The origin of the name of Peninsula Hotel

There are already eight Peninsula hotels in Hongkong, new york, Chicago, Beverly Hills, Tokyo, Bangkok, Beijing and Manila. In 2009, Shanghai Peninsula Hotel will also open.

Peninsula Hotel is the oldest existing hotel in Hong Kong and one of the most luxurious and famous hotels in Hong Kong and even in the world.

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Peninsula Hotel is located at 22 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. Facing Victoria Harbour, the middle and upper floors can enjoy the sea view. The hotel has 300 rooms, which are bigger than ordinary hotels in Hong Kong. Facilities include a Roman palace-style swimming pool and health club. Underground shopping malls are mostly brand-name stores.

Peninsula Hotel was selected as one of the top ten famous hotels in the world. Celebrities who have stayed in this hotel include former US President Richard Nixon, movie star Kierkegaard and NBA star Michael Jordan. Queen Elizabeth II also designated to stay. The Rolls-Royce team of Peninsula Hotel is the largest Rolls-Royce team in the world.

Peninsula Hotel is owned and operated by the Kadoorie family, a British Jew, and owned by Hong Kong-listed company Hong Kong Shanghai Hotel Co., Ltd.

history

Peninsula Hotel opened on 1928 and was named "Lady of the Far East", which was one of the most advanced and luxurious hotels in Asia at that time. At that time, the building had only seven floors and was H-shaped.

From the construction of the hotel in 1922 to the completion of 1926, it was once stationed as a temporary military camp by the British army.

Hong Kong fell in World War II,1941On the evening of February 25th, Governor Yang took the Star Ferry to the Peninsula Hotel to sign the surrender. During the Japanese occupation, the Peninsula Hotel was requisitioned by the Japanese army as a command center.

From 65438 to 0950, Peninsula Hotel has been called "Shadow Teahouse" because many movie stars like to have afternoon tea on the Peninsula. In the1980s, artists such as Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung and Maggie Cheung were frequent visitors to the hotel. Hollywood movie star Tom Cruise also stayed.

1994 Hotel is expanded, with a 30-story wing building in the north and a heliport on the top floor, which is convenient for important guests to use helicopters to directly travel to and from Hong Kong International Airport or swim across Hong Kong.

Restaurants and bars

Peninsula Hotel has many restaurants and bars, and Gaddi's is considered as one of the best French restaurants in Asia. Felix is located on the 28th floor, serving Pacific coast cuisine. 1994 opened, designed by famous French designers. The lobby of Peninsula Hotel is famous for afternoon tea, which is common among many city celebrities. Jialinlou provides exquisite Cantonese cuisine, and cooperates with Cathay Pacific to launch special airplane meals in the air.

Peninsula tin box

A kind of music box, after opening, there will be a graceful girl dancing ballet with beautiful music on the iron box. Designers often put a small lock next to the iron box to show the shyness of girls. The iron box is shaped like half an island, hence its name.