Dorsett Wanchai Hong Kong Hotel (formerly Cosmopolitan Hotel Hong Kong) is a 454-room 4.5-star hotel located on 387–397
Queen's Road East
Queen's Road East is a street in Wan Chai, in the north of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, connecting Admiralty, Hong Kong, Admiralty in the west to Happy Valley, Hong Kong, Happy Valley in the east. Queen's Road East is one of the four ...
, midway between
Wan Chai
Wan Chai is situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road, Hong Kong, Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to th ...
and
Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is list of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong, an area and Victoria Park, Hong Kong, a bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern and the Wan Chai District, Wan Chai ...
while opposite of
Happy Valley Racecourse
The Happy Valley Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing and is a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, Happy Valley on Hong Kong Island, surrounded by Wong Nai Chung Road and Morrison H ...
in
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...
. The hotel has been recently awarded the TripAdvisor's Travellers’ Choice 2020. It is also a 2019 EarthCheck Silver Certified green hotel with 100% smoke-free guest floors.
The Dorsett Wanchai Hotel is one of the participating hotels of the membership program Dorsett-Your Rewards, which belongs to
Dorsett Hospitality International
Dorsett Hospitality International, formerly known as Kosmopolito Hotels International (formerly traded as ), is an international hotel and hospitality organization. Established in 2007, the company is a subsidiary of Far East Consortium Internat ...
.
History
The building was originally built to be a hotel, but bought by and formerly used by
Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong Branch before it finished. After 1997, Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong Branch became the
. After the liaison office moved to
Sai Ying Pun
Sai Ying Pun is an area in Western District, on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It is administratively part of the Central and Western District.
Etymology
In Cantonese, ''Sai'' () means "west" and ''Ying Pun'' () means "camp", especially a ...
in 2001,
Far East Consortium International Limited
Far East Consortium International Limited (FEC) () is a company with its head office in Central, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1950 by Deacon Chiu and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972.
FEC is mainly engaged in property developmen ...
took over the building and refurbished it as a hotel.
The hotel, originally named Cosmopolitan Hotel Hong Kong, was renamed Dorsett Wanchai Hong Kong Hotel and renovated in 2016, as one of the hotels under Dorsett Hotels & Resorts of Dorsett Hospitality International.
References
External links
Official website
Queen's Road East
Hotels in Hong Kong
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