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A cabana at the Veuve Clicquot Sunset Lounge atop the ICC in Kowloon.

Hong Kong's most exclusive sundowners, 490 metres up

Ritz-Carlton opens Veuve Clicquot Sunset Lounge on 118th floor terrace of city's tallest building, the International Commerce Centre, featuring private cabanas that seat just two or three, writes Kylie Knott

Take a five-star hotel, add a splash of fine champagne and private cabanas positioned 490 metres above sea level, and you've got possibly the most exclusive spot in the city for a sundowner.

Ride the Ritz-Carlton's ear-popping lift to the 118th floor and you'll find the newly opened Veuve Clicquot Sunset Lounge - on the same level as the dizzying Ozone bar, it faces away from the neon harbour.

Previously an unused space, this glass-fronted, open-air sanctuary boasts not only one of the highest bars in the world, but 180-degree-views across west Hong Kong, out to Stonecutters Bridge and beyond.

Open only between 5pm and 11pm, and with just a handful of cabanas, each of which seats two people comfortably and three if you're feeling friendly, the lounge is popular, so reservations are vital.

Private cabana packages cost HK$1,650 and include a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Rich (a new champagne created for mixing) as well as a choice of two ingredients to add to it: cucumber (refreshing), grapefruit peel (tangy and tasty), bell peppers (a little strange) or tea (no, thanks).

An accompanying tapas package (HK$488) includes a selection of five treats (the dried beef torteline with burrata cheese and truffle, and salmon tartare with salmon roe, are heavenly).

 

The Veuve Clicquot Sunset Lounge is at The Ritz-Carlton, International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon. For reservations, call 2263 2270 or email [email protected]

This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as: Sundowners on high
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