The Eastern & Oriental Hotel
Year : The Eastern 1884
The Eastern & Oriental 1885
Founders : Martin & Tigran Sarkies (Armenian)
Design : Moorish minarets, spacious domed lobby and sweeping waterfront
(842 feet). 1930s theme
Facilities : 101 grand all suit rooms, 24 hour butler service, 400 seat grand
Ballroom, swimming pool. (a “Java” tree planted before 1885 still
Stands)
F&B outlets : The 1885 – fine dining restaurant
Sarkies Corner - international restaurant
Farquhar’s Bar - Pub house
The Bakery
The Conservatory – Under the Java tree for evening refreshments
Verandah - Al fresco dining
The Deck - poolside
Comments : 1927 “The Premier Hotel East of the Suez”
Famous Guests : Noel Coward, Douglas Fairbanks, Rudyard Kipling, Somerset
Maugham, Herman Hesse & etc
Location : Farquhar street, 20 km from the airport.
Status : Boutique Hotel
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