Hong
Kong is one of the most vibrant and energetic places in the
world. The views around the harbour, especially when looking
towards the island are stunning and a must when visiting Hong
Kong. To see some pictures of the harbour and other aspects of
Hong Kong do take a look at some
of our
picture galleries on Hong
Kong. There is an excellent choice of hotels for travellers to
choose from that accommodate every budget and taste.
Most
hotels lucky enough to have unobstructed views of the
harbour will definitely have harbour view rooms available. It would be a shame to come
to Hong Kong and not experience, the splendour of waking up
in the morning or getting back at night and seeing the stunning
view from your room. Having said that the best views of Hong
Kong Harbour can be seen from the mainland - Kowloon side. We
have reviews of
hotels on Hong Kong mainland on a separate page.
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you have not yet voted for your favourite hotels in Hong Kong
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Novotel
Century Hong Kong
This is an excellent mid-market
hotel. Located
in Wanchai, and in between the MRT (underground) of Causeway
Bay and Wanchai just 5 minutes by foot. It is a well presented
hotel very clean and offering some great rates. The rooms
have fax and telephone lines, tea and coffee making facilities,
in room safe and all the other normal amenities. Try to ask
for a room that finishes with the numbers 18 as you will
be able to see some of the harbour from these rooms, and they
are good luck numbers in HK. This hotel really is one of the
best "no frills" business hotels in Hong Kong it
also comes from a very good source that the hotel has very
good Feng Shui ! The Royal Club floor rooms all have
duvets and additional benefits such as complimentary breakfast
and evening cocktails. A 1999 and 2000 Premier
Travel Award for Excellence winner. See
pictures and special rates from this hotel here.
Novotel
Century Harbour - Located
in the Western District (which is on the Island) is a 5 minute
taxi ride from Central. This creative hotel even offers you a mini bar at almost normal shop prices,
so no more need to run to Seven Eleven, although there is
one just downstairs if you so desire. The swimming pool is open during
the summer season, and located on the top floor, it offers
great views whilst you swim around. A small gym is one the
same floor which is useful for a quick work out as long as
you don't suffer from vertigo. Small tip but if you can be
lucky enough to get a room ending in 01 then well done as they may well be the best
regular rooms in the hotel, with
the bathroom in the middle of the room not right next to the
entrance. Alternatively, ask for a corner room. The hotel has got
some very good staff, one person who you are sure to meet
is William, who manages the restaurant where you will enjoy
breakfast. Make sure you introduce yourself to him. He is
one of the most professional hotel staff we have met, and
will make your breakfast far more enjoyable. See
more of this hotel with rates.
Hotel
Ibis North Point - Part
of Century Hotels International the Century Inn North Point
opened its doors beginning 2001 and has had quite an impact
on the hotel industry in Hong Kong. It is safe to say that
the Century Inn North Point is unlike any other property in
Hong Kong especially any that is managed by such a highly
respected and innovative company as Century. The location
of the property is excellent as it is only a few steps from
the exit A1 of the North Point MTR (the underground/subway
system) which gives you easy and quick access to most of Hong
Kong. The hotel is a budget hotel which provides all a leisure
traveller or business traveller could need on a visit to Hong
Kong. The rooms are very small, yet adequate with a bathroom
that incorporates, shower, toilet and hand basin. All rooms
have individually controlled air conditioning, mini bar, an
electronic safe and colour TV with some satellite channels.
As the hotel aims to keep its rates very low it has had to
maximise space within the rooms (hence the size) and therefore
there are no cupboards within the rooms, instead the hotel
has provided some innovative coat hanger facilities that allow
you to hang up the all important suit. The rooms all have
a compact working area that allows you to comfortably work
on your laptop and connect easily to the internet, all the
plugs and sockets have been thoughtfully placed above the
working area for easy access. Due to the shape of the building
you have a choice of two views, either a nice harbour view
that looks out over the Hung Hom area of Kowloon, or a rear
view. For obvious reasons we recommend a harbour view however
if that is not available or you opt for a rear view then we
would suggest you ask for a room above the 20th floor. At
present the hotel does not offer room service and the breakfast
is very limited, the hotel does have plans in place to change
this. In the meantime however, if you do wish a full breakfast
ask the reception if you are entitled to a discount at the
sister hotel the Century Hong Kong which is in Wanchai. For
dinner there are quite a few restaurants in the area, and
the hotel reception will be more than happy to advise you.
Following a wonderful tradition of all Century Hotels in Hong
Kong there is also a Seven Eleven and a Welcome Supermarket
just by the entrance of the hotel. If the amount you spend
on accommodation in Hong Kong is an important issue and the
size of the room does not really matter than the Century Inn
North Point is an excellent choice. See
more of this hotel with special rates.
Harbour
Plaza North Point or HPNP
as it prefers to be known is another excellent no frills hotel.
When I say here no frills, I am talking off chandeliers and
such, but when it comes to actual frills you will be able
to enjoy as a guest, then they are bountiful. The hotel is
right opposite the MTR - Quarry Bay, exit C. The rooms are
well equipped with everything you need, two telephone
lines per room, in room fax available with individual number,
personal voice mail, cable and satellite tv, pay movies,
tea and coffee making facilities, and our favourite,
a mini bar with the wild idea of encouraging you to drink
! Yes we know it is debatable as to whether we needed another
reason, but the HPNP has
found another. They will offer you a drink/cocktail of the
month, which isn't one of those freebie fruit punches ! For
example they will leave you the instructions on how to make
a Bacardi coke (tough one right !) and then all the coke and
Bacardi you drink from the mini bar will be at half price
! Wild ! So any way enough of the rooms, and drinking. The
main restaurant serves excellent cuisine which is heavily
influenced by a great team of chefs led by a master at his
trade the executive chef Tim Stanhope who I have heard said
is one of the best fusion chefs in Asia, and tasting leave
you in doubt. The swimming pool is of an excellent size and
they also have an adequate gym. The HPNP
also
has come up with one of the best
ideas to hit mid market hotels in asia - its own laundry mat
which isn't hidden in a basement ! Yep, you will be able to
do all your own laundry, and while it is turning in the machines
the hotel will give you an egg timer so that you will be able
to use the gym or even drink at the bar. The management
at this hotel, it has to be said is very creative, and we
are sure that there will be many other creative inspirations
on there way. One thing we especially liked and made us wonder
why more of teh five star and any other hotels for that matter
do not do it - is when you call into the hotelfor any messages.
The operator will ask you for your passport number ! Ingenious
and something we as weary travellers have never seen before
nor thought about. Excellent. See
pictures of this new hotel with special rates and online reservations
available.
JIA Boutique Hotel
Apartments - This, the first Philippe Starck
designed hotel apartments in Asia, is located in Causeway
Bay. With the first glance at a map some may consider the hotel to
be a little out of the way, when in actual fact the hotel is
in a truly excellent location only a few minutes walk from the
Causeway Bay MTR station. Being so close to Causeway Bay you
have some of Hong Kong's best shopping, dining and
entertainment at your finger tips. For travellers looking for
a new and very stylish hotel that has a true home away from
home feel, and has got to be one of the finest choices in Hong
Kong. The JIA, which means 'home' in Mandarin, offers three
varieties of apartment - studio, one bedroom and two
penthouses. Every room offers goose down duvets, free
broadband, free local calls, excellent flat screen swivel TV
with surround sound, a DVD player, electronic in room safe,
iron and ironing board. Each room also has a small kitchenette
which has a microwave, electric cooking hob, refrigerator and
general table ware. The marble bathrooms in every room have a
standing shower and offer some exceptional amenities from
Kiehl's of the US. There are two types of Studio available,
one in a 'Z' shape and the other a regular rectangle shape (we
prefer the latter but the difference is negligible). Both are
around 380 square feet and have everything the modern
traveller could need. The one bedroom apartments, considering
the small increase in price from the rate of the studio are
outstanding, especially as they are over double the size of a
studio at 780 square feet. The one bedroom apartments have a
nice working desk, spacious living area with flat screen
swivel TV with surround sound, a DVD player, VCR, a day
bed/reading area, dining table, walk in kitchenette, and a
separate bedroom which has another flat TV. The JIA only has
two penthouses and both are duplex, with the bedrooms on the
lower level (master bedroom has a bathtub) and a very relaxing
and nicely designed living and dining area on the upper level.
What makes this hotel special apart from the excellent service
is the clever use of colours, materials and overall design.
For example the studios separate the bedroom from the living
area by soft white net curtains and the same concept is used
in the one bedroom apartments. Of all the hotels we have ever
reviewed this is one of the very few you could quite easily
call home, and this is exactly what the designer was looking
to achieve as the JIA only has 57 rooms, with roughly half
being aimed at the long term stay guests. If you are looking
for true value for money, in a hotel that offers you the
highest levels of service, and a room that you could quite
easily call home then stay at the JIA and experience the magic
Philippe Starck has created with this new property. See
pictures of the JIA, with special rates and online
reservations.
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JW
Marriott - Positioned around
the Pacific Place, this splendid hotel offers some wonderful
views. If you can afford the presidential suite you will even
be able to enjoy a jacuzzi in the privacy of your room, whilst
overlooking the amazing harbour.
Island
Shangri-La
- Without a doubt, one of the very best hotels in Hong Kong.
As this such an outstanding hotel we have devoted an
entire page to its review. Please do read our Review
of the Island Shangri-La.
Ice
House
- Perhaps the best kept secret in Hong Kong. This very small 'hip arty' boutique hotel
is located in an amazing location, right next to Lan Kwai Fong
and only a few minutes walk to the Central MTR station. There
are very few rooms available for short term (nightly) rents so
do try and book early. The rooms are well appointed with
comfortable beds and nice 'trendy' bathrooms that have a glass
wall which looks into the room (perhaps not ideal for the
shy). The hotel rooms offer guests complimentary broadband, a
decent working desk and floor to ceiling windows. The TV
while small has most channels you will need and there is even
a DVD player.
Ritz
Carlton - Excellent
hotel, located in the heart of Central. The rooms are a little
on the small side but the amenities such as the executive
floor lounge make up for it. Nice hotel.
The
Wharney - If you need to
be right in the heart of Wanchai, then this hotel is it. Located
opposite the old ( and now closed) Neptune Disco 1, for those
that know it. Good clean mid market hotel.
The
Fleming Hotel in Wanchai
- This 66-room hotel has one of the best dedicated
women's floors we have seen. The Fleming is a comfortable,
quality hotel in an excellent location. Read the full Review of the Fleming Hotel in Hong
Kong.
Grand
Hyatt - If budget is not
a concern then this is a great location for anyone attending
a conference or exhibition, as it is right next door to the
exhibition Centre. If you do stay here make sure that your
room over looks the harbour. Excellent Hotel, as are most
Grand Hyatt Hotels, throughout the world.
Renaissance
Harbour View Located next
to Grand Hyatt so we won't go on about the location, suffice
to say that this is a good quality hotel. They used to have
Manhattans to be proud of as one of the more popular night
clubs in HK, and as it has just finished an enormous refurbishment
it is now called Ing. Definitely worth checking out.
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