The Excelsior (Hong Kong)

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The Excelsior (Chinese: ????) is a four-star hotel located at 281 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It is owned and operated by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, a member of the Jardine Matheson Group, and serves as the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group's headquarters. The Noon-day Gun is located opposite the hotel.

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History

The location of the hotel is "Lot No.1", which was the first plot of land sold at auction after Hong Kong became a British Colony in 1841. The hotel was developed on the original godown of Jardine Matheson and was officially opened on 20 February 1973. The hotel was the first in Hong Kong to have more than 1,000 rooms.

In 2015, the company obtained approval to redevelop the hotel into a commercial building, and it subsequently announced in June 2017 that it would test the market's interest as to a possible sale. No single bidder had met Mandarin's expectations, however, and the sale was withdrawn.

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Restaurants

The Excelsior has several cafés and restaurants:

• Dickens Bar (???), a sports bar and restaurant in the basement, "wood-panelled and bristling with memorabilia", that has been described as a traditional British gastropub.
• EXpresso, a café in the lobby.
• Café on the 1st (?????), a breakfast, lunch and dinner International buffet restaurant on the 1st Floor .
• Cammino, an Italian restaurant on the 1st floor.
• Yee Tung Heen (???), a Chinese restaurant on the 2nd floor.
• ToTT's and Roof Terrace, a bar and restaurant on the 34th floor. Originally called "Talk of the Town", it opened in 1979 as a disco and bar. It was renamed "ToTT's Asian Grill" in 1995. The outdoor terrace opened in 2009.

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Cooling system

Like several other buildings along the Victoria Harbour, the Excelsior Hotel uses a seawater air conditioning system. The seawater source for the system originates from the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter.

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In popular culture

Parts of the 1978 comedy film Revenge of the Pink Panther were set in The Excelsior.

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See also

• East Point, Hong Kong

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References

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External links

• Hotel website
• Photographs of The Excelsior (Hong Kong)

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