World's tallest hotel to be built in Hong Kong

The world's tallest hotel with 118 floors is scheduled to be constructed by the luxury hotel chain Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong in 2010.

According to the South China Morning Post, the new hotel will occupy the top 17 floors of Hong Kong's tallest building, the 484-metre International Commerce Centre (ICC).

The six-star hotel will have 312 guest rooms and will look out over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour from Kowloon.

According to the regional vice-president for Ritz-Carlton, Mark DeCocinis, the hotel will be "a new social centre for Hong Kong".

DeCocinis further pointed out that room rates would be at the top end of the market.

The 333-metre, 72-floor Rose Hotel in Dubai currently tops the list of the world's tallest hotels, followed by the 330-metre, 105-floor Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang and the 321-metre Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai.