Five-star One MICHELIN Key Central, Hong Kong
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
The Mandarin has stood on the Central waterfront since 1963, with Cantonese cooking at Man Wah on the 25th floor and the Captain's Bar open from the first year.
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- MICHELIN
- One Key, 2026
- Rooms
- 387 rooms and 60 suites
- Opened
- September 1963
- From the airport
- About 40 minutes by car from HKG
The hotel
The Mandarin, since 1963.
Hugh Barton of Hongkong Land proposed the hotel in 1958, and it opened as The Mandarin on 1 September 1963 with 650 rooms over 27 storeys, then the tallest building on Hong Kong Island. John Howarth of Leigh & Orange designed the building, and the film art director Don Ashton did the interiors. It was the first hotel with direct-dial telephones, and the first in Asia with a bathtub in every room.
In 2005 it closed for about nine months and came back on 28 September 2006 with fewer, larger rooms, many with the old balconies enclosed. The spa followed in 2007. A later round of work closed Pierre Gagnaire's restaurant, let Man Wah spread into the former M Bar on the 25th floor and added The Aubrey, an izakaya bar. The top floor and The Mandarin Club reopened on 1 February 2021.
- Captain's Bar Open since 1963, and an after-work bar for guests and locals alike.
- The Mandarin Spa Two floors of treatment rooms in the style of 1930s Shanghai, with an indoor counter-current pool and a gym that never closes.
- The Krug Room A private dining room built around the largest Krug collection in Asia.
Rooms & suites
Two styles of room on the harbour.
Rooms come in two designs. All bathrooms are stocked with Diptyque, and club guests use The Mandarin Club on the 23rd floor.
- Western in style Veranda rooms The former balcony is now enclosed as a separate work area.
- Asian in style Taipan rooms Dark marble bathrooms with a wet room and a deep soaking tub.
- Signature suite The Mandarin Suite The largest suite, at 3,143 square feet.
Dining
Cantonese on the 25th floor, a grill and a bar from 1963.
Venues as listed by the hotel; star from the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong Macau 2026. Shown for information.
- Man Wah One Michelin star Cantonese On the 25th floor since 1968
- Mandarin Grill + Bar European grill Successor to the 1963 Saddle & Sirloin
- The Aubrey Japanese izakaya bar Top floor, harbour views
- Clipper Lounge Afternoon tea and buffets Seasonal guest chefs
- Captain's Bar Bar Open since 1963
- The Krug Room Private dining Champagne from Krug
Recognition
Ratings.
- One MICHELIN Key 2026
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star 2026
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Dress code No flip-flops in the lobby and no T-shirts in the restaurants.
- Pets Not accepted.
Getting there
Flying to Hong Kong.
Hong Kong International is about forty minutes away by car, according to the hotel. The Airport Express reaches Hong Kong station in about 24 minutes, a short walk from the door. Private jets land at the Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre at the same airport.
- Shanghai 1 h 55
- Bangkok 2 h 35
- Singapore 3 h 40
- Tokyo 4 h 10
- London 13 h 05 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong have?
- One, in the 2026 selection. Its sister hotel, Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, holds two.
- Is there a dress code?
- Yes. Flip-flops are not allowed in the lobby, nor T-shirts in the restaurants.
- How old is the hotel?
- It opened as The Mandarin in September 1963. A renovation of about nine months reworked the rooms before it reopened in September 2006.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Hong Kong?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Hong Kong, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Hong Kong
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Rosewood Hong Kong The brand’s flagship on Victoria Dockside, open since 2019, and the only hotel in Hong Kong with three MICHELIN Keys.
- Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong On the Central waterfront, where three restaurants hold seven MICHELIN stars between them.
- Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, Hong Kong Reopened in summer 2026 with interiors by Joyce Wang in terracotta and deep green, and Amber on the seventh floor.
- The Peninsula Hong Kong Guests can be met by a 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II, or by helicopter.
- Upper House A hundred and seventeen studios and suites by André Fu, high above Pacific Place since 2009.
- The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong In the top floors of the International Commerce Centre, with an indoor infinity pool above the city.
- The St. Regis Hong Kong André Fu’s second Hong Kong hotel, with 129 rooms and butlers on call day and night.
- The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel Opened in 2018 in the former Murray Building, with 336 rooms over twenty-five floors looking over Central.
- Hotel ICON Owned by the Polytechnic University as a teaching hotel, with an eighteen-metre indoor garden by Patrick Blanc.
- Regent Hong Kong Rated Forbes Five-Star for the first time in 2026, on the Kowloon side of the harbour.
- The Langham, Hong Kong At 8 Peking Road, with T'ang Court, one of the city's seven three-star restaurants, on site.
- Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong Above Pacific Place with 544 rooms and suites, and Restaurant Petrus and Summer Palace among its eight restaurants.
- Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong On Mody Road facing Victoria Harbour, 688 rooms and Shang Palace for Cantonese cooking.
- JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong Built over Pacific Place at 88 Queensway, with the MICHELIN-starred Man Ho for Cantonese food.
- InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong There are 572 rooms on the harbourfront, and Hoi King Heen cooks Cantonese.
- Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel Part of the Harbour City complex at 3 Canton Road, on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.
- The Royal Garden Open since 1981, with 445 rooms including 54 suites, Sabatini for Italian food and Dong Lai Shun for Beijing cooking.
- Cordis, Hong Kong Joined to Langham Place and Mong Kok station, with Ming Court serving Cantonese tasting menus.
- The Hari Hong Kong, Vignette Collection Three of its 210 rooms are suites on the roof, and Lucciola cooks Italian on Lockhart Road.
Staying at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Hong Kong, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
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