InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong hosts conferences, board meetings, press conferences, product launches, cocktails and Chinese or Western wedding banquets in 14 venues, for 10 people in a U-shape up to 350 in theater style. The hotel stands at 70 Mody Road on the Victoria Harbour waterfront in East Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Seminars and company events
The Academy Rooms on the first floor form a pillarless ballroom of 349 m² with crystal chandeliers and black marble. The full room seats 350 theater style, 192 in classroom or 276 at banquet tables, and takes 370 for a cocktail. Soundproof partitions split it into Academy I, II and III, from 65 to 135 m², and a foyer serves registration and pre-dinner drinks.
The Opera Rooms, on level B3, cover 446 m² and take 200 theater style or 168 for a banquet. They divide into three rooms and suit launches, press events and staged productions with their lighting and AV systems. On level B1, the Forum Rooms group the Picasso and Monet rooms around one pre-function area. The Picasso Room seats 264 theater style, and Monet Rooms A and B together seat 120. A boardroom of 34 m² seats 10.
Higher up, the Grand Stanford Signature Suite on the 18th floor works for a cocktail or a small meeting with harbor views, and The Mistral private room with The Library next door serves private meetings and receptions. All venues have built-in motorized screens, projectors, wireless microphones and audio-conference equipment. A single in-house coordinator handles each event, and the hotel offers meeting packages and two themed coffee breaks, Old Hong Kong and Secret Garden.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel hosts traditional Chinese wedding banquets, Western ceremonies, cocktail weddings and smaller celebrations, with a dedicated wedding team. Banquet packages are sold per table of 12. The Academy Rooms take up to 276 guests at tables, the Opera Rooms 168, the Picasso Room 192 and Monet Rooms A and B 120. An intimate wedding package combines a ceremony with a banquet.
Rooms and capacities
The Academy Rooms take 350 theater style, 192 in classroom, 276 for a banquet and 370 for a cocktail. The Opera Rooms take 200 theater style, 90 in classroom, 168 for a banquet and 200 for a cocktail. The Picasso Room takes 264 theater style, 128 in classroom, 192 for a banquet and 270 for a cocktail. Monet Rooms A and B take 120 theater style, 80 in classroom, 120 for a banquet and 160 for a cocktail. Ceiling heights run from 2.5 m to 5.35 m.
Accommodation
The hotel has 572 rooms and suites, many facing Victoria Harbour, so a large conference group can stay on site.
Catering
All catering is in-house. Wedding menus are prepared by the team of Hoi King Heen, the hotel's Cantonese restaurant, and menus for meetings and banquets are adapted to each event. The hotel also caters private and corporate events off site.
History and setting
The hotel sits on the harborfront in East Tsim Sha Tsui, a district of shops, offices and entertainment, with views across Victoria Harbour to Hong Kong Island.
Getting there
East Tsim Sha Tsui station (exit P1) and Hung Hom station are about 10 minutes away on foot. The Star Ferry and the MTR network are within easy reach. Hong Kong International Airport is about 35 minutes by car, and the Airport Express reaches Kowloon station in 20 minutes.
