The Mira Hong Kong
Building in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
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| The Mira Hong Kong | |
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 The Mira Hong Kong | |
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General information | |
| Location | 118 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong[1] |
| Opening | 1948 |
| Operator | Miramar Hotel and Investment |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Edmond Wong |
The Mira Hong Kong is a hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It has 492 rooms and suites, six restaurants and bars, and a spa centre. It was renovated in 2009 and became smoke-free in 2011.
The hotel is owned by Miramar Hotel and Investment. It was designed by architect Edmond Wong. Interiors were designed by "lifestyle guru" Colin Cowie.[2][3][4]
History
From after 1911 until 1925, the site was occupied by the Club de Recreio (西洋波會). The Club then moved to its present location at King's Park along Gascoigne Road.[5]
The hotel was formerly named Hotel Miramar. It opened in 1948, with 32 rooms, as Hong Kong's first post-war hotel. A major expansion in 1953 added 160 new rooms.[6] It was purchased in 1957 from a Spanish mission by the founders of Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited.[7] A new wing was built in two phases, increasing the number of rooms to 380 by 1973.[6]
The grand opening of the rebranded and redesigned hotel took place on 17 September 2009.[8]
In 2013, after fleeing from Hawaii, Edward Snowden stayed in The Mira for a total of 20 days[9] wherein he leaked thousands of classified National Security Agency (NSA) documents regarding global surveillance to journalists.[10][11] His presence at the hotel was a global spectacle with a media frenzy surrounding it. Laura Poitras created a documentary regarding these revelations named Citizenfour (which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film in 2015[12]). A large portion was shot inside the hotel.
The short film Verax, regarding the 2013 global surveillance disclosures by Edward Snowden features the hotel.[13] The film's budget included a one night stay at The Mira, the most expensive item on the budget.[14]
On 21 January 2019, a window fell from the hotel and killed a passerby walking on Nathan Road.[15]
See also
- Mira Place – the connected shopping mall
- Citizenfour
