To Tsim Sha Tsui and beyond, from Central
Hong Kong has consistently ranked at the top of traveler rankings thanks to its vibrant scenery, excellent dining options, unmatched efficiency, and unflappable character. Similar characteristics are also present in the city's hotels, which have taken advantage of the three-year border closure to freshen up the products by renovating rooms and introducing trendy new bars and restaurants. Big multinational companies frequently straddle Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, providing opulent amenities, ultramodern service, and vistas that will make you want to sleep with the curtains open. Yet, it doesn't follow that you won't be able to locate amazing locations to sleep in other areas of the city. Little independent hotels are hard to come by, but the city is full of fashionable hostels, lifestyle hotels, and design-focused lodgings.
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What area in Hong Kong is the greatest for lodging?
The most popular areas for hotels in Hong Kong are Central on Hong Kong Island and Tsim Sha Tsui on the Kowloon side. The best hotels in these areas offer breathtaking views of the Symphony of Lights and the Star Ferry zipping across the harbor, but you should be prepared to pay a hefty premium for the luxury. Instead, you might travel a few stops east or west, on either side of the harbor, on the MTR subway system to find upscale waterfront hotels with other, equally sparkling vistas for far lower rates. The neon-tinted metropolis has a ton of neighborhoods with unique personalities, each with an incredible choice of restaurants certain to be on the doorstep, so a city-view hotel won't seem like the second best.
St. Regis Hotel
For Lo-fi luxury
St. Regis is not a corporate cookie-cutter hotel, despite its upscale location next to the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Another hotel in Hong Kong that André Fu diligently constructed and decorated may be found behind the silvery exterior. The elegant yet cozy lobby is long and double-height, and it leads to a tranquil outdoor patio and St. Regis Bar, which has a private atmosphere. Both restaurants, L'envol, which provides deftly prepared modern French cuisine, and Rn, where you can discover exquisitely presented Cantonese classics, are run by Michelin-starred chefs. Other amenities include a heated outdoor pool in the winter and a quiet spa that will take you far from the bustle of Hong Kong. The décor will make you want to run your hands over everything, from the winged leather headboards to the soft mauve blankets to the creamy-white paneling that evokes Hong Kong's historic shopfront shutters, even if just a few of the large rooms and suites offer harbor views.
Read about the rest of our St. Regis review.
Address: 1 Harbour Dr, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, The St. Regis
The Ritz-Carlton.
For high fashion
What could be more appropriate than sleeping, swimming, spa-ing, and dining at roughly 500 meters above sea level in the city recognized for having the most high-rises of any other (a whopping 9,000 compared to Chicago's meager 1,397)? The Ritz Carlton Hong Kong is one of the sexiest, most opulent hotels in the city, and it is by no means a marketing ploy. Between floors 104 and 116, opulent suites with window seats offer a bird's-eye view of Victoria Harbour, the former Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter, and the brand-new West Kowloon Cultural District. The new construction appears to be a little hamlet from this vantage point, but it includes the enormous M+ Museum, the Hong Kong Palace Museum, the Xiqu Centre Cantonese opera, art parks, gardens, and a brand-new waterfront promenade. If you can, upgrade your accommodation to include club lounge access (it's quite generous and of the highest caliber). As an alternative, there is an Italian restaurant on the 102nd story, a Chinese restaurant on the 102nd floor, and Ozone Bar on the 118th floor.
The Ritz-Carlton is located at 1 Austin Road West, International Business Centre (ICC), Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The Peninsula
For some vintage magic
The Peninsula, which has been a part of the Kowloon waterfront for over a century—a long time by Hong Kong building standards—embodies the city's cosmopolitan past, unlike any other skyscraper. Together with bellboys (and gals) wearing white pillbox caps, stone Fu Dogs stand watch at the entrances. There are afternoon teas and music quartets in the lobby. Silver-tipped chopsticks and dim lunch baskets could be seen on the mezzanine. A music room in the original wing houses an archive with items from the 1997 Handover handwritten BOA Clipper tickets and silk menus. A swimming pool with a harbor view, a cutting-edge spa, and the Philippe Starke-designed Felix Bar are all located upstairs in the impeccably joined tower, which still looks forward-thinking 30 years after it was built. The rooms at The Peninsula are decorated in creams, dark wood veneer with gold accents, NASA-caliber technology, and "butler boxes," which enable goods to be picked up and delivered with the utmost subtlety.
The Peninsula is located at Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
EAST
For a different harbor perspective
The name alone gives the location away: East lies on the eastern tip of Hong Kong Island, seven MTR stations from Central, or a meander on the tram. Many of the guests at this hotel are business travelers, but it also has lots to offer vacationers, including an outdoor pool, a top-notch restaurant, a seedy rooftop bar, and slick suites with floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook Victoria Harbour and the former Kai Tak Airport runway. The surrounding areas are also ripe for exploration. You can take pictures of the colorful "Yik Cheong Monster Building" housing estate from the 1960s, hike up Mount Parker for breathtaking city views, or stroll along Electric Road while indulging in some of the street food the city has to offer.
Address: Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, EAST, 29 Tai Koo Shing Rd
The Hari
For local vibes
The instant you enter this sleek hotel in Wan Chai off Lockhart Road, a bustling street that stretches from Admiralty to Causeway Bay, you notice its pleasantly laid-back vibe. opal blues, golden browns, and tactile velvets in the cozy lobby lounge; green tadelakt plaster walls and burnt orange banquettes in the Italian restaurant Lucciola; and rose pinks, burgundies, and an origami ceiling in the Japanese restaurant Roku, which also has a spacious, leafy outdoor terrace ideal for cool drinks on a balmy night. Tara Bernerd, a London-based interior designer, is responsible for the chic aesthetic. With graphic paintings, digital pieces, three-dimensional visuals, and creations by emerging Hong Kong artists, The Hari's collection of contemporary art, selected by London's Pontone Gallery, is fascinating.
The Hari is located at 330 Lockhart Rd. in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Fullerton Ocean Park
For entertainment by the sea
The views of Ap Lei Pi Island, Aberdeen Harbour, and the moss-green South China Sea are breathtaking. The Fullerton Ocean Park is the first luxurious hotel on the lush and beautiful south side of Hong Kong Island, right near the theme park Ocean Park and the water park Water World. This is an excellent choice for families because it is close to hiking trails, beaches, and barbeque pits while yet being only 15 minutes in a cab from the city center. There is a sizable pool, a stunning Bamford spa with hydrotherapy pools that overlook the beach, and different accommodation types, from seaview bedrooms to penthouse suites with sun decks and private pools, all designed in serene cream and pistachio. Cantonese, Singaporean, Italian, and other international cuisines are all served at top-notch restaurants.
Address: Aberdeen, Hong Kong, 3 Ocean Dr., Fullerton Ocean Park
Eaton
For credibility in the streets
The rooms at this four-star hotel, which cost less than £100 a night, are far more hip than any of Hong Kong's stuffy private member's clubs. The sister hotel of the self-described anti-Trump The Eaton in Washington, D.C., is situated next to Temple Street Night Market in Yau Ma Tei (on the Kowloon side), a historic area that still resembles the setting of a vintage Hong Kong action movie. The cramped rooms, which range in size from 17 to 56 square meters, have been tastefully furnished with cork walls in the style of the 1970s, orange flip clocks, and brutal showers. Yat Tung Heen, a terrific Hong Kong-style food court, and Terrible Baby, a terrace bar, are all nearby. Terrible Baby offers sustainably crafted cocktails to unpretentious locals who wash up with their dogs in tow. But, Eaton Workshop, a tangle of multi-media co-working spaces that hosts art exhibitions, movie screenings, and live performances, is the hotel's true beating heart. Local Organizations are also given valuable office space at no cost.
Location: Eaton in Kowloon, Hong Kong, at 380 Nathan Road.
Hotel Icon
For affordable luxury
At this hip but unassuming hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, which also serves as a training facility for hospitality students at the nearby Hong Kong Polytechnic (although the staff is all so skilled at their jobs that you'd never know unless we told you), guests are greeted by Asia's largest indoor vertical garden. Above and Beyond, a Chinese restaurant designed by the late Sir Terence Conran is well-liked by both locals and tourists. It serves exquisite dim sum during the day and more elaborate Cantonese dishes at night (try the honey-glazed barbecue pork and the wok-fried lobster with egg white and black truffle). Smart little additions like complimentary mini-bars, illustrated neighborhood guides, power banks you may borrow for the time of your stay, and teeth whitening kits are abundant in the contemporary, large rooms' smoky tones. You'll grin while staying at this motel.
Address: 17 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Hotel Icon
Mandarin Oriental
Being socially active
Few hotels have a history as zeitgeist-y as that of Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, which will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2023. Here, David Bowie and John Lennon had their final encounter, Christian Dior debuted his Boutique Collection in Asia, Muhammad Ali stopped en route to Beijing at the request of then-Chairman Deng Xiaoping, and Margaret Thatcher deliberated the terms of the now-defunct Sino-British Joint Declaration. There are ten bars and restaurants at the MO, including Man Wah (recently redecorated with China-blue paneling, red lanterns, and gold birdcage lamps), and a new addition called The Aubrey, a Japanese Izakaya with maximalist interiors and a bustling bar. It's not just the MO's illustrious past that draws visitors back time and time again. This year's remodeling will give hotels and eateries new looks. The big unveiling is almost too close to coming.
Mandarin Oriental is located at 5 Connaught Road in Central, Hong Kong.
The Murray
For the rooftop bar
The Murray Building garnered several honors for its innovative energy-saving design when it was constructed in 1969. Its foundation was so sturdy that fifty years later, Foster + Partners, whose other masterpieces include the skeleton Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, which happens to dominate the vista from The Murray, successfully transformed it into a five-star hotel. With vast marble bathrooms equipped with Japanese electronic toilets and glass panels that mist at the press of a button, the 336 rooms—some of the biggest in the city—are decorated in steely greys, blues, and black. Try to catch afternoon tea on the terrace and happy hour at the lobby bar. The food and drink are good (if not exceptional), but the highlight is the rooftop bar, Popinjays, with its breathtaking views of Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Harbour, Hong Kong Park, the Botanic Gardens, and I.M. Pei's angular Bank of China.
The Murray is located at 22 Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong.
Rosewood
For a relaxing vacation
While Rosewood Hong Kong has just opened, it already seems to have been a part of the city's atmosphere for a long time. Around 80% of the suites in the 65-story structure provide breathtaking views of Hong Kong's dazzling harbor, making it stand out on the new Kowloon-side Victoria Dockside promenade. Tony Chi created the 413 rooms and suites, which represent the city's diverse heritage by skillfully fusing heavy jade-green lacquer doors with light Scottish plaid and sophisticated local artworks. Foodies will adore Chaat's delicious Indian food and The Legacy House's painstakingly crafted Cantonese specialties. At Asaya, an urban spa offering holistic services including expressive art therapy, hypnotherapy, diet planning, and Dr. Barbara Strum's LED light facials, even a goody-two-shoes may enhance their lives. These services are more frequently found at retreats in Thailand and Bali.
Read the entirety of our Rosewood review.
Rosewood Hong Kong is located at No. 18 Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
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The Upper Chamber
For the lively scene
The Upper House, the first hotel in Swire's upscale House Collective, is located in Admiralty, a little more tranquil area of prime real estate sandwiched between Wan Chai and Central. It is also the place where Hong Kong interiors wunderkind André Fu initially gained notoriety. Everything feels upscale, from the stealthy approach to the dizzying sky bridge that crosses a 48-story atrium. Among the biggest rooms in Hong Kong, they have elegant touchy-feely furnishings, carefully placed art, views of the harbor or Victoria Peak, and smooth ivory, bronze, and cognac color schemes. The hotel's sole dining establishment, Café Grey Deluxe, was replaced in 2021 by Salisterra, a modern Mediterranean eatery likewise designed by Fu and run by ex-Gordon Ramsey protégé Cary Docherty, a 25-year-old chef whose arrival has made it more difficult than ever to secure a table. The Upper House is unusual in that it lacks a spa and pool, although Bamford treatments may be booked for your room. The Upper House's primary draw is its pampering exclusivity.
Read the entirety of our The Upper House review.
The Upper House is located at 88 Queensway in Admiralty, Hong Kong.
Four Seasons
Harbourfront luxury
This luxury hotel has a striking glass front that stands out against the bottle green of Victoria Harbour. It is connected to the high-end IFC building and shopping mall. The lobby was designed for staring, what with its triple-height windows facing the Central Star Ferry port outside and the ebb and flow of bankers, tycoons, tai pans, and tai tais within. All of the rooms were renovated during the epidemic and now boast large marble baths, smart Televisions, Bose speakers, and sleep menus with options like Tibetan singing bowl rituals and correspondingly opulent (though rather predictable) golds and dark woods. Argo, a cocktail bar in the shape of a mirrored birdcage populated with stunning individuals dressed to the nines, is a more intriguing new addition. Three restaurants, Caprice, Lung Kin Heen, and Sushi Saito, have a combined total of seven Michelin stars. Further attractive features are the vast holistic spa and pool terrace that the harbor laps.
Address: Eight Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong, Four Seasons
The landmarked Mandarin Oriental
For socializing
The first question a Hong Kong taxi driver would ask you is "old or new?" when you ask them to take you to Man Wah (the Mandarin). The most recent of the two, the chic little sister situated on Queen's Road a few streets from the original, is The Landmark Mandarin Oriental. There are no noteworthy vistas due to the high-rises around the area. Instead, attention is focused on the Joyce Wang furnishings, the Michelin-starred cuisine, and the upscale customers (the hotel was said to have been a favorite of Giorgio Armani). With champagne-gold walls and dark oak flooring, angular headboards, and subtle industrial accents like anodized metals, ridged surfaces, and track lighting, the 113 rooms are modern but cozy. The spa, which spans two levels and has a pool, a hammam, steam rooms, saunas, and a Bastien Gonzales Mani-Pedi studio, is another option. One of the rare restaurants in Asia to receive a Green Michelin star is called Amber.
Address: 15 Queen's Road Central, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Central, Hong Kong