Hong Kong Hotels
Hong Kong is a brilliant city, a vibrant metropolis that offers everything from world-class restaurants and rooftop bars, right through to outlying islands and hidden beaches. And of course hotels; here you’ll find everything from the traditional to the modern, the classic to the boutique, and where you stay can change the way you experience the Fragrant Harbour.
By Nicholas Walton
InterContinental Hong Kong
Regarded as having the best view in the business, the InterContinetal is located on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, offering breathtaking vistas of Hong Kong Island’s cityscape. Regarded as one of the best hotels in Asia, its 495 guest rooms, including 92 harbour view suites, all boast the latest technology, including high-speed internet, LCD televisions and Bose sound systems, while the Presidential Suite has an open-air terrace and jacuzzi for the ultimate Hong Kong harbour experience. Downstairs the hotel boasts not just one, but two key signature restaurants; Nobu is the Hong Kong incarnation of famed Japanese chef Nobu Matsuhisa, while Spoon was created by French culinary star Alain Ducasse, and recently benefited from a new spring menu.
InterContinental Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Tel: +852 2721 1211, www.interconti.com
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
Another grand dame of the Hong Kong hotel scene lies almost directly across the harbour on the Hong Kong Island side. Conveniently located next to the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, each of the hotel’s 553 rooms and suites capitalise on exquisite views with floor-to-ceiling windows. Marble bathrooms and plenty of work space also make the Grand Hyatt popular with conference-goers. Epitomising the Asian hotel experience, there are several restaurants within the hotel, popular with both in-house and local guests. Try authentic Cantonese cuisine at One Harbour Road or one of the city’s top Italian joints with Grissini.
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Tel: +852 2588 1234, www.hyatt.com
Mira Hotel
The Mira is one of the city’s newest openings and offers a decidedly more modern approach to a good night’s rest. Located just off Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, the hotel has already proven popular with advertising companies, designers and artists. All 492 rooms have been uniquely designed by lifestyle guru Colin Cowie, using four colour schemes. An additional 56 design-savvy suites and two penthouses also offer views across the hotel’s elegant rooftop garden bar, popular with the city’s style set. Dining has also struck a different chord at the Mira, with Whisk offering modern European fare and Cuisine Cuisine featuring a menu of Cantonese classics, including snake soup, perfectly washed down with molecular cocktails from the Room One bar.
Mira, 118 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Tel: +852 2368 1111, www.themirahotel.com
Le Meridien Cyberport
One of Hong Kong’s less known hotels is located in Cyberport, a development on Hong Kong Island’s western coast. Overlooking Lamma Island and Lantau, the Le Meridien Cyberport offers a whole new perspective on the city and although it’s a little further away from the action, the views are to die for. Housed in an architecturally-dynamic building and servicing Hong Kong’s ‘silicone valley’, the hotel looks over the tranquil waters of Telegraph Bay, with each guest room featuring floor-to-ceiling glass as well as state-of-the-art technology. Try out one of their ‘Naughty Rooms’ which features a marble bathroom with rain shower and plenty of glass so that nature comes to you, and before stepping out for the night, try one of the innovative cocktails in Bar Umami or at Podium.
Le Meridien Cyberport, 100 Cyberport Road, Cyberport, Tel: +852 2980 7788, www.starwoodhotels.com
Langham Place Mongkok
Mongkok is often considered to be the heart of Hong Kong – or at least a sense of its true self- so what better placed to stay than at the Langham Place, a modern, art-driven hotel in the heart of Kowloon. Rooms are spacious and modern, with stunning views out across the Kowloon Peninsula and out towards the Outlying Islands, but for the ultimate pamper, be sure to stay in one of the Chuan Infinity suites. These feature infinity baths and private steam rooms, as well as Cisco IP telephones, iPod docking stations and wireless internet. As the evenings warm up, be sure to have a glass of champagne in the recently-opened Backyard cocktail garden, before a bite to eat in Tokoro, one of the best Japanese restaurants in the city, or the Michelin-starred Ming Court.
Langham Place Mongkok, 555 Shanghai Street, Mongkok, Tel: +852 3552 3388, hongkong.langhamplacehotels.com
Hullett House
One of Hong Kong’s newest hotels is housed in the former Marine Police barracks in Tsim Sha Tsui. The creation of David Yeo, owner of the Aqua Group of restaurants, Hullett House boasts just 10 individually-designed suites, many of which offer stunning views across the harbour. The hotel sits atop the brand new 1881 luxury shopping complex, but still features some of the original elements of the police station, including the noon day ball, which once helped mariners set ships’ clocks, the noon day canon and the stables, which are now a steak-savvy grill. The hotel is also wreathed in the station’s famed gardens, made up of donations from passing mariners, given in exchange for rum rations in the Mariner’s Rest, one of the city’s oldest watering holes and where guests can now drink in the former holding cells.
Hullett House, 2 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Tel: +852 3988 0000, www.aqua.com.hk
Related posts:
- Restaurant Petrus Hong Kong: On Top of the World
Like a King on his throne commanding all he surveys, Hong Kong’s Restaurant Petrus, sits 56 floors up above this... - Lung King Heen Hong Kong
Michelin comes looking and finds what it wants.... - 55 Years Young: Gaddi Hong Kong
Opened in 1953 and named after a former general manager of The Peninsula Hotel, Gaddi's was long considered the best... - SEVVA Hong Kong
FRV’s Joy Kingan goes in search of the latest fine food trends in Hong Kong.... - Urban Serenade: Plateau at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
FRV checked out one of the best spa destinations in the world, and found the prestigious label doesn’t go far...
