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oriental hotel
1864
DesVoeux Road Central 48 - 58
c.1870
Floating Hotel
1890
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Gloucester Building / Gloucester Hotel [1932-1977]

Submitted by David on

I had the feeling that the Gloucester Building and Gloucester Hotel were two separate places (or possibly different buildings on the same plot). But the first mention of the hotel in the newspapers was the 4 Aug 1935 issue of the Sunday Herald, noting a wedding reception held there. That means the Gloucester Building and Gloucester Hotel were in existence at the same time.

So was the Gloucester Hotel the business name for the 'apartment house' described in the Feb 1932 clipping below?

Furama Hotel [1973-2001]

Submitted by David on

1, Connaught Road.

Can anyone confirm the opening date for the Furama? The Emporis website says 1977. But the left edge of this photo dated 1972 shows the building almost finished, so it seems unlikely it would have sat empty for 4-5 years. [Update: opening date set to 1973, see comments below].

Wikipedia says it "closed in November, and was demolished in December 2001."

Excelsior Hotel [1973-2020]

Submitted by David on

Although it looks like any other modern hotel, it is an interesting location. The hotel website says:

The 34-storey hotel officially opened for business on 20 February 1973 as Hong Kong’s largest hotel. It was developed on the original “godown” of Jardine Matheson directly behind the famous Noon Day Gun. This historical site was the first plot of land in Hong Kong to be sold by public auction in 1841 when Hong Kong officially became a British Colony. Today, it is still registered as Lot. No 1.

Royal Buildings South / King Edward Hotel / Chung Tin Building [1902-c.1953]

Submitted by David on

The original Royal Building, built in two phases, ran the length of Ice House Street between Des Voeux Road C. and Chater Road. It was on the west side of the street. Part of Alexandra House now occupies this site.

This page describes the south section. For the north section, which housed the Cecil Hotel, see: https://gwulo.com/node/33451

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