Conrad Tokyo Opens on July 1, 2005.TOKYO -- The Conrad Tokyo officially opens today in the Shiodome district of Tokyo, Japan. This luxurious hotel is the first Conrad to open in Japan and combines legendary Conrad excellence with traditional Japanese comfort and hospitality. Exemplary in its architecture and interior design, the hotel occupies the top ten floors of the Tokyo Shiodome Building, a 37-story multi-purpose tower offering panoramic views over Hamarikyu Gardens Hamarikyu Gardens (浜離宮恩賜庭園 , Rainbow Bridge Rainbow Bridge may refer to:
Inlet, western Pacific Ocean. Located off the east-central coast of Honshu, Japan, it is about 30 mi (48 km) long and 20 mi (32 km) wide. It provides a spacious harbour area for several Japanese cities, including Tokyo, Yokohama, and Kawasaki. . The Conrad Tokyo caters to the corporate and leisure markets, featuring 290 luxurious rooms -- of which 68 are suites -- and setting impressive new industry standards with a minimum room size of 48 square meters, three-meter high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling picture windows. Depending on their aspect, the ambience of the bedrooms has either a "city" or a "garden" theme, with exclusively fragranced and designed amenities to match. Other features include a 37-inch plasma screen television with satellite channels, DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. , video-on-demand, wired and wireless high-speed internet See broadband. access and cordless phones for use throughout the hotel. Every bathroom features a freestanding bath, a rain-shower, two basins and a separate lavatory. The Conrad Tokyo's banquet facilities are the largest in Shiodome and include two state-of-the-art ballrooms and six banquet and meeting rooms, all with the latest audio-visual equipment. The wedding chapel, finished in white granite and mother of pearl, evokes an image of clarity and purity and provides an idyllic setting for a glamorous ceremony. Dining at Conrad Tokyo is exceptional. London's legendary 3-Michelin star chef, Gordon Ramsay Gordon James Ramsay OBE (born November 8, 1966 in Johnstone, Scotland) is a Scottish celebrity chef and currently one of only three chefs in the UK whose restaurant is rated at three Michelin stars. He has been awarded a total of twelve Michelin stars[1]. , has chosen Conrad Tokyo to launch his first venture in Japan. The hotel offers four restaurants and one bar & lounge, the highlights being the modern French restaurant Gordon Ramsay at Conrad Tokyo and the brasserie bras·se·rie n. A restaurant serving alcoholic beverages, especially beer, as well as food. [French, from brasser, to malt, brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin Cerise by Gordon Ramsay. With open kitchens, the restaurants do full justice to Ramsay's talents and offer complementary fine dining and all-day dining experiences. The Chinese restaurant See:
tr.v. tan·ta·lized, tan·ta·liz·ing, tan·ta·liz·es To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. Chinese dishes prepared by eminent Chinese chef Albert Tze Wai Shing. The Japanese restaurant "Kazahana" is divided into three sections based on the culinary themes kaiseki, sushi and teppan; three private dining rooms are available with tatami ta·ta·mi n. pl. tatami or ta·ta·mis Straw matting used as a floor covering especially in a Japanese house. [Japanese.] or wooden flooring. Conrad Tokyo's 1,400 square meter spa and fully equipped fitness complex is the most extensive and exclusive hotel spa in Tokyo. Its modern Japanese design, where lines are pure and colors soft, exudes tranquility for the mind, body and soul. Western methods are employed in the ten treatment rooms, using grape seed aromatherapy from California's Napa Valley Spa and natural bio-cosmetics engineered by Germany's Dr. Spiller. Japan's first "Sumie-style" 25-meter indoor swimming pool is finished in pure black and incorporates the designs of traditional paintings that blend in with Conrad Tokyo's architecture. Shiodome is an urban office, retail and entertainment development project located midway between Ginza, where the world's most expensive real estate is found, and Tokyo's famous Hamarikyu Gardens. The precinct has an excellent infrastructure, including subway and train links, direct expressway access to Rainbow Bridge, easy connections to Haneda and Narita Airports as well as Shinkansen stops. Tokyo International Forum is located nearby, whilst Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo Big Sight (東京ビッグサイト , the city's largest exhibition area in the ultramodern Odaiba district, is a short train ride away. Given its immediate proximity to Ginza, the famous Tsukiji fish market The Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as Tsukiji fish market (Japanese: 築地市場, Tsukiji shijō) is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world and also one of the largest wholesale food markets and the peaceful and beautiful Hamarikyu Gardens, Shiodome is rapidly establishing itself as a prime tourist destination within Tokyo. "Conrad Tokyo is for the 'Inspiration Class,'" says General Manager Jan Monkedieck. "These are people who want to be inspired and inspire others. The unique concept of the Conrad Tokyo is both calming and inspirational. With the legendary Conrad excellence and our distinctive service culture, it will secure our leading position for many years to come." Conrad Hotels With 18 award-winning luxury hotels strategically located in capital cities and exotic resorts in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and Middle East/Africa, Conrad offers value to both business and leisure travelers by establishing and maintaining the highest levels of service delivery with the renowned "Conrad Service Culture." The hotels provide fine accommodation, excellent restaurants, fully equipped health clubs and sophisticated meetings facilities. Another five Conrad development projects are planned in the US, Thailand, China and the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. (Dubai) for future openings between 2005 and 2008. All Conrad guests benefit from the Hilton worldwide reservation system and its acclaimed guest loyalty program, Hilton HHonors(R). For information about Conrad Hotels and bookings, please visit: www.ConradHotels.com. The Conrad dedicated meetings website is: www.ConradMeetings.com. Conrad Hotels are the luxury hotels in the Hilton Family of Hotels. It is a joint venture equally owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) is one of the leading global hospitality companies. As of April 2007 there are 2,645 hotels and 485,000 rooms employing 105,000 people in more than 80 countries. and Hilton International Co. Conrad Tokyo Japanese website: conradtokyo.co.jp Bookings can be made through any Hilton Reservations office worldwide. |
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