“Are you sure this is the place?” If you hadn’t seen the exterior of Tuve before arriving, you might be tempted to ask the taxi driver if they had taken a wrong turn, such is the purposely understated look of the entrance to this hotel near Victoria Park in Hong Kong. There’s a real sense of stepping into the unknown as one heads through the blackened, ridged façade with its rusting shutters, into a tunnel-like corridor that deepens the mystery.
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The startling architectural lobby that then opens up must surely rank as one of the most unusual and impressive in the world of contemporary hotels. The looming desk backed by a latticed wall of metal, shot through with bullets of light from behind, is a memorable greeting.
Rawness of material is a theme that pervades Tuve’s 66 guest rooms too; liberal use of concrete and oxidised metal is balanced by wood and textile, with marble providing the link. Dining at the hotel happens in the Silver Room — a Japanese-influenced Italian restaurant — and Tuve is well situated for forays into the hospitality-rich Tai Hang and Causeway Bay neighbourhoods.
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