The Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong is a hotel that needs no introduction. Situated conveniently in Connaught Road in Hong Kong’s Central district, the property is one of the territory’s most iconic luxury hotels. Opened in 1963, the hotel – along with the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok – is one of the two flagship properties of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and it was here where the now-famous hospitality tradition of the group first took its form.
I had the opportunity of staying at Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong during a recent trip to the territory. After taking a red eye flight from Singapore, my flight arrived at Hong Kong International Airport close to midnight. Barely out of the plane, I was already greeted by an airport staff contracted by the hotel to assist me with immigration formalities and baggage retrieval. In no time, I was onboard a buggy, being whisked to passport control. It had been five years since I last visited Hong Kong and I had simply forgotten just how long the walk was to the immigration area from the arrival gate so the buggy was certainly helpful.
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