Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group International Limited (MOHG) is a

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investment and management group focusing on luxury hotels, resorts, and residences, with a total of 33 properties worldwide, 20 of which are fully or partially owned by MOHG. The Mandarin Oriental name was established in 1985 following the merger of Mandarin International Hotels Limited and the holding company of the hotel ''The Oriental'', in which Mandarin had already acquired a 49% stake in 1974. Mandarin's history traces back to the 1963 opening of its namesake hotel ''The Mandarin'' (now

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), whereas ''The Oriental'' (now

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) had opened in 1876 as the

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's first luxury hotel. MOHG is a subsidiary of the publicly-traded Mandarin Oriental International Limited, which itself is a subsidiary of

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History

Although 1876 was the ‘official’ opening year of the Oriental Hotel, the origin of the ‘Oriental’ side of the Mandarin Oriental can be traced back as early as 1863, when two Americans, Captain Atkins Dyer and William West, opened the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok,

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(now Thailand): however, the original building burnt down only two years later, on 11 June 1865. However, the history of the ‘Mandarin’ side of the group is comparatively recent: the

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hotel opened only in 1963, in the Central District of Hong Kong Island. In 1973, The Excelsior Hotel, which closed in 2019, opened in Causeway Bay. In 1974, Mandarin International Hotels Limited was formed as a hotel management company, with the intention to expand into Asia. That year, the company acquired a 49% interest in the Oriental Hotel, resulting in two "flagship" hotels for the company. In 1985, the Company combined the two hotels under a common name, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. In 1987, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group was floated on The

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under the name of "Mandarin Oriental International Limited." Mandarin Oriental International Limited, is incorporated in

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, and listed in

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and

. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Limited, which operates from Victoria City, manages the activities of the Group's hotels.

Marketing

Starting in September 2005, Mandarin Oriental showed the "Moments of Delight at Mandarin Oriental" at all hotels. In June 2006, the Moments of Delight video was slightly updated to add several new scenes and in October 2014, the video featured lyrics by Chinese singer,

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, accompanied by new music.

Current properties

Asia-Pacific

*Mandarin Oriental, Beijing *Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou *

* (in The Landmark, Hong Kong) *Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta *Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur *

Mandarin Oriental, Macau The Mandarin Oriental, Macau () is a luxury hotel on Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Sé, Macau, Special administrative regions of China. The hotel overlooks the Outer Harbour and Nam Van Lake, and is part of the One Central development connected to ...

Mandarin Oriental, Sanya The Mandarin Oriental, Sanya () is a luxury hotel and resort located in Sanya City on the southeastern coast of the island of Hainan, China. The 296-room resort opened in 2009 and is managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. The hotel contains 1 ...

*Mandarin Oriental, Shanghai *Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen *

Mandarin Oriental, Singapore Mandarin Oriental, Singapore is a luxury hotel located in Marina Centre next to Marina Square Shopping Mall and near Suntec City, home to one of Asia Pacific's largest convention centres – the Suntec Singapore International Convention and E ...

Mandarin Oriental, Taipei Mandarin Oriental, Taipei () is a luxury hotel located in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan close to Taipei Songshan Airport, Breeze Center and Taipei Arena. The hotel, opened in May 2014, is managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. The hote ...

* Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo

The Americas

*Mandarin Oriental, Boston *Mandarin Oriental, Canouan (

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Mandarin Oriental, Miami Mandarin Oriental, Miami is a hotel on Brickell Key in Miami, Florida, overlooking Biscayne Bay, opened in November 2000 and managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. It is on the southern tip of Brickell Key, a , a man-made island An artifi ...

Mandarin Oriental, New York Mandarin Oriental, New York is a five-star hotel located in Manhattan's Deutsche Bank Center at Columbus Circle in New York City, managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. A part of the multi-use Time Warner Center development, the hotel opened ...

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

Emirates Palace The Emirates Palace (Arabic: قصر الإمارات) is a luxury five star hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It has been operated by Mandarin Oriental as of 1 January 2020. The hotel project was launched in December 2001 and was initi ...

(

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) * Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona *Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum *Mandarin Oriental, Doha *

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*Mandarin Oriental, Geneva * Mandarin Oriental, Lake Como *

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, is a five-star hotel, located in the Knightsbridge area of London, owned and managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Housed in a historic, Edwardian-style building, the hotel originally opened in 1908 as th ...

* Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid *Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech *Mandarin Oriental, Milan * Mandarin Oriental, Munich * * Mandarin Oriental, Paris * *Mandarin Oriental, Bosphorus *Mandarin Oriental, Al Faisaliah Hotel Riyadh Saudi Arabia KSA

Planned and past properties

Planned

Within the next five years, Mandarin Oriental plans to open hotel properties in

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Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...

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(renovated Hotel Palace Luzern),

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and standalone residences in

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Past

Notable former Mandarin Oriental properties include

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Loews Regency San Francisco The Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero is a luxury hotel that occupies the top 11 floors of 48 story office tower of 345 California Center at 222 Sansome Street in the financial district of San Francisco, California. Completed in 19 ...

Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead The Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead is a 580 ft (177 m) tall combination hotel/condominium building skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia. It was constructed from 2006 to 2008 and has 42 floors. It is the 12th tallest building in Atlanta and ...

, Mandarin Oriental Manila,

Grand Lapa Macau The Grand Lapa Macau is a luxury hotel on Avenida da Amizade in Sé, Macau, China located directly adjacent to the Sands Macao and near the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal. The hotel opened in 1984 as the Excelsior and was later renamed the Orie ...

Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas The Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas, formerly the Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas, is a 47-story luxury hotel and condominium building in the CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is managed by Hilton Worldwide as part of the W ...

, Salamander Washington DC and

The Excelsior The Excelsior () was a four-star hotel located at 281 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It was owned and operated by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, a member of the Jardine Matheson Group, and served as the Manda ...

, as well as the spa

Ananda in the Himalayas Ananda in the Himalayas is a luxury destination spa in Narendra Nagar, Uttarakhand, set in the Indian Himalayas. Set in a Himalayan mountain estate set amidst sal forests, overlooking the river Ganges, close to the towns of Rishikesh and Mu ...

Incidents

Leslie Cheung suicide (2003)

On 1 April 2003, singer, actor and film producer

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leapt to his death from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental in Central, Hong Kong. Every year on the anniversary of his death, a fan-organised memorial event takes place outside the hotel.

Beijing building fire during construction (2009)

On 9 February 2009, the

Beijing Television Cultural Center The Television Cultural Center (TVCC; ) is a 34-story skyscraper on East Third Ring Road, Guanghua Road in the Central Business District (CBD) of Beijing, China. It was due to open in mid-May 2009 containing a hotel, a theater, and several stu ...

, which was to be completed in May 2009 and incorporate a Mandarin Oriental hotel, caught fire due to unauthorized fireworks celebrating the Chinese New Year. One fireman died from the incident and the structure was severely damaged, but did not collapse and underwent repair. However, the Mandarin Oriental hotel ultimately opened at a different location at

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, near the

Beijing Hotel The Beijing Hotel () is a five-star state-owned hotel complex in the Dongcheng District of Beijing, China. It is located at the southern end of Wangfujing Street, at the corner with East Chang'an Avenue, 1.5 km from Beijing railway station ...

and the spot of the "

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" picture during the

Tiananmen Square Tiananmen Square or Tian'anmen Square (; 天安门广场; Pinyin: ''Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng''; Wade–Giles: ''Tʻien1-an1-mên2 Kuang3-chʻang3'') is a city square in the city center of Beijing, China, named after the eponymous Tiananmen (" ...

protests in 1989.

Credit card breach (2015)

In March 2015, a number of Mandarin Oriental hotels were affected by a point-of-sale systems security breach.

Hyde Park fire (2018)

On 6 June 2018, a fire (believed to have been caused by welding work) damaged the park-facing exterior of the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London. Although there were no injuries, the fire closed the hotel and caused a major setback to the (then) near-complete renovation work, which involved interior designer Joyce Wang. The hotel returned to full operation on 15 April 2019.https://www.mandarinoriental.com/london/hyde-park/luxury-hotel/news-events/renovation-news
Archived
on 21 February 2020)

Gallery

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Mandarin Oriental New York Asiate restaurant view

References

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