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Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Hong Kong · Mandarin Oriental · Grand Luxury
Announced as Queen's Hotel on the colonial Queen's Building site, it opened 1 September 1963 as The Mandarin after a U.S. survey preferred the name, then Hong Kong's tallest building at 26 storeys. First in the colony with direct-dial phones and first in Asia with a bath in every room. Land reclamation has since pushed Victoria Harbour blocks away from Connaught Road Central.
- 501 rooms
- Opened 1963
- Neighborhood: Central
- Architect: Leigh & Orange (John Howarth)
- Interiors: Don Ashton
About Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
- John Howarth of Leigh & Orange designed the tower; Don Ashton did the interiors on a fit-out budget of HK$66 million.
- Intercontinental managed the hotel from opening until 1974; the Mandarin Oriental name arrived in 1988.
- A US$150 million renovation in 2005 reset the 501-room house as the group's Hong Kong flagship.
- Michelin-starred Pierre, Pierre Gagnaire's first Hong Kong restaurant, closed in 2020.
- Construction cost ran about HK$42 million before the lavish interior spend.
History
In 1958, the Honourable Hugh Barton of Hong Kong Land Company envisioned a world-class hotel in Central district; built on the site of colonial Queen's Building, it opened as The Mandarin in 1963 as Hong Kong Island's tallest building with pioneering features like bathtubs in every room and direct dial phones, embodying the city's trading heritage boom. A major US$150 million renovation from 2005-2006 modernized it with 501 larger rooms, balconies, technology butlers, and Michelin-starred dining. As the flagship of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, it has sustained luxury excellence through ongoing evolutions including spa expansions and top-floor renewals [[Official PDF](https://photos.mandarinoriental.com/is/content/MandarinOriental/corporate-hong-kong-PK-hotel-history)], [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Oriental,_Hong_Kong).
The setting
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong stands at 5 Connaught Road Central, on the site of the colonial Queen's Building at the very heart of Hong Kong's financial district. When it opened in September 1963 as a 26-storey tower — then the tallest building in the colony — it was positioned directly on Victoria Harbour's waterfront; successive rounds of land reclamation have since moved the shoreline several blocks north, though the harbour remains twelve minutes on foot. Lan Kwai Fong, the city's celebrated dining and entertainment enclave, is eight minutes away; the Peak Tram lower terminus is eleven minutes on foot, making the hotel a masterclass in Central's layered appeal for luxury travelers.
Restaurants and bars
- Man Wah — Restaurant · Cantonese · One MICHELIN Star
- Mandarin Grill + Bar — Restaurant · Steakhouse
- The Krug Room — Restaurant · Modern seasonal
- Café Causette — Café · International
- Terrace Boulud by Mandarin Oriental — Restaurant · French · Chef Daniel Boulud
- Captain's Bar — Bar · Classic cocktails
- The Chinnery — Restaurant · British
- Clipper Lounge — Restaurant · International buffet
- The Aubrey — Restaurant · Japanese izakaya
- The Pizza Bar by Daniele Cason — Restaurant · Pizzaiolo-led omakase (Italian with Japanese dining traditio · Chef Daniele Cason
- The Thistle and The Jade — Bar · Whisky
- Mandarin Oriental Cake Shop — Café · Patisserie
Amenities
- Kinesis Studio, sauna/steam/jacuzzi, Technology Butlers, 24h business centre, kids'
- Fine dining
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- Spa (2026)
- World's 50 Best Hotels 51-100 (2026)
- World's 50 Best Hotels (2025)
- Forbes Travel Guide 5-Star Hotel &
- hosts Michelin-starred Man Wah
- multiple Forbes 5-Star restaurants (e.g. Mandarin Grill + Bar, Krug Room)
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