Board meetings for 10, private dinners for up to 48 seated, cocktail receptions for up to 70 and small weddings can be organised at The Hari Hong Kong, a 210-room hotel on Lockhart Road in Wan Chai, at the edge of Causeway Bay. Its events are held in a boardroom and in the hotel's restaurants, lounge and terrace, which suits companies and couples who want a restaurant setting rather than a ballroom.
Seminars and company events
The Boardroom on the first floor, 25 square meters, seats up to 10 and covers interviews, board meetings and strategy sessions. For a launch, a client dinner or an evening after a workshop, the hotel opens its food and drink venues: Lucciola Restaurant and Bar, The Lounge, Zoku Restaurant and The Terrace. The Lounge seats 36 or takes 60 standing, which fits a team gathering. Meeting packages and beverage packages are offered, and each restaurant has its own canapé menu for receptions. The events team handles bookings by email and phone.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings take place on the second floor, in Zoku Restaurant and on the adjoining open-air Terrace with views over Wan Chai. The published wedding package includes four hours of exclusive use of the venue at lunchtime, Japanese canapés, three hours of free-flowing drinks, a candy trolley, venue decorations and a night for the couple in a corner room, with the option to move up to a suite with a private terrace. Valet parking is included for a limited number of cars.
Rooms and capacities
Zoku Restaurant is the largest space, 120 square meters, with 48 seated or 70 standing, under a folded origami ceiling with velvet booths. The Terrace next door, 110 square meters, takes 35 seated or 50 standing in the open air. On the first floor, Lucciola covers 75 square meters with 34 seated or 50 standing, The Lounge 53 square meters with 36 seated or 60 standing, and the Boardroom 25 square meters for 10. Zoku and The Terrace can be used together for a larger evening.
Accommodation
The hotel has 210 rooms and suites, among them three suites on the rooftop. Wedding guests and meeting attendees can stay on site, and suites with private terraces are available.
Catering
All food comes from the hotel kitchens. Lucciola serves Italian cuisine, Zoku serves Japanese cuisine, and The Lounge covers drinks and lighter meals. Canapé menus exist for both restaurants.
History and setting
The Hari Hong Kong was designed inside by Tara Bernerd, whose studio also shaped the other Hari hotels. The building sits at the junction of Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, two of the busiest business and shopping districts on Hong Kong Island, close to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Getting there
The address is 330 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai. Wan Chai and Causeway Bay MTR stations are both within walking distance, and Hong Kong International Airport is reached by the Airport Express to Hong Kong station, then a short taxi ride.
