Swire Hotels

The Opposite House is Swire Hotels' first hotel which opened in March 2008 in Beijing's Sanlitun district. The hotel is an integral part of Sanlitun Village, an open-plan shopping center also developed by Swire Properties. Designed by the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, the hotel has 99 rooms, including a two-floor penthouse, two restaurants and two bars.[2]

The ground floor lobby houses rotating art exhibits, while other sculptures and installations are permanently on display in the public areas.[3]

The name of the hotel comes from the translation of a Chinese word, which historically is used to describe the building located opposite the main house in a courtyard where esteemed guests would stay.

The Upper House is located above Pacific Place in Admiralty, Hong Kong[4] Opened in 2009, the hotel features 117 rooms including 21 suites and two penthouses.[5]

The hotel was designed by Hong Kong-based architect Andre Fu.[6] Art appears prominently in the hotel interior; 350 original artworks are showcased within the premises, including Hiroshiwata Sawada’s 40-metre tall “Rise” steel sculpture.[7] The Upper House is also home to Café Gray Deluxe.[8]

The Temple House is the third property by The House Collective.[9] Opened in 2015, it is situated in Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Chengdu in the heart of Jinjiang District.

Bitieshi at The Temple House is a restored Qing dynasty courtyard that houses a library and gallery. There are 100 rooms and 42 residences designed by UK-based Make Architects.[10] The hotel has an urban day spa MI XUN and TEAHOUSE.[11]

EAST, a hotel in Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong

EAST, Hong Kong is located at Island East, a development by Swire Properties. Opened in early 2010, it was the first of Swire Hotels' EAST brand.

The hotel features 346 rooms and suites, one restaurant and a rooftop bar. It was designed by Hong Kong-based architect Wong Tung & Partners and interior design studio CL3 Architects Ltd.[12][13]

EAST, Hong Kong houses a number of art pieces by local and international artists including Sui Jianguo from China, Lincoln Seligman from London and Danny Lee from Hong Kong.[14]

EAST, Beijing is a business hotel located in the Chaoyang district of Beijing, China.[15] Opened in September 2012, it is situated within INDIGO in Jiangtai – a mixed-use property developed by Swire Properties Limited and Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Limited. The brand's name refers back to the hotels' location in the eastern districts of Beijing and Hong Kong.[16] The hotel was designed by the British architecture firm Benoy, which also designed INDIGO.[17]

The hotel is a member of Summit Hotels & Resorts, and has 369 rooms.[18]

This is the first hotel in the United States under the EAST brand.[19] Located in downtown Miami, the hotel is part of Swire Properties' Brickell City Centre.[20] Designed by Miami-based architects Arquitectonica, with interiors by New York's Clodagh Design,[21][22] this hotel has 263 guest rooms and 89 residence suites.[23]

EAST, Miami has 3 restaurants designed by Los Angeles-based firm Studio Collective including Uruguayan restaurant Quinto La Huella, rooftop bar Sugar and café and bar Domain.[24][25]

Swire Restaurants was founded in 2013 to manage standalone restaurants. Restaurants in their portfolio include The Continental, Plat du Jour, PUBLIC and Mr & Mrs Fox.[26] The group also operates a centralised kitchen called S.H.A.R.K.. [27]