What Defines
The Peninsula Experience
The Peninsula name is synonymous with romance, glamour and style – hotels in some of the world’s most exciting cities, stunning facilities, world-class service and a unique combination of tradition, heritage, innovation and glamour offer guests a hotel stay unlike any other, whether on business or leisure.
As the world’s leading small luxury hotel group, The Peninsula Hotels has a proud heritage as Asia’s oldest hotel company, which first started in Hong Kong in 1866.
The Story Of
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Parent company of The Peninsula Hotels, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels' long history stretches back almost as far as Hong Kong itself.
In 1880, two brothers from Baghdad, Ellis and Elly Kadoorie, arrived in Shanghai, marking the beginning of a remarkable family business. They bought their first shares in the company in 1890, and The Kadoories are still at the helm today as majority shareholders of one of the world’s finest small luxury hotel groups and China’s first luxury hospitality brand, with an unmatched heritage stretching back to 1866.
To learn more about the fascinating storied heritage of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, parent company of The Peninsula Hotels and the Kadoorie family legacy, click here to view our “Tradition Well Served” 45-minute documentary.
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The Peninsula Hong Kong
Hotel Overview
On December 11th 1928, The Peninsula Hong Kong opened her doors for the first time and has been welcoming guests and patrons from all over the world in true Peninsula fashion ever since.
Every great lady has a history, and The Peninsula is no exception. Hers is a remarkable story of vision and evolution with the architects who, in the early 1920s drew plans for “the first hotel east of Suez”, doing so at the behest of men whose foresight and confidence in Hong Kong was considered audacious at the time.
Like many grand hotels, The Peninsula is a family business. It all started with two brothers of Jewish-Iraqi descent. Ellis Kadoorie settled in Shanghai in 1880, while his elder brother Elly set himself up in Hong Kong. Over the next two decades, the Kadoorie brothers made their fortunes, achieving success in banking, rubber plantations, electric power utilities and real estate, gaining a major share holding in Hong Kong Hotels Limited.
By the time Sir Ellis was knighted in 1917 (he was also a generous patron of charities, another Kadoorie family tradition which continues to this day), Hong Kong Hotels Limited's prestigious properties included The Peak and the Repulse Bay Hotels in Hong Kong; Astor House, The Palace Hotel and The Majestic in Shanghai; and the Grand Hotel Wagons Lits in Beijing.
12 years after the opening of The Peninsula Hong Kong, the baton was passed to the next generation when Lawrence (later Lord) Kadoorie, son of Sir Elly, became Chairman of the Board, to be replaced in 1946 by his brother Horace. With the loss of the Shanghai properties to the government of the People's Republic of China in 1949, The Peninsula became the unchallenged flagship of the company.
Careers
Opened in 1928 and now one of the world's legendary great hotels, The Peninsula Hong Kong prides itself on having the highest staff-to-guest ratio, one of the lowest staff turnover rates and some of the longest-serving employees of any hotel in Hong Kong.
The Peninsula Hong Kong is known to be a caring employer. We provide a harmonious environment, attractive remuneration packages, and give due recognition and fair rewards. We also offer our employees a wide range of training and development programmes which help bring out the best in them.
Accolades
Throughout the years, The Peninsula Hong Kong has been the recipient of countless awards and accolades from leading international and local print and online publications, travel guides and more, cementing her reputation as one of the finest hotels in the world.
Services
Defining Luxury
Building on its reputation as a purveyor of timeless luxury, The Peninsula Hotels is as committed to defining the future of luxury as it has been to preserving its magnificent heritage of the past. The Peninsula provides the elements of an extraordinary hotel brand with unsurpassed service and the finest attention to detail, making each stay a memorable one.
Design Details
Design Inspirations
The Peninsula Hotels showcases the finest designs, materials and craftsmanship plus state-of-the-art innovative guestroom technology with the aim of creating a bespoke residential feel and welcoming ambience of sumptuous, cocooned comfort that takes the guest experience to the next level.
Technology
An Industry Leader
Supremely user-friendly and designed and developed exclusively in-house, Peninsula technology elevates the guest experience to new levels, with the latest innovation being the entire in-room environment available in 11 languages. A pioneer and industry leader in the research and development of in-room technology since the founding of The Peninsula Hotels’ Research & Technology Department in 1985 – and the only hotel group in the world to create its own – innovative technology has always been part of The Peninsula Hotels’ DNA.
Innovation
Revolution & Evolution
Since its founding in 1866 , The Peninsula Hotels has always been at the forefront of innovation, invention and philanthropy – from running the world’s most glamorous hotels in Shanghai in the 1920s to creating today's cutting edge, multi-lingual in-room technology, designing unique and fun guest learning experiences and giving back to the community.
The Restaurants Inspired Dining
Chinese Cuisine
With a long heritage and roots in China, many hotels offer award-winning Cantonese cuisine, dim sum and seasonal specialities - Spring Moon in Hong Kong, Yi Long Court in Shanghai, Huang Ting in Beijing, Michelin-starred Hei Fung Terrace in Tokyo, Mei Jiang in Bangkok, Shanghai Terrace in Chicago, and LiLi in Paris.
Transportation Arrive In Style
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By Air
The Helicopter
The rooftop helipads of The Peninsula Hotels in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Manila offer hotel guests quick and easy access by helicopter to the airport and destinations around their respective cities.