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Swire Hotels is a division of Swire Properties Limited, a subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited, a blue chip company quoted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Swire Hotels was formed in 2008 to create and manage small luxury hotels in Hong Kong, Mainland China and the United Kingdom.〔http://www.swirepacific.com/eng/media/presseach.php?f=p080228.htm〕 It currently counts three different brands of hotels - The House Collection, EAST and Chapter Hotels - with a total of four hotels and two new properties opening in Beijing and Exeter in 2012. ==The Opposite House, Beijing== 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. ''"The ground floor lobby doubles as a contemporary art gallery with changing exhibitions"'' 〔http://www.arcspace.com/architects/kengo_kuma/opposite-house/opposite-house.html〕 for up and coming Chinese contemporary artists, while other sculptures and installations displayed in the public areas are permanently on show. Since its opening, The Opposite House has been featured in a number of international listings including ''Condé Nast Traveller''’s "2011 Gold List",〔http://www.cntraveller.com/awards/the-gold-list/gold-list-2011/the-opposite-house-beijing〕 ''National Geographic Traveler''’s "Best Choice of Boutique Design Hotels 2009" 〔http://www.travelintelligence.com/luxury-hotels/china/beijing/the-opposite-house-hotel/16494〕 and ''Australian Gourmet Traveller''’s "2009 Best of the Best list of the world's Top 30 New Hotels".〔http://www.luxurytravelmagazine.com/news-articles/beijing-boutique-hotel-the-opposite-house-named-to-hot-list-13627.php〕 The name "The Opposite House", is ''"derived from a translation of a Chinese word, which historically described the building located opposite the main house in a courtyard where esteemed guests would stay. The name also reflects the hotel’s southern location within The Village shopping complex"''.〔http://www.swirehotels.com/en/~/media/Files/SwireHotels/Press_releases/The_Opposite_House/0803_TOH%20Name%20Announcement%20-%20for%20merge.ashx〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swire Hotels」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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