My night in the clouds at the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong - it's the highest hotel in the world and offers breathtaking views from a height of 1,600ft The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong occupies floors 102 to 118 of the International Commerce Centre The lift to the hotel is one of the fastest in Hong Kong - it travels upwards at a rate of 30ft per second Harriet Sime checks in - and takes viewers on a video tour of her room in the clouds READ MORE: Behold the stunning pictures taken by an aerial photographer who hangs out of helicopters By Harriet Sime For Mailonline Published: 15:05, 23 June 2024 | Updated: 15:05, 23 June 2024 e-mail View comments The lift is one of the city's fastest, travelling at 30ft per second. Which means it takes one minute and 10 seconds to reach the check-in desk on the 103rd floor of the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong , where you pick up your key and see the view for the first time. At least that's the idea.
But as the highest hotel in the world, it is so high that for much of my stay all I can see are clouds. Still, it's quite a thrill, and explains why people pay around £380 ($480) a night for such an elevated perch above the twinkling skyline of Hong Kong's Kowloon region. The hotel occupies floors 102 to 118 of the International Commerce Centre (ICC), a glass beacon made possible only by the 1998 closure of an airport famous for requiring hair-raising descents, as planes passed between skyscrapers and towering apartment buildings.
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