We are expats living in Hong Kong. Every time our wedding anniversary rolls around, we celebrate by checking ourselves into a city hotel for the weekend. This year, we chose the Landmark Mandarin Oriental because it is in the very heart of Central and directly connects to the Landmark shopping centre, ThreeSixty Organic Supermarket, the other Mandarin Oriental Hotel and the Princes Building which has Olivers Deli and numerous high end shops. Outside you have Marks and Spencer and Shanghai Tang plus the bar area of Lan Kwai Fong. There is also a huge taxi rank. It is a fantastic base.

We booked the L600 room. We didn't like it. We were in a room in a corner, at the end of the hall. It was dark, the view was terrible and the wiring was annoying in that it was all on the one loop. This means, if I wanted to cat nap in the afternoon, I still had the speakers on ubove me from my husband's TV which was in the sitting area. I thought this was a rather poor design flaw. The sitting area was also tiny. Smaller than what we have at home and we don't live in a palace. On the contrary, the bath tub and bathroom itself was just huge and it would have been more comfortable if some of the space used for the bathroom had actually been used for the sitting area instead.

We were supposed to stay two nights. But as the room was small and uncomfortable, we called reception to tell them we would be checking out the next day. The manager came to speak with us about our concerns and offered to show us another room with a different design and different wiring. We decided it was a better option and the room was larger too however this one was very very noisy. We could hear the trams running past 24hrs. I needed earplugs as I am a light sleeper. The other irritating thing was that we needed to call and request THREE times that the champagne and strawberries we had left behind in the other room be brought over to us. It all got lost in translation.

The new, upgraded room was just lovely (apart from the constant noise) I could also hear the people in the room next to me, past midnight, one evening. However it was tastefully decorated, with nice CDs to listen to, a coffee maker, good magazine range and my fave brand of toiletries 'Aromatherapy Associates' (these can also be purchased from their spa) We certainly were grateful for the new room.

The room service menu was frighteningly expensive so we purchased snacks from the ThreeSixty supermarket instead and we ate at the wonderful Agnes B French Restaurant in Causeway Bay. Excellent duck. We did not eat at this hotel.

Overall we had an enjoyable time, give or take one or two quibbles but I have to say we much preferred our stay at the Four Seasons. We would not return but we are still happy we tried it.

We stayed 3 nights at this hotel in a L450 room. It has a very contemporary design and is in a great location. The hotel is in Central and the main bar and restaurant precinct and also as mentioned previously attached to an exclusive shopping mall. We had breakfast one morning next door in the Landmark Cafe and it was really good. We did not go to any of the hotels bar or cafes but the bar in the lobby was very popular.

The room itself was well designed, with a separate walk in robe/luggage area. A big king size bed and plasma/lcd tv with about 50 stations. One nice feature was it had double blinds which made the room very dark when sleeping and quiet. The L450 was not overly huge but so well designed with a little loveseat that it felt spacious. The bathroom had 2 basins and a separate shower and toilet (behind frosted glass doors) and a huge bath. Again it was very slick.

We did not try the spa or indoor pool but were shown around and it did look very nice. Another nice touch was we had complimentary airport conceirge. We were met off the plane, had a cart take us to immigration and then were dropped off at our preferred transport option of a taxi. With an 11pm arrival time this was great.

I really found this to be a great hotel and would go back if in Hong Kong. It had nice modern crisp lines but with a warmness that was lovely after busy days shopping.

Stayed for 2 nights at the Landmark MO on business last week. Booked an L450 room but was upgraded to an L600 room upon arrival. The spacious, well equipped and beautiful room is one of the best (if not the best) contemporary hotel rooms that I have recently stayed in. Took a lot of photos as the design gave me a lot of ideas for my own apartment. The bathroom is huge (with a circular bath tub) and is well equipped with LCD TV and boutique aromatheraphy toiletries. 2 more LCD TVs - one in the bedroom the other in the living room. There is also a separate dressing room which can be closed off from the bedroom.

Staff service is definitely 5 star - friendly and efficient. Managed to get a 4.00 pm late check-out which was great as my flight left in the evening. The hotel itself is above a luxurious shopping centre and is only about 5 to 10 minutes walk to the Airport Express station, business offices and other shopping centres!. I would suggest walking to/from the Airport Express station via the elevated walkways rather than underground through Central MTR. Taking a cab is also an option although, due to the short trip, some tax drivers may become a bit rude. Still, if you have a lot of luggage just persevere.

Breakfast at the MO Bar is fine but not great (not on par with the breakfast spread at the MO in Singapore). However, had lunch at Amber which was truly wonderful (great service, interesting, beautifully presented and delicious food). Best Western meal in HK on this trip (also went to Spoon at the Intercon for dinner - beautiful setting and views but food not as good as Amber). Had a great cantonese meal at Lung King Heen - must be one of the best in town: great food & service + harbour views.

Would certainly recommend the Landmark MO to friends especially those on business. For leisure trips though one ingredient is missing - harbour view rooms! And the view from Kowloon looking towards the Island is definitely better and more interesting than the reverse; so might choose a Kowloon hotel whenever in HK on vacation. But will definitely come back to Landmark MO on business (although itching to try the Four Seasons).

If you are looking for a grand lobby with chandeliers and huge floral arrangements to greet you when you enter.. then this is not the hotel for you. The hotels lobby designed to be minimal and discreet. The times that i have stayed in this hotel i have never seen more than 3 people in the lobby ( except for the staff).

The first time i stayed at the property i booked a L450 room. View was the building beside the hotel. The room was comfortable... bed was great. The bathroom took at least a third of the whole room. Very modern .. all mod cons .. flat screen one in the bedroom the other one in the bathroom.

The second time i returned i was traveling with my S.O. and we decided to splurge a bit. Booked the L600 corner room. If your budget allows you to take this option please do... Its worth every dollar.

When in Hong Kong location is the key...The property is perfect! beside Landmark (shopping ) LKF ( restaurants/bars) IFC (more shopping)

We stayed in the 600 series of room. The room layout and amenities were were excellent and with thought to smallest detail.

What someone may want and was not already there , was produced immediately and with a smile.

the staff were warm , efficient and courteous. The automation in the room was sophisticated, yet easy to use, the bathroom was exemplary in style and function.

overall a great experience, their spa facilities are worth a visit.

If one had to grasp for a fault....it could only be the lack of a view !

After staying at a number of good business hotels in Hong Kong I have recently returned to the Landmark Mandarin Oriental. I arrived very early on a Friday and knew that my room wasn't ready. The very professional and friendly receptionist recognized me from a previous visit, offered me the use of the spa facilities to get changed and freshen up. She also arranged for a complimentary breakfast at the exquisite hotel bar restaurant on ground level. I used and enjoyed both, then went to work and returned later in the day.

I was given a beautifully appointed room, the luggage was already there and everything else worked to perfection.

I highly recommend the hotel and commend its staff to the highest level of service I have seen at any business destination (I travel frequently).

The hotel was pretty commendable in terms of its service, cleanliness, facilities and bedding. The only problem that I had, and a major one at that too, was the layut of the bathroom.

When you enter into the room, the bathtub and shower area would be on your right. The sink would be outside the bathtub and shower area, and after the sink, you'd have another room to do your number one and number two. That for me didn't make a lot of sense, I would rather them having it as one big bathroom instead of 3 separate areas. Especially if you are staying with a friend and would like to do all your bathroom business in one place without having to go out.

If you don't mind this layout, then this hotel is for you.

Btw, love the slippers that they give you. Black for guys and red for girls.

Great location, helpful staff.

Smooth check-in as you'd expect from a hotel of this quality. Room was excellent, great bathroom and amenities. Everything that you could think of supplied for the room.

Cleanliness excellent, servicing of the room prompt and proper. Room service was very good.

Can't fault a thing.

This is the model of what a luxury urban hotel should be. From the rooms, replete with sophisticated technology, marble-clad bathrooms and sleek furnishings, to the spa, which was large, comprehensive and soothing, this hotel offers its guests nearly every service imaginable. And they do it well, and in great style at that.

The Landmark is located, as the name suggests, in the Landmark shopping mall, which is smack dab in the center of Central. You can walk everywhere from this hotel--Soho, the Western District, Victoria Peak, the Airport Express and the Star Ferry are all basically a 10 minute walk. The hotel is located atop the Central MTR station and taxis, if you desire, are outside the front door.

The rooms provide a true sanctuary from Hong Kong--they are extremely quiet, spacious and attractive. The bathroom in our L450 Superior room had an hourglass soaking tub, a large rainfall walk-in shower, two sinks and a separate toilet area. Unlike many hotels, the housekeeping is seamless and very generous with the Aromatherapy Associates toiletries.

We used the spa, and our services were top notch, though some of the heat experience "stations" were a bit gimmicky. All in all, though, the spa is a great experience, and compared to US prices, a great deal.

We ate breakfast in Amber, and it was well presented and delicious--the same goes for room service.

Perhaps the only flaw in this hotel is the concierge, which in general, directed us only on well trodden paths rather than to more local haunts. The pool, though beautiful, lacks sufficient seating/lounging areas.

All in all, this is what every urban luxury hotel should strive to emulate.

A mixed bag of feelings after staying at this hotel.....

pro

- nice rooms and bathrooms as mentioned, though for that

price, they could have installed jacuzzi baths

- superb martinis at MO Bar

- beautiful (but very pricy) spa, we had the 4 hours couples

treatment

- great location

con

- they accidentally rang the fire alarm , jolting us out of bed at

6 am and into the hallway, where some staff then came runnnig

"false alarm" ... something that should not happen at a 5 star

property such like this, and the morning / night were ruined

- needed to ask for compensation for the above, i.o. the hotel

offering it itself

- at breakast at Amber on the first day, we were told our room

rate only included the continental breakfast, anything else we

would have to pay extra (when paying 5000 HKD for a room,

I would usually think it does not matter if I chose the 200, 250

or 280 HKD Breakfast). The 2nd day, we were told everything

was included ... confusing

Anyway, that fire alarm thingy really set me and my wife off, so we probably wont be staying at MO again.............

That was the last hotel on our visit in China and it couldn't be better. The hotel is small, which was a merit for me, after travelling for more than a month and staying in huge crowded hotels . The rooms are big however and very clean. The bathroom was a bliss. OK, you don't really have a view, since the hotel is on the busy street crossing, but that didn't bother me. I have stayed in Hongkong often enough before, also in the hotels with the view.

The service was spotless, actually, that was the best service we have ever had in Hongkong, and we have stayed inShangri-La, Hyatt, Interconti, Jia etc.

Breakfast served in Mo Bar is very plentiful, the cocktails they serve there in the evening are a must. I usually never drink cocktails, but I became addict to the cocktails at Mo's.

The spa is very nice.

The location couldn't be better, if you want to do some shopping.

I'll definitely stay at landmark next time in Hongkong.

What was good:

-The spa!

- The room service food.

- The location for shopping/eating/drinking.

- The bedrooms: large, fantastically appointed and the best bathrooms of any city hotel I've seen.

- The service was faultless. We even recieved a call in our room one morning to let us know that someone had noticed our door was slightly ajar and was this intentional...WOW!

What wasn't:

-The view.

- The hotel was small.

- The lobby was small and the hotel although the rooms were amazing lacked the grandeur and sense of occasion of larger hotels.

- You can't help wondering that if the Landmark is so fantastic, just quite how great the larger Mandarin Oriental in the city would be!

i am totally in love with this hotel! there is not one thing i woudl change about my stay apart from i wish it had been longer! we took advantage of the honey moon package (we werent actually on our honey moon!) and got an enormous huge 7 foot round bath and lots of lovely treats like chcolate dipped strawberriies and a HUGE bunch of flowers and they even gave us breakfast in our room, whatever we wanted at no extra cost!!! wow! i have stayed in so many hotels, and had to deal with so many diffrent kinds of customer service and this place is HEAVEN!

one thing i really love about this place is that where things can be complimentary they are, we werent charged for using teh internet in the internet cafe, or for printing. room service was delicous!

if you stay here its worth getting one of the rooms with a big bath, its such a luxurious treat!

i would say this place is worth every penny, it spoils you for any other hotel you will ever stay in... maybe we will coem back for our real honey moon!!

enjoy!

First, to make it clear, Landmark MO is a great hotel. However, when compared to the Four Seasons, I think it's just not as good. Stayed at both hotels on recent business trips and here is my take comparing the two

1) Location - probably the best part about the landmark MO. A few blocks from LKF makes it convenient for late night partying. Four Seasons is not horrible but it is just a bit more walk to LKF (I usually take a cab in summer given how hot it is)

2) Room - the L450 room at MO, despite being quoted just a little smaller than the standard room at the Four Seasons, feels a lot smaller. I think the layout of the room probably is the reason it feels smaller. Not a lot of space next to the two sinks due to having the bathroom door between them. Meanwhile, the Four Seasons room and the bathroom feel a lot more spacious. MO has speakers wired into the ceilings so it's pretty cool for TV/ DVD/ Music. I think FS has slightly nicer furnitures (we are talking about both being high end so it's not like MO's furnitures are crappy)

3) View - no comparison. Four Seasons has stunning view while MO's view is really not good at all (maybe w/ the exception of a few very highend rooms)

4) Rest of hotel facilities. The outdoor swimming pool at FS overlooks the harbor....simply outstanding. The outdoor space around the pool is also great. MO has none of that. The view of FS also allows it to have restaurants with cooler views.

5) Services. Both top notch

The hotel is actually outstanding. Location in HK is the possible best, facilities and services really impeccable, it's considered the coolest in HG. Connection with Landmark Mall is direct. Not to expect huge hall, show-off entrances. Everything perfectly tailored for what's needed for a a perfect stay, both for business and leisure. Also pricing, though high, is well balanced by services and facilities. Strongly recommended!

Firstly, before we get started, there are a few things to bear in mind if you choose to stay at this hotel.

1) This is a boutique hotel with only 100+ rooms. So it’s small compared to other large hotels like Peninsula, Grand Hyatt or Four Seasons. If your taste for hotels gravitates towards those with grand lobbies, grand hallways and ballrooms etc.. it might be better to choose another.

2) This hotel is housed within an office building ( they took up several floors ) in the Central district of Hong Kong so there is no view to speak of whatsoever.

3) They have no club rooms or executive lounge facilities. Only several categories of rooms. A minor drawback for me personally since I always prefer the exclusivity of club rooms.

The room I booked is a top tier L600 Spa Corner room ( above that will be the L900 suite rooms ). This room has separate window besides the bed. The room comprises of a entrance foyer, a living quarters with large working desk, large kind size bed, walk in closet and of course, the real highlight of the room, the bathroom.

The room itself is very minimalist and well furnished in a cutting edge contemporary style. Everything is top of the line and the quality of the room really shines. It doesn’t have the flamboyant “wow” effect that some hotel room does but it is a room that you will grow to like the longer you stay in it. There are lots of small touches in this room, like a control panel that hides behind the bedside table, spacious working desk with all sorts of plugs and connections to connect your laptop. Two LCD TVs one in living area and one in front of the bed.

The bathroom of the L600 is simply divine and is to die for. It is hands down the best hotel bathroom that I have ever experienced in a hotel. There are of course separate shower and toilet cubicles and the mandatory dual sinks. But the star attraction is of course the 7-foot round spa tub at the centre of the bathroom. This divine bathroom comes standard for all L600 and above room categories in Landmark Mandarin Oriental. In any other 5-star hotels, you are most likely only able to get an equivalent bathroom of same standard if you book their presidential suite.

Services is great and highly personalised and attention to detail is excellent. I love the fact that employees always identify themselves before they serve you and in gereral they are warm, friendly and responsive. I didn’t encounter any problems with services in general.

Tried the breakfast at both the MO Bar ( buffet style ) and Amber restaurant ( American set breakfast ). The Amber is clearly the superior of the two. Everything is fresh, tasty and very nicely presented. I did encounter the only unpleasant incident in the MO Bar where I was told to add mushrooms into my omelette, I need to pay HK$80+ extra! That’s a real first for a buffet breakfast in a 5-star hotel.

The location of the hotel is also great, being connected with the prestigious Landmark Mall of Hong Kong which houses many flagship high-end boutique stores and direct access to the MTR in Central.

The Landmark Mandarin Oriental is overall and excellent hotel and virtually flawless. Yes, the room rate is on the high side, even for 5-star hotel standard n Hong Kong but in return, you get great service, great room amenities and most crucially, a fantastic bathroom that is second to none. The lack of view and no club rooms are the only drawbacks for me and otherwise it will be near perfect.

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Stayed a couple of nights in early May. It is definitely worth pre-booking the hotel limo and greeting service. Our bags were ready to go whilst we waited in the immigration line, and we were then escorted to the limo suite at the airport to pick up our car. The room was extremely well equipped, and whilst the view wasn't great (other large buildings), the location was perfect for shopping at the Landmark Centre, and access to the MRT and Star Ferry was easy. The MO Bar is a cool place to hang out, and the snacks and cocktails were spot on. Overall the service was very good indeed. Try dinner at Man Wah (upscale Chinese) in the sister Oriental hotel - it was great. Will definitely stay here again...as soon as possible please.

1st stop during our round the world trip, stayed at this 5 star hotel in what they call an L450 superior king room. Very spacious, tasteful decor, big comfy bed, separate sofa & work area with fruit, refreshments & chocs left daily, 3 tv's including one in the bathroom. Amazing walk in shower plus a 2 person tub ! Room has some of the most modern gadgets I've ever come across, great fun. Hotel has excellent spa & pool and even though we did not use, the bar and restaurants looked very nice also. The service & staff are great especially the concierge who are very knowledgeable. Would definately go back.

I've stayed at the LMO twice -- once in late 2006, and most recently at the end of January 2007 -- and may I just saw, "Wow!" The LMO is in a three-way tie with the Peninsula and Four Seasons as my favorite HK hotel. For my first stay, I booked a "suite deal" package for the L900 suite, the hotel's largest (and worth the extra HK$), for me and a friend. The package included round-trip airport transfers in the hotel's Mercedes S-Class, breakfast, and other amenities, all for about HK$3000 less per day than the regular, non-package suite-only rate. The airport pickup service is perfect: as others have described, you're met at your gate, seated in an electric cart, and whisked past all the other deplaning passengers to immigration. HK's airport is already the world's best airport, and the LMO meet-and-greet service makes a pleasant airport experience all the more so.

Arrival: The LMO is completely hidden in a tasteful but otherwise anonymous high-rise building that forms part of the new Landmark Centre complex. Upon pulling into the hotel's short drive, however, the MO's service and unique touches begin. Glass doors are opened by very smart-looking attendants, and the already-famous golden staircase greets you. Upstairs, the reception area is small and beautiful, and given that the hotel only has 113 rooms, I don't think there's ever more than a one-person wait. I was, of course, greeted by name as soon as I approached the receptionist, and she quickly escorted me to my suite, which was on the the top (15th) floor.

L900 Suite: And what a suite -- the entry foyer is a black-marble catwalk flanked by smooth white and grey stones. The bedroom areas is to the left, the huge bathroom in the center, and the living/dining room and office to the right. Everything in the suite bespoke careful attention to the principles of fung shui, first-rate acoustics, and the best possible materials (dark woods, marble, glass, stone, fabrick) everywhere. As others have noted, the views from whichever room or suite you take are of other office building; after all the LMO is in perhaps the busiest section of Central. The in-room technology is of the highest standard and excels that found in the Pen or FS. The bathroom alone is sufficient reason to book the L900 or one of the L600 rooms: 7-foot round marble tub, with large, separate glass booths for both the toilet and rainforest shower. Fabulous. The A/V system in the suite (and all of the rooms, I suppose) caters to every need or desire; my friend and I particularly enjoyed the FTV and Amsterdam HD fashion channel (free; other HD channels offered for pay-per-view).

Dining: My friend and I only had breakfast in the Amber restaurant (included in our suite package), and it was excellent. The food was copious and uniformly fresh and delicious, and Amber's atmosphere at one invigorating and relaxing. We loved the thousands of soft-gold metal reds suspended from the ceiling.

Spa and pool: The LMO's Spa is the best I've seen thus far in a hotel: all manner of hot-and-cold water treatments, from a large-yet-intimate hammam to scented "arctic" showers to a "tropical rainforest" (which, oddly, features only a short trickle of water once every 5 minutes, preceded by a soft red glow from a sculpture that looks as though it were purloined from a old Trader Vic's restaurant). As with everything in the LMO, the materials of which the Spa is fashioned are all of the highest quality and maximum aesthetic appeal. During my first stay, there was no swimming pool, but the LMO had put one in before my second stay. The pool is the only feature of the hotel that is not superb: It appears to have been hastily installed and looks like what one would expect to see in the basement of a 3- or 4-star hotel. The pool is a decent size (though not 25 metres), but it's just a plain cement bowl with minimal decoration. No matter; it serves to make one's return to the rest of the LMO all that much more welcome.

L450 room: Just a few words on the "basic" LMO room, in which I stayed last time, the L450 Superior: in any other hotel, this would be a top-of-the-line room; in the LMO, however, it's a wonderful bargain. It wasn't even a let-down after the L900 suite, as I was by myself this time and found the L450 more than adequate for all of my needs. Rather than providing a full seperate living/dining room, the L450 includes a mini-seating area next to the bed and in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows (which extend into the bathroom area). The bathroom was still very luxurious, with a lovely hourglass-shaped tub replacing the round version found in the larger room and suites. Otherwise, the smaller room was delightful, with lighter woods and the full range of audio-video options (including a small, perfectly placed for tub viewing LCD TV in the bathroom) I'd encountered in the suite.

Bottom line: Hotels in Hong Kong are expensive, even by large Asian city standards, so why not spend your money on something really special? The LMO is a rare find: a small luxury hotel that offers everything its much larger high-end competitors have and then some. The LMO is very modern, so if you want more traditional European or Chinese decor and ambience, you'll probably not like the LMO as much as the Pen or Ritz-Carlton. But if you like ultramodern aesthetics combined with timeless Asian service standards and attention to detail, check out the LMO first. Enjoy.

From the moment i steped out of the plane from Paris to the day i left the hotel, the Landmark experience was the most extraordinary one i ever had in a 5 stars hotel. The escort from the desembarking jetway, the staff (including the room amanager) waiting for me at the hotel entrance, the light breakfast displayed in the room before my arrival, the in room check in, the concierge efficiency...all was perfect. All seemed easy. The L600 room was spotless, the SPA was amazing of tranquility, simplicity. Breakfast at Amber restaurant was fantastic.

Everyday a new goody was placed in the room, from chocolate box, to cherries. Personal touches with style all the time.

That was perfection. Leaving the Landmark was my only disapointement.

Just adding my two pennies worth, the previous reviews were very comphrehensive, but here is my experience of the baby Mandarin.

Stayed here beginning of December 2006 and got a good rate via their website for a L450 Superior. Even though its the most basic room, the standard was extremely high. Decoration was a neutral palate of beiges and whites but the bathroom and technology really gave this place the "wow" factor.

Twin square sinks, walk-in rain shower and a HUGE circular tub. Aromatherapy Associate toiletries, LCD TV in bathroom. Small living room area with L shaped sofa, 2 plasmas, in room sound system that you could plug your laptop/MP3 player, oh..and a small walk in wardrobe.(!) In fact they shoehorned so much into the room that it sometimes felt a bit too congested

The original layout packed alot in but gave a sense of space. The square room was split in to 3 distinct zones. A fan-shaped partition took up almost half the space and contained the bathroom area, then 1/4 of the room had the double bed with the other 1/4 being the living room area. 1 plasma faced the bed, the other the couch. Hard to explain but it worked.

Rooms were all soundproofed, could hear a bit of traffic but absolutely no view as the hotel was on the 1st 15 floors of Edinburgh Tower so it was surrounded by office blocks. Not very private when blinds are drawn, but a bit dinghy if you don't, so this was one draw back about the hotel if you prefer light and airy spaces. Service was ok, very discreet. Not your traditional business hotel, but they have all the facilities if needed. It does have a boutique feel and mixed clientele, but many of the guests during our stay were young (like us!) and trendy.

MO bar was good, though they cranked the mucic a bit too loud to make it an intimate bar/club. Its still a hip place to be seen so expect alot of the beautiful set to turn up. The hotel is located right in the heart of Central so bars, restaurants all over the place, plus all the shopping in the Landmark and IFC Mall. I really like the roof piazza of the IFC mall, couple of good bars and restaurants there.

Definitely enjoyed my short stay at the Landmark oriental, I would definitely stay here again!

From the moment you arrive in Hong Kong the exceptional service begins. Even without a hotel transfer the staff meet you at the gate and ensure you breeze through the airport. Check-in is swift and courteous. The deluxe rooms are superbly appointed with exceptional attention to detail. Make sure you check out the spa, one of the best I have ever encountered. This is the ideal hotel for business and well located in Central Hong Kong. Unbeatable!

The trauma involved was having to leave. This hotel is the best I have stayed in, anywhere in the world. It's even better than the original Mandarin Oriental a couple of blocks away. The service is different - it's not as olde-worlde as the original MO, but still light years ahead of most other places. We had a Landmark Suite - which was not cheap at €500 a night, but - honestly - it was the best money I've ever spent on a hotel room. The room was sumptuous - enormous; flat screen TVs; rainfall showers; Aromatherapy Associates toiletries; 3 different kinds of robe; gorgeous bed; fruit; the works. There is no Harbour or City view at the hotel, but that's more than made up for by the rooms, spa, bar, service and location. Book it.