsimshatsui, Kowloon -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/30/2012 -- In a bid to offer guests the highest levels of comfort and experiential luxury during their stay at The Peninsula Hong Kong five star hotel(http://www.peninsula.com/Hong_Kong/en/Accommodation/Superior_Room/default.aspx), the hotel is embarking on a landmark room enhancement programme that will cement its leadership position in global luxury hospitality. Building on its role as the purveyor of timeless luxury, the hotel is as committed to defining the future of luxury, as it has been to preserving its magnificent heritage in the past.

Culminating in a project that will see all 297 of the hotel’s guestrooms transformed, the two-phase enhancement programme is set to kick off on 8 January, 2012, confined to two separate buildings to ensure that disturbance to guests is kept to an absolute minimum. Initially focusing on guestrooms in The Peninsula Tower, which will re-open in August 2012, these new rooms will pave the way for the transformation of guestrooms within the Original Building, to be fully unveiled in early 2013.

Conceived by The Peninsula Hotels in-house design team assisted by Getty’s as executive interior designer, the newly enhanced rooms showcase the finest materials and craftsmanship, boasting a bespoke luxury residential feel. With an accent on Classic Modernity, simplicity and chic elegance, the new room aesthetic melds the distinctive design touches and practicality present in today’s luxury yachts, motorcars, and private jets, taking The Peninsula guest experience to the next level.

“Innovation is part of the tradition of this hotel,” said The Peninsula Hotels’ Chief Operating Officer, Mr Peter Borer. “This concept will usher in a new era of in-room comfort, showcasing our leadership role in bringing the latest guest-focused technology to the world.” Set to be unveiled in 2012, revolutionary in-room technology at The Peninsula Hong Kong will set new standards of guest personalization among Hong Kong luxury hotels(http://www.peninsula.com/Hong_Kong/en/default.aspx).

About The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH)
Incorporated in 1866 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (00045), HSH is a holding company whose subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entity are engaged in the ownership and management of prestigious hotel, commercial and residential properties in key destinations in Asia, the USA and Europe, as well as the provision of transport, club management and services. The hotel portfolio of the Group comprises the Peninsula Hotels in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, New York, Chicago, Beverly Hills, Tokyo, Bangkok, Manila and Paris (opening in 2013). The property portfolio of the Group includes The Repulse Bay Complex, The Peak Tower and The Peak Tramways, St. John’s Building, The Landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the Thai Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand.