Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China. Located on Connaught Road Central in the heart of Central, once directly on the harbourfront before land reclamation.

Mandarin Oriental, Hong KongHong Kong, China

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Address: Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
5 Connaught Road Central
Central, Hong Kong SAR
China
Telephone: +852 2522 0111
Official website: www.mandarinoriental.com
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501 rooms, 67 of them suites, many with views over Victoria Harbour.
Ten restaurants and bars, including Man Wah (Cantonese), Mandarin Grill + Bar, The Krug Room, Captain’s Bar and the Clipper Lounge.
Spa, salon and The Mandarin Barber, plus event space for up to 600 guests.
Located on Connaught Road Central in the heart of Central, once directly on the harbourfront before land reclamation.

9 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

9 July 1960
Plans are announced for a hotel on the site of the colonial Queen’s Building, on the Central waterfront, under the name Queen’s Hotel.
24 August 1962
The unfinished hotel is renamed The Mandarin, after an American survey found the name more appealing to US tourists.
28 March 1963
Topping-out ceremony. John Howarth of Leigh & Orange designs the building and Don Ashton the interiors.
1 Sept. 1963
The Mandarin opens, followed by a grand opening on 24 October. At 26 storeys it is Hong Kong’s tallest building, and the first hotel in Asia with a bath in every room.
1963 – 1974
The hotel is managed by Intercontinental Hotels.
1988
The hotel takes the name Mandarin Oriental.
2003
Singer Leslie Cheung dies after falling from the 24th floor of the building.
2005
A US$150 million renovation transforms the hotel.
2020
Pierre, the Michelin-starred restaurant that was Pierre Gagnaire’s first in Hong Kong, closes.