Marriott will expand its already considerable
portfolio of luxury hotels in Japan, when The Ritz-Carlton,
Fukuoka opens its doors to guests on 21 June.
Located in the prefectural capital of Fukuoka on
the island of Kyushu in southern Japan, the 167-room hotel is
housed within the main tower of the Fukuoka
Daimyo Garden City complex in the tech hub of Tenjin,
approximately fifteen minutes from Fukuoka Airport,
the Hakata Bullet Train Station, and Hakata Port.
The 11,900-sqm Fukuoka Daimyo
Garden City complex is a core feature of the Tenjin Big Bang site,
an urban renaissance project that offers tax and other regulatory
incentives to woo business start-ups from abroad.
The
Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka will occupy the first, third, and upper
floors of Garden City’s main tower, which rises 25 storeys above a
new 3,000 sqm park created for outdoor events.
Situated
at the west end of the Tenjin district, the complex as a whole
expands on the youthful energy of an area already popular for
evening strolls, street music, and friendly street stalls serving
up the city’s famous tonkotsu / Hakata ramen and other local specialties.
The 147 guest rooms and 20 suites of The
Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka will be situated on the 19th to the 23rd
floors, with standard rooms beginning at a minimum size of 50
square meters.
A club lounge, spa, gym, and pool will be located
on the 24th floor, along with a bar overlooking the ships and
sparkling lights of Hakata Bay.
In addition to a wedding chapel
and banquet rooms, the hotel facilities will include a Japanese
restaurant serving teppanyaki, sushi, and kaiseki multicourse
menus; an all-day dining venue for Western-style cuisine; a lobby
lounge and bar for cocktails and light refreshments; and a café
for afternoon tea and takeout options.
Layan Architects + Designers of Melbourne,
Australia are overseeing the interior design of the guest rooms
and suites, public spaces, the lobby lounge and bar, café, club
lounge and spa.
The hotel is the brand’s sixth property in
Japan, following on sister openings in Osaka (1997), Tokyo (2007),
Okinawa (2012), Kyoto (2014) and Nikko (2020).
