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Tai O Heritage Hotel
Hong Kong · Independent · Near Luxury
A 1902 marine police station still stands on the small hill beside Tai O Ferry Pier, with nine rooms in the post built to chase pirates off Lantau. It became a patrol post in 1996 and closed in 2002, and the Hong Kong Heritage Conservation Foundation reopened it in 2012 as a hotel. The restoration won a UNESCO Award of Merit in 2013, and cannons, searchlights, guard towers and bunkers were kept.
- 9 rooms
- Opened 2012
- Neighborhood: Tai O, Lantau
About Tai O Heritage Hotel
- Tai O Heritage Hotel occupies a 1902 marine police station beside Tai O Ferry Pier, built to chase pirates off Lantau, with nine rooms.
- It became a patrol post in 1996, closed in 2002, and reopened as a hotel in 2012 under the Hong Kong Heritage Conservation Foundation.
- In 2013 the conversion received a UNESCO Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation, and cannons, searchlights, guard towers and bunkers from the police years were kept.
History
A permanent marine police station was built in 1902 on the hill beside Tai O Ferry Pier, one of the early island depots, to fight pirates in the neighbouring waters. Crime fell, and from 1996 to 2002 the building was only a patrol post. In 2009 the Hong Kong Heritage Conservation Foundation was chosen to revive it under Batch I of the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme, as a nine-room hotel. It is a Grade II historic building, and in 2013 the work received a UNESCO Award of Merit. The house opened in 2012.
The setting
Shek Tsai Po Street, on the small hill next to Tai O Ferry Pier, at the edge of the Tai O fishing village on western Lantau. The village is the walk down from the door.
Restaurants and bars
- Glass-roofed open view restaurant — Restaurant
Experiences
- Tai O Night Boat Parade — Festive boat parade presented by the hotel; inaugural edition in 2024 and a 2025 edition titled 'A Festive Homecoming'.
- Open House — Open house event that attracted more than 4,000 visitors (2026).
- Heritage Interpretation Centre — Travel back in time to uncover the wonders of the historical Tai O.
- Guided Tours — Guided tours listed in the site navigation; details not given on this page.
- Sampan ride — Romantic ride on sampan, taking in the scenery and natural landscape of Tai O.
Amenities
- Romantic sampan ride
- Heritage Interpretation Centre
Awards
- UNESCO Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation (2013)
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