(Hong Kong, March 17, 2010) Swire Hotels? The Upper House in Pacific Place has announced that, effective from 29 March 2010, all of the hotel?s 117 guestrooms will be smoke-free.
The move echoes the eco-friendly and paperless solutions that The Upper House has pioneered including wireless check-in service; energy saving Lexus hybrid cars and iPod touches in every room instead of traditional room directories.
The hotel takes this preventative measure to ensure its rooms are smoke-free at all times, something that a growing number of guests are requesting. The hotel offers The Lawn as the perfect facility to smoke, benefiting from a sheltered area as well comfortable open air seating, surrounded by lush greenery and a manicured lawn.
Hotel General Manager Dean Winter, said, ?The Upper House provides a unique experience from a design and dining point of view and so it should from an environmental aspect. We appreciate that in today?s world, more and more people are sensitive to this issue.?
Source: Swire Hotels