Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Mandarin Oriental's founding house, in Central since 1963 – the Captain's Bar downstairs and Man Wah on the top floor.
Mandarin Oriental · Central & Admiralty · Hong Kong
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because the founding house of Mandarin Oriental has stood on Connaught Road in Central since 1963, with the Captain's Bar downstairs, Man Wah on the top floor and the Mandarin Spa inside, and the harbor and the Star Ferry a few minutes away – and the house holds five-star standing for the hotel and for the spa.
- On Connaught Road in Central, between Statue Square and the harborfront; Mandarin Oriental's founding house.
- Opened in 1963; the Captain's Bar, Man Wah on the top floor and the Mandarin Spa.
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star 2026 for the hotel and for the Mandarin Spa; holds five-star standing.
The neighborhood
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong · Central & Admiralty — Ank Kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0Central & Admiralty
The heart of the island, between the harbor and the Peak – home to six of the fourteen hotels. Statue Square and the Central offices, the Landmark and the shopping streets, and IFC on the harborfront lie below, with Lan Kwai Fong and SoHo up the hill. At Admiralty, Pacific Place and Hong Kong Park sit under the Peak.
- Statue Square and the Central offices, at the door.
- The Star Ferry pier and the Central harborfront, five minutes on foot.
- The Peak Tram lower terminus, ten minutes on foot.
“Mandarin Oriental's founding house, in Central since 1963 – the Captain's Bar downstairs and Man Wah on the top floor.”
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