Everything tagged: hotel

This building stood on the south side of Des Voeux Road Central, from Li Yuen Street West across to Pottinger Street. I'm not sure how far south towards Queen's Road the building extended. [Update: It extended the full length of the block, see: https://gwulo.com/comment/55565#comment-55565]

When it was built it stood on the seafront, so it is easily seen on photos taken from the harbour.

Its construction date isn't known yet, but when it collapsed in 1895 (see below), it was described as "one of the oldest in the Colony".

China Hong Kong City is a commercial complex including five office towers which have a shopping centre, office buildings, a hotel (The Royal Pacific Hotel & Towers) and a ferry terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is situated along Canton Road, south of the Tsim Sha Tsui Fire Station. The complex is managed by Sino Group.  It was completed and opened in 1988.

According to its Chinese version webpage, it is the largest building in the world with golden coloured screenwall.

Source Wikipedia

Public Works Report 1919:

A large building, situated on M.L. 183, at the junction of Des Voeux Road West and Hill Road, known as the Kam Ling Hotel, was completed.

So also the article in the Hongkong Telegraph 1919-11-07

The four star hotel is located at 50 Nathan Road. Opened in 1974. Today named "Holiday Inn Golden Mile".

In the 1980's, a shopping centre operated in the basement of the hotel, now gone.

Klaus found this information:

The book "Golden Guide to South and East Asia" from 1967 gives the following information: "Clover Hotel, (380 Nathan Rd., Tel. 846191, cable CLOVERTEL). 86 rooms, single 25$ up, double 35 up, suites 70 up. Chinese restaurant."

122 Austin Road

I've guessed the dates based on this Google Search, which has the earliest result from 1948 and the latest result from 1987: https://www.google.com/search?q=THE+RITZ+HOTEL+122+Austin+Ave&tbm=bks&s…

There are mentions of John Olson at the National Hotel in the newspaper reports of Annual Licensing sessions:

6 Nov 1878. Renewals of their licenses were granted to all the other applicants, namely, [...]Stag Hotel, Jessie Cook; [...] National Hotel, John Olson; [...]. HK Daily Press.

2 Nov 1880. John Olsen, "National Hotel;" has held a license for 14 years; unopposed ; granted.
The China Mail.

This is one of the brothel-hotels where westerners were interned by the Japanese in January 1942, before they were moved to Stanley Camp.

Its address is given in the licensing sessions from November 1941:

22 Ice House Street

Timeline:

• 1925: Building opens, home to the Metropole Hotel