The Mandarin Oriental gift guide

By Elizabeth Winding

December 1, 2024

From spa treats and plush bathrobes to extravagant bouquets, our gift guide has it all.

If you’re on a quest for the perfect present, Shop M.O. can help with curated gifts and treats delivered to your door. That might mean a box of pastel-hued macarons to brighten up a grey afternoon, a hand-tied birthday bouquet, or a dapper pair of swim shorts. Shopping for someone special – or treating yourself – couldn’t be easier.

Heston Blumenthal’s book photographed from above on a slate background.

For the discerning gastronome

Our first suggestion is a very special cookbook: a copy of Historic Heston Blumenthal, signed by the great man himself. It gives you the lowdown on some of the extraordinary dishes served at Dinner – and an insight into what it takes to scoop two Michelin stars.

If sweet treats are called for, the talented pastry team at Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur can help. Spoil the patisserie-lover in your life with a box of glossy chocolate éclairs, or a dainty raspberry and vanilla millefeuille.

For the debonair traveller

Made exclusively for Mandarin Oriental, Orlebar Brown’s swim shorts are a summer style essential, tailored to perfection. Featuring MO’s famous fan motif, they’re perfect for reclining on the sand, lunching at a beach club, and everything in between.

Frequent travellers will also appreciate a fan-embossed set of leather luggage tags, or a sleek phone pouch: just the thing for keeping your phone and cards close when you’re on the move.

A Mandarin Oriental bathroble presented in a gold box.

For the spa-lover in your life

To recreate the spa experience at home, the essentials need to be just right – so start with a stack of signature towels and a bronze trim waffle bathrobe. Next, the pampering products, whether it’s a neroli-scented massage oil or a beautifully-boxed set of aromatherapy candles. And the finishing touch? A pure silk sleep mask, in gold or midnight blue.

Beauty editors swear by The Mandarin Spa, thanks to its East-meets-West ethos and cocooning treatment rooms. If you’re local to Hong Kong, invest in some takeaway treats from the Shop, which include cult beauty brand Oskia’s Moon Salts bath soak, with rose oud and Himalayan salt.

For the old-fashioned romantic

There’s no nicer surprise than flowers turning up on your doorstep – especially if it’s a hand-tied bouquet from Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong. ‘Passion’ is an extravagant cluster of 50 red roses, while ‘Happiness’ combines fragrant freesias and pink roses with frothy, pale-green clusters of viburnum. Bouquets are best ordered 24 hours ahead and can be customised.

The sweet treats at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok are equally hard to resist, from crisp-shelled macarons to boxes of exquisite handmade chocolates. Most delightful of all? Its exquisite patisserie, unhurried afternoon teas in the famous Authors’ Lounge.

For treating the kids

Chocolate’s another speciality at Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur – and there’s plenty to appeal to children, as well as grown-up palates. Exhibit one: a selection of homemade fan-imprinted chocolate bars, made from handpicked Malaysian cocoa tempered for smooth textured satisfaction. Chewy, chocolate chip-studded brownie cookies are another failsafe hit.

For new arrivals, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong has the perfect present: an extra-special Baby’s First Haircut package at the Mandarin Barber, which comes with a framed lock of the child’s hair and a small gift.

All offers and experiences available at time of publication. Please contact the hotel team for more information.

About the Author

Elizabeth Winding

Elizabeth is a lifestyle and travel journalist, whose work has appeared in Times Travel, Condé Nast Traveller and The Telegraph.