Today
echoes of a glamorous past add to the high style of the
hotel’s entirely redesigned interior. We offer our
guests 502 rooms and suites with more space and every new
luxury of contemporary first class travel. Epicurean maestros
from around the world have recreated our restaurants. And
for the most valuable of today’s luxuries, serenity,
retreat to our extraordinary spa space.
The Mandarin
Orientals legendary staff welcomes you back to their hotel
and this unique destination in Hong Kong.
Accommodation:
The hotel’s 502 rooms and suites are entirely recreated
offering all guests far more space, with suites ranging
from 44 square metres to 292 square metres.
The sleek designs incorporate contemporary luxuries that
will surprise even the seasoned traveller and sophisticated
entertainment and business technology with the full support
of our IT butlers.
In numerous
ways you will discover thoughtful ingenuities designed for
your personal comfort; the Mandarin Orientals intention
is that the new rooms, just as the hotels legendary service
has always done, 'welcome each guest as if they were returning
home'.
The balconies
have been enclosed in walls of glass, bringing you closer
to the visually activity on Victoria harbour. At night the
glittering scene is simply thrilling. the hotel has created
smooth living spaces. The bathrooms are designed to revitalise
and relax. The technology is naturally the very latest including
flat screens in both the bedroom and bathroom, wireless
internet, wireless keyboard and a single remote control.
You can create your personal mood, with your own music via
our iPod docking stations, and intelligent lighting system.
You have the
choice of single Study Rooms, the more spacious Superior
and Deluxe or the largest rooms, Premier and Harbour with
especially wonderful views.
Room Amenities
(in most cases): -
Personalized
check-in with welcome refreshment on arrival
Floor butler
Flat screen TVs
Two-line telephone
Wi-fi Internet access
Business Kit
Individually thermostatically controlled air conditioning
system
In-room interactive entertainment system
Ipod docking station
Multi-region CD and DVD player
CD library
Mini-bar
Personal electronic safe
24-hour room service
Daily fresh fruit and newspaper (1 local and 1 international)
Coffee & tea making facilities
Terry towelling bathrobes
Hairdryer
Hermès designer toiletries
Same-day laundry and valet with one-hour pressing
Facilities:
The Mandarin Orientals new spa and fitness
facilities provide the guests with luxurious spaces for
complete rejuvenation. From the hotels lap pool and the
soothing therapies of the hotels heat and water experiences
to the state-of-the-art gymnasium. The Mandarin Oriental
offer personalised therapy, dynamic exercise, grooming and
beauty for men and women.
The hotels
highly sophisticated gymnasium includes a Biospace body
analyser, with which personal trainers can assess guests’
needs and devise finely tuned programmes. Alternatively
guests can unwind with a few lengths of the hotels elegant
lap pool.
Entering the
luxurious newly created Spa in the hotel you are immediately
cocooned in an atmosphere of complete serenity with your
personal well being our soul concern.
The Mandarin
Orientals experts have explored the world for treatments
and philosophies to create the hotels own range of effective
Time Rituals.
The Mandarin
Spa evokes the decadent style of 1930s Shanghai whilst designed
for tranquillity and self-reflection, in soothing colours
and organic textures. The Spa has 8 private treatment areas
including 2 Couples Suites, each with private steam shower
and tub. Uniquely it offers an Ayurvedic Room with Neem
tree bed. A range of heat and water experiences offer therapeutic
sensory encounters that will ease the body and relieve the
mind. Experience an intense aqua massage in The Vichy shower,
release muscle tension in the vitality pool; meditate in
the Chinese Herbal Steam room, thrill to icy refreshment
in the arctic shower or enjoy the warmth of scented tropical
droplets pattering gently over your skin.
For finishing
touches or daily grooming the Mandarin Oriental has expertise
for both lady and gentleman guests. The hotel is delighted
to introduce it’s new cutting edge beauty destination,
The Mandarin Salon, meanwhile our gentleman’s’
barber offers more diverse services with all its traditional
professionalism
Location:
The shops of Central begin right outside our back entrance
on Des Voeux Road. Other large shopping districts are Causeway
Bay, about ten minute taxi ride away or Tsim Tsa Tsui on
Kowloon side that is across the harbour, or ten minutes
by MTR.
The Landmark
Atrium - Inside The Landmark hotel
The Landmark Atrium is the fashion nucleus of the city and
home to our sister hotel Landmark, Mandarin Oriental. It
houses more than 100 of the world’s leading brands,
whilst adjacent is the largest Armani store in Asia and
the first Harvey Nichols store.
Pedder Building - 1 Minute/Across the hotel
The Pedder Building is home to the first Shanghai Tang store
and on the many floors above are numerous factory outlets,
selling sample clothing and seconds.
"The Lanes" - 5 Minutes/0.5 Km or 0.3 Miles
Li Yuen Street East and West, run between the main central
roads. These two steep cobbled lanes are lined with shops
and stalls, hawking inexpensive clothing, watches, luggage
and a few curios, it is an interesting walk and occasionally
something unusual will catch the eye.
Hollywood Road - 12 Minutes/1.8 Km or 1.1 Miles
Hollywood Road, a few streets just above the hotel, is excellent
for quality antiques from China and Tibet.
Stanley Markets - 40 Minutes/13.7 Km or 8.5 Miles
Go there to buy Chinese curios, silks, personalised Character
stamps and ‘seconds’, cheap designer clothing
particularly great bargains for kids clothes. Apart from
being a fun market it is a pretty location on the south
side of the island.
Kowloon - 20 Minutes/7.0 Km or 4.3 Miles
Across the harbour crossed with streets full of factory
outlets, audio visual equipment and open markets. The ladies
market in Mong Kok and Temple Street night market are both
popular for cheap designer goods, watches and gimmicks.
Things
to Do: -
Horse Racing
- 18 Minutes/3.5 Km or 2.2 Miles
Horse racing is phenomenally popular in Hong Kong and the
average betting turnover per race is the highest in the
world. Happy Valley racecourse is fifteen minutes from the
hotel. Alternatively there is the Sha Tin racecourse in
the New Territories.
Dining and Clubbing - 5 Minutes/0.5 Km or 0.3 Miles
Lan Kwai Fong and Soho, South of Hollywood Road are two
small areas with a vast collection of restaurants, clubs
and bars with a huge variety of themes from around the world.
For a casual night out this is the place to head to.
ToTT’s
ToTT’s at the top of the Excelsior has live music
every night, and serves excellent food in the Asian Grill
with 240-degree views across the glittering harbour. A glitzy
night out.
Hei Hei Club
This Bali-Themed club featuring hip hop music is located
on 3 floor of On Hing Terrace.
Kee Club
A relatively new ‘dining’ club with a classic
feel. Picassos on the wall and fine cognacs on the menu.
Sai Kung Market - 50 minutes/24 Km or 15 Miles
Sai Kung in the New Territories, offers a similar though
less remote flavour of Hong Kong’s rural life. For
the more adventurous you can haggle for a speedboat that
will take you across to a tiny island with paths through
a tiny village and a Tin Hau temple.
Outlying Islands - 80 Minutes/52 Km or 32 Miles
Lantau is now home to Disneyland, Lamma and Cheung Chau
are both islands with quiet paths winding through sleepy
villages with restaurants lining the waterside. If you want
to see a different side to Hong Kong life these islands
are worth a visit.
Macau
Just a short ferry trip, or an even shorter helicopter ride
is the ex Portuguese colony, Macau. Its cultural background
is reflected in the remaining cobblestone streets and pastel
buildings. Mandarin Oriental, Macau is a beautiful resort
hotel in the centre of the city.
Disney Land
In 2005 Disney Land came to China. Situated on Lantau Island
it can be reached by MTR from Central.
Ocean Park
For a more low key adventure for the kids visit Ocean Park
with animals, shows and rides.
Man Mo Temple
The Man Mo Temple is one of the oldest and most beautiful
temples in Hong Kong, located in Tai Po, The New Territories.
Built in the 1800s, the temple is dedicated to two deities:
Man, the god of literature, and Mo, the god of war. A spiritual
space, with the aroma of burning incense.
Po Lin Monastery
The Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island was founded in 1927.
The main temple houses 3 bronze statues of the Buddha representing
his past, present and future lives. Nearby is the Giant
Buddha, it is the world's tallest outdoor seated bronze
Buddha.
Arts Festival - 12 Minutes/1.8 Km or 1.1 Miles
The Hong Kong Arts Festival that runs from early February
to mid March is host to some of the world’s best orchestras,
theatre companies and performers. If you are travelling
during this period you may be interested to check this programme.
Music & Concerts - Cultural Central: 25 Minutes/7.4
Km or 4.6 Miles & city hall: 5 Minutes/0.7 Km or 0.4
Miles
The Cultural Centre on Kowloon side and City Hall on Hong
Kong Island have some excellent concert programmes.
Museums - 25 Minutes/7.4 Km or 4.6 Miles
Hong Kong Museum of Art within the Cultural Centre in Tsim
Tsa Tsui displays Chinese fine arts as well as some special
exhibitions. The Flagstaff House Chinese Tea ware museum
is one of the world’s most obscure museums. Located
in Hong Kong Park, ten minutes walk from the hotel.
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