With
its excellent restaurants, well designed rooms and suites,
The Excelsior is the ideal place to stay on a visit to the
island. Above all, you’ll be delighted by the warm
and friendly service and amazing views.
Accommodation:
Whether you choose a comfortable room or a spacious suite,
you’ll be delighted by the care taken to furnish it.
And in all the rooms and suites with a view of Victoria
Harbour, there is an inviting sofa in the bay window so
you can make the most of the amazing panorama. Choose from
City View Room or a Harbour View Room.
The well appointed Standard City view rooms have facilities
such as Internet broadband or multi channel TV to keep you
occupied. The décor is elegant and cosy, while the
room itself has been designed to make you feel comfortable
instantly, no matter how long or short your stay. Approximately
26 square metres/280 square feet. Choice of King-size, Queen-size
or Twin beds.
The Superior
rooms have an elegant feel and have views of either the
bustling city or Victoria Park. Approximately 26 square
metres/280 square feet. Choice of King-size, Queen-size
or Twin beds.
Imagine waking
up to a view of breathtaking Victoria Harbour every morning
in the Superior Side Harbour. It’s the perfect vantage
point from which to watch the boats go by. Approximately
30 square metres/323 square feet. Choice of King-size, Queen-size
or Twin beds.
For a full,
unobstructed view of the harbour, the Deluxe Harbour View
rooms are hard to beat and it won’t be easy to tear
yourself away from the amazing view. Approximately 34 square
metres/366 square feet. Choice of King-size or Twin beds.
From the Grandluxe
Harbour view high floor rooms, the view of Victoria harbour
and Kowloon Peninsula is spectacular. Approximately 34 square
metres/3366 square feet. Choice of King-size, Queen-size
or Twin beds.
Room
Facilities:
Satellite TV, including CNN, BBC World, NHK, Star Movies,
National Geographic, Fox News, Bloomberg Worldwide News
and Phoenix.
On demand Video Movies
Music and Radio
In-room Broadband Internet access (Up to 10Mbps)
International Direct Dial telephone with two lines and speaker
phone
Voice Mail
Coffee and Tea making facilities
Minibar and refrigerator
In-room personal safe
Individually controlled air conditioning
Hair-dryer
24-hour room service
Complimentary daily international newspaper
Iron and Ironing Board
19 non-smoking floors
Facilities: The Excelsior’s fitness
facilities, located on the fourth floor encompasses 4,300
square feet (400 square metres) of top of the range exercise
facilities and beauty treatments. Uniquely, the Excelsior
offers two indoor tennis courts.
Court Fees
for hotel guests are HKD 250 per hour. Racquet hire is HKD
55 per racquet. Complimentary balls are provided and a pro-shop
is available for any other equipment you may require. If
you are interested, professional coaches offer private tennis
coaching HKD445 per hour, plus court fees.
Managed by
Fitness First Plus, Hong Kong’s foremost sports and
fitness management expert, the Fitness Centre assures a
high standard of personalised service. The Excelsior also
offer a range of yoga classes to revitalise your mental,
physical and emotional energies, and a full range of body
and beauty treatments including facials, aromatherapy, waxing
and slimming packages– neck, shoulders and back to
relieve the stress and tension from the muscles.
· Cybex
and Technogym fitness equipment, including cardiovascular,
variable and free weights
· Sauna and steam rooms
· Daily aerobics classes with top instructors
· Personal training
· Computerised fitness testing
· Body massage
· Body treatments
· Facial treatments
· Eye treatments
· Aromatherapy
· Acupressure
· Reflexology
· Depilatory waxing
Wherever you dine at The Excelsior, you’re assured
of a memorable evening. Whether you’re looking for
a great ambience, award winning cuisine or an amazing view,
you won’t be disappointed.
Yee
Tung Heen:
Yee Tung Heen serves delectable Cantonese dishes, including
specialities from Sichuan and Hunan. Placed among the Best
Restaurants every year since 1994.
Cammino:
For a la carte dining and an extensive wine list, Cammino
is a great choice and excellent value.
ToTT's:
The top-floor restaurant with spectacular harbour views.
ToTT's Asian Grill & Bar is the place to choose for
stylish dining with live entertainment.
Café
on the 1st:
Drop into Café on the 1st for a modern coffee shop
atmosphere, with the best buffet in town and amazing harbour
views.
Lounge
on the 1st:
Lounge on the 1st is the perfect place to watch the world
go by in the hotel lobby below. Afternoon tea is a local
institution.
Dickens
Bar:
Dickens Bar is a popular English sports pub and a long-time
favourite in Hong Kong. Live sports are broadcast on the
big screen.
Expresso:
A stylish modern coffee bar in the lobby that is perfect
for getting a nice cup of coffee or a quick bite while on
the go.
Location: The hotel is situated literally
at the centre of town, banks and shops are a step away however
below we have detailed other key areas you may require.
Things
To Do: -
Hong Kong is
virtually synonymous with shopping and it all begins right
outside The Excelsior.
Causeway Bay
- Your shopping experience begins on your doorstep. Jardine's
Bazaar and Jardine's Crescent have streets of canvas-covered
stalls with a myriad of accessories and bargains. Times
Square and the swish Lee Gardens shopping malls offer a
grand parade of international luxury brand names.
Hollywood Road and Cat Street - 15 Minutes by road/4
Km or 2.5 Miles:
Hollywood Road, a few streets just above the hotel, is excellent
for quality antiques from China and Tibet.
Jade Market - 20 minutes by MTR (underground)/8
Km or 5 Miles:
Here you will find small trinkets and tiny figurines to
fine pieces of significant value. The Jade Market is near
the junction of Kansu and Battery streets in Yau Ma Tei,
Kowloon.
Stanley Main Street - 30 Minutes/10 Km or 6.2 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.
Ap Lei Chau - 30 Minutes/10 Km or 6.2 Miles:
For those that like to work for their bargains then visit
Ap Lei Chau. This is not an attractive shopping experience
but there are many discount furniture shops and clothing
warehouses.
Nightlife
in Lan Kwan Fong and Soho - 15 minutes by road/4 Km or 2.5
Miles :
Lan Kwai Fong and Soho, South of Hollywood Road, are two
small bustling areas of restaurants, clubs and bars. To
find out what’s new visit www.hkclubbing.com for reviews
from locals, details of opening hour and prices.
Horseracing - 10 Minutes by road/2 Km or 1.2 Miles:
Horse racing (September to June) is phenomenally popular
in Hong Kong with the average betting turnover per race
the highest in the world. Happy Valley racecourse is fifteen
minutes from the hotel. Alternatively there is Sha Tin racecourse
in the New Territories.
Tram - 2 Minutes/0.1 Km or 0.1 Miles:
Ride the world’s only double-decker trams. The tram
runs from Shau Kei Wan in the east to Kennedy Town in the
west. This is a very ‘local’ experience, although
avoid rush hours as the experience can loose some of the
fun in the crush.
Things
To See: -
Noonday
Gun - Across from the hotel:
Right across from the hotel by the typhoon shelter filled
with yachts and bobbing sampans is the Noon Day gun. It
is fired by Jardine’s every day at noon as a time
signal and at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
Star Ferry - 10 Minutes/4 Km or 2.5 Miles:
The Star Ferry trip across the harbour affords terrific
views of the receding island, which is especially dramatic
at night. Whilst a major mode of transport between Hong
Kong Island and Tsim Tsa Tsui, it is in fact one of the
most scenic journeys you can do in the world.
Po Lin Monastery and the Giant Buddha - 55 Km or
34.2 Miles:
The Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island was established by
three monks in 1905. There are more than 300 Buddhist monasteries
on the island. The Giant Buddha is Asia’s largest
seated outdoor Buddha measuring 34 metres high and made
of 250 tons of bronze.
Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple - 30 Minutes/15
km or 9.3 Miles:
Situated in the heart of Kowloon this temple complex is
a sudden riot of colour and incense. To have your fortune
told worshippers light a joss stick and make their wish
at the altar, then shake a container until a stick falls
out. This stick is exchanged for a piece of paper bearing
the same number. A soothsayer then interprets the fortune
on the paper. Only in Chinese!
Hong
Kong Museum of Art - 10 minutes to Tsim Sha Tsui by MTR(underground)/4
km or 2.5 Miles:
The Hong Kong Museum of Art, next door to the Cultural Centre,
in Tsim Tsa Tsui displays Chinese fine arts and stages excellent
special exhibitions.
Victoria Peak - 20 Minutes/5.6 Km or 3.5 Miles:
The Peak is Hong Kong’s most dramatic and easily accessible
site. Offering 360-degree views of the island and harbour
as well as some of the most expensive and luxurious homes
in Hong Kong. The display of nigh time neon from this vantage
point is simply breathtaking.
Country Parks:
The 50km Hong Kong Trail, a well-laid out footpath, links
five country parks together. Wherever you are, it is easy
to get out of the city and within half an hour be surrounded
by lush sub-tropical greenery. There are walks for all abilities
taking you through small villages and sprawling beach.
For The Family:
Hong
Kong Disneyland - 45 Minutes/22 Km or 13.6 Miles
Disneyland has just opened, situated on Lantau Island it
is easily accessible from Central by MTR underground rail.
The
Maritime Museum - 1 Hour/26 Km or 16.2 Miles
The Maritime Museum in Stanley has also recently opened
with 2,000 years of Hong Kong’s maritime history to
discover in interactive exhibits and displays.
Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
- 10 Minutes/3 Km or 1.9 Miles
The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical gardens are a short
taxi ride away. The eastern part of the Garden is known
as the Old Garden where a Children's Playground, Aviaries,
Jaguar Enclosure, Green House and a Fountain Terrace Garden
are found.
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