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The Excelsior (Chinese: 怡東酒店) 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 Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group's headquarters.
The World Trade Centre is a shopping centre and office tower complex in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It is connected via passageway to its neighbour, The Excelsior. The complex was developed by Jardines through its property development arm, Hongkong Land. It was later sold to Sun Hung Kai Properties.
However, the history of the ‘Mandarin’ side of the group is comparatively recent: the Mandarin 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.
The original Causeway Bay was reclaimed and in development (in white) Causeway Bay during the 2014 Hong Kong protests. The typhoon shelter of Causeway Bay and the Tin Hau Temple reveal that the area was once a fishing town. Before urban development and massive land reclamation, Causeway Bay was a heavily silted bay.
Excelsior, a common hotel name Hotel Excelsior, Berlin (1908–1945) Hôtel Excelsior, Casablanca (est. 1916) Excelsior Hotel Ernst, Cologne (est. 1863) The Excelsior (Hong Kong), a former hotel in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Causeway Bay is a primary shopping district in Hong Kong [note 1] with exits from the MTR leading directly into major outlets such as Sogo and Times Square, which can be accessed through a long, upward sloping pedestrian walkway at Exit A. Unlike other MTR stations, there are three different concourses in Causeway Bay station.