According to Wikipedia, The Repulse Bay occupies the site of the former colonial-style Repulse Bay Hotel (1920-1982), which was featured in the 1955 film Love is a Many-Splendored Thing and in the 1978 film, Coming Home.
The hotel was renowned for it's British architectural style and was owned by Hong Kong Shanghai Hotels group of the Kadoorie family. During WWII the hotel was used as a stronghold and hospital by the British forces.
Royalty and celebrities who found refuge at the hotel include writers, George Bernard Shaw and Noel Coward. Actor, Marlon Brando was a guest in the 1950s. Spain's Crown Prince Juan Carlos and Crown Princess Sofia spent their honeymoon at the hotel, while other royal guests included Prince Axel of Denmark and Prince Peter of Greece.
For the Holcombe royalty, we find the tea at The Verandah restaurant at The Repulse Bay to be a bit pricey, so we are not frequent patrons.
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