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The Luxe Manor
Hong Kong · Independent · Near Luxury
The Luxe Manor opened on 28 December 2006 at 39 Kimberley Road, calling itself the first designer boutique hotel in Kowloon. David Buffery of Aedas turned a former tourist hotel into a European mansion played as a joke: a fake fireplace hides the minibar, and the television sits in a gold picture frame. Six theme suites go further, one with a circular nest of a bed and one dressed as a Bedouin tent, with Knutsford Terrace at the door and FINDS still cooking Nordic food beside Dada Bar.
- 159 rooms
- Opened 2006
- Neighborhood: Tsim Sha Tsui
- Interiors: David Buffery
About The Luxe Manor
- Buffery had already designed FINDS in Lan Kwai Fong and Lotus on Pottinger Street before he took this brief for GR8 Leisure Concept, the Hong Kong group that still runs the house.
- At opening the ordinary rooms were 22 to 31 square metres. The six theme suites, promised for the following spring, were drawn at 46 to 71 square metres.
- One of the six theme suites was finished in mirrored wallpaper, a third set piece beside the nest bed and the Bedouin tent.
History
GR8 Leisure Concept converted a former tourist hotel at 39 Kimberley Road and opened The Luxe Manor on 28 December 2006, billing it as Kowloon's first designer boutique hotel. The interiors were by David Buffery of Aedas, a Welsh designer working in Hong Kong, who set the rooms up as a surreal take on a European mansion in the spirit of Dali: false fireplaces, false frames, a television disguised as a mirror. Six theme suites followed, including a circular bed, a Bedouin tent, and a mirrored room. FINDS, the Nordic restaurant, and Dada Bar are still on the hotel's own site.
The setting
39 Kimberley Road is Tsim Sha Tsui, on the edge of Knutsford Terrace, the short dining lane behind the Nathan Road shops. The Perkin, at 6 Knutsford Terrace, sits directly behind this door.
Restaurants and bars
- FINDS — Restaurant
- Dada Bar + Lounge — Bar
Experiences
- Six Themed Suites — Six suites, each with a distinct surreal or period concept: Royale, Safari, Nordic, Liaison, Chic and Mirage.
Amenities
- Mini bar
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