Langham Place Mongkok, Hong Kong

Langham Place Hotel is unique in Hong Kong, capturing the vibrancy and buzz of local culture like no other. It has been described as "an art gallery masquerading as a hotel," which provides an apt description of the Langham Place's approach to hospitality. Just stepping inside is refreshing and invigorating, and this feeling is most intense in the hotel's luxury Chuan Spa, with its over sixty beauty and health treatments, based on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Wu Xing - the five elements, wood, fire, earth, metal and water.

The hotel has a superb selection of fifty suites, from junior suites to three-bedroom luxury apartments complete with kitchen facilities. All the suites provide superb views over Hong Kong. Chuan Infinity is a particularly captivating suite, with its luxurious infinity bath, private steam room, and high-tech equipment (which extends throughout all the 665 rooms and suites): DVD player, 42" plasma TV, electronic safe, and high-speed internet. As regards cuisine, the Place is a restaurant offering Eastern and Western cuisine with a creative twist, while the Cantonese Ming Court presents contemporary Chinese cuisine in sublime surroundings. Ming Court's culinary quality is expressed by its two Michelin stars.

Ming Court
Two Michelin-starred Ming Court at the Langham Place is known throughout the city for its dim sum menu, as well as its set lunch and extensive tea offerings. Guests sit in modern and opulent surroundings while dining on contemporary Chinese cuisine, expertly prepared by Chef Tsang Chiu King. The restaurant is divided into two dining areas and 5 private rooms. Over 350 wines, from sixteen different countries, are on offer from the Ming Cellar to perfectly complement the luxurious cuisine.

Luxos Recommended Menu:
Deep-fried lobster with cheese and simmered abalone with vinegar, accompanied by angel hair pasta

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Chuan Spa's Tips and Toes
Taking fabulous wellness to a whole new level, the luxurious Chuan Spa has created Tips and Toes; a lush new 90-minute therapy designed exclusively for head, hands and feet, priced at just HK$666. Start in Head Heaven with a 30-minute scalp massage that promises to evaporate stress and transport you into a dreamy state of nirvana.
It’s then time for Healing Hands with an evening primrose scrub followed by a nourishing mud wrap. An aromatic massage with rose, vetiver, lavender and vitamin E completes the hand treatment leaving hard working hands supple.

Finally it’s time to give stiletto-sore feet a break with a mini Feet Retreat designed to enhance circulation and relieve aching feet. An aromatic compress leads a warm oil and herbal salt exfoliation followed by a peppermint, lemon and cypress foot mask. A final foot massage leaves feet refreshed and pampered.
Nirvana doesn’t end there. All guests are also welcome to enjoy the luxurious Chuan Spa rooftop pool, Jacuzzi, oriental hot tubs, saunas and steam rooms before or after your treatment – free of charge.

The offer is available 10:00am – 11:00pm, Monday – Friday until 31 December 2010 and reservations are essential.
Call +852 3552 3510 or email hkg.lph.chuanspa@langhamhotels.com.
For more details on Chuan Spa visit chuanspa.com.hk.

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