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Langham Hotels International Limited (LHI) has today announced that its
most luxurious property in Hong Kong, the Great Eagle Hotel, will be re-named the Langham
Hotel Hong Kong with effect from October 1st this year.
This follows last month’s announcement that Great Eagle Hotels International
would now be called Langham Hotels International Limited - a name that holding company, Great Eagle Holdings Ltd., feels more accurately reflects the
company’s commitment to being at the forefront of the hospitality industry and
is more appropriately aligned with its ownership of renowned and prominent
hotels. It also sets the benchmark for the group’s future international
expansion.
The name is derived from the Langham Hotel, London (known as the
Langham Hilton) which Great Eagle purchased in 1996 and subsequently further upgraded.
The Langham Hotel is legendary, its name synonymous with gracious
hospitality and fine living for over a hundred years. Opened back in 1865 by
the Prince of Wales, The Langham was not only London’s first “grand” hotel,
but also the city’s largest building at the time.
Meanwhile, the Great Eagle Hotel, located in the heart of bustling
Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, has recently completed an intensive four year, US$35 million
facelift.
Each of the 462 rooms and 25 suites were renovated and equipped with the
latest technology, in line with the growing needs of today’s discerning
traveller who today can enjoy the hotel’s elegant European style and opulence
with a contemporary twist.
Earlier this year, British newspaper, The Sunday Times, ranked the Great
Eagle Hong Kong’s “Langham Suites” among the world’s ‘Top 10 High-tech
Hotel Rooms’ and cited the rooms for being “one of the few with en-suite,
broadband internet access, 37”plasma TV and DVD surround-home theatre.”
The hotel has a number of outstanding restaurants, including the
award-winning T’ang Court Cantonese restaurant and the popular Bostonian,
which serves a huge selection of fresh seafood and lobster. There is also a
delightful, Mediterranean-style rooftop pool, a fully equipped Health Club and
an extensive banqueting facility.
General Manager, Nigel Roberts, welcomes the new Langham name, saying:
“The superior reputation this hotel enjoys today is a result of the intensive
effort we have put in to create a truly luxurious property over the past four
years. The transition to the Langham name provides the ideal platform and
additional momentum for us to continue upholding the high standards we
have set for ourselves among the growing portfolio of luxury hotels within this
group. It also offers us a marvellous opportunity to generate additional
awareness and continue to raise the profile of this wonderful hotel.” |
