Best Mandarin Oriental Hotels Worldwide

The Mandarin Oriental Collection at a Glance

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group was founded in 1963 in Hong Kong (the original Mandarin Hotel). The brand has held its identity across the decades anchored on the Mandarin Oriental fan-and-gold-and-jade aesthetic, restored heritage palace architecture and contemporary urban towers, both with the Asian-luxury-service register.

The current Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group portfolio runs across 35+ properties in cities like Hong Kong, Bangkok, Tokyo, Paris, London, New York, Geneva, Bodrum, Marrakech, and contemporary flagships in Doha, Riyadh, and Costa Navarino.

Editors track every Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group property, the distinction is the Mandarin Oriental fan-logo decorative register, the Spa at Mandarin Oriental wellness programme (Forbes Five-Star at most flagship properties), the in-house Asian-fusion fine-dining anchor, and the cross-property Fans of M.O. loyalty programme. The list below organises the 28 Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group properties by region. Each entry links to the full editorial profile with the room-and-suite breakdown, the structured restaurant-and-spa programme, and the editor's pick for which milestone celebration fits which property.

Which Mandarin Oriental is best?

The right Mandarin Oriental depends on what you want the stay to do. For dining, two addresses stand clear: the Hong Kong flagship, with Pierre Gagnaire's two-Michelin-star Pierre and the Krug Room, and Mandarin Oriental Tokyo, which stacks several Michelin-starred restaurants on the upper floors of the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower. For heritage, nothing in the group matches the 1876 Oriental in Bangkok, the older of the two founding houses, or the restored 1910 Belle Époque palace behind the Mandarin Oriental Ritz in Madrid.

For a resort rather than a city tower, the newest grand hotel on Lake Como (Lago di Como, opened 2024) and the garden villas of Marrakech are the picks; for a spa, the group's Forbes Five-Star Spa at Mandarin Oriental runs deep at the flagships. The honest caveat: Mandarin Oriental is consistent rather than uniform, the heritage flagships trade on atmosphere and address, while the newer towers win on rooms and views, so choose the building, not just the badge.

Mandarin Oriental: frequently asked questions

When was Mandarin Oriental founded?

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group traces to 1963, when The Mandarin opened in Hong Kong and became the brand's flagship. Its other founding house, The Oriental in Bangkok, is far older, having opened in 1876, so the group's identity rests on two heritage flagships rather than one.

How many Mandarin Oriental hotels are there?

Mandarin Oriental operates more than 40 hotels and resorts worldwide as of 2026, across Asia, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, with further properties under development. The group is mid-sized by luxury standards, which is part of how it keeps service consistent.

Which is the flagship Mandarin Oriental?

Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, open since 1963 on Connaught Road in Central, is the brand's flagship and the hotel the whole group grew from. The Oriental in Bangkok is the older founding property, so the two are best understood as joint flagships of the group's Asian heritage.

Which Mandarin Oriental has the best dining?

Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong and Mandarin Oriental Tokyo are the strongest for food: Hong Kong holds Pierre Gagnaire's two-Michelin-star Pierre, and Tokyo concentrates several Michelin-starred restaurants on its upper floors. Bangkok and the Mandarin Oriental Ritz in Madrid also field serious Michelin kitchens.

Which is the oldest Mandarin Oriental?

The Oriental in Bangkok, which opened in 1876 on the Chao Phraya River and is one of Asia's most storied hotels, its Author's Lounge tied to writers such as Conrad and Maugham. It predates the 1963 Hong Kong flagship by almost ninety years.

Which is the newest Mandarin Oriental in Europe?

Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como opened in 2024 in a restored 19th-century villa at Blevio on Lake Como, the newest of the lake's grand hotels. In Paris, the Hôtel Lutetia joined the group as Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris in 2025.