| Being an international metropolis and business hub, | | | | tastefully decked out, blending Western and Chinese |
| Hong Kong is no short of uber-swanky hotels, where | | | | motifs. |
| you can rub shoulders with the world's rich and | | | | Almost needless to mention, they are fitted with |
| famous. But there is more to Hong Kong's luxury | | | | every comfort you would expect to find in a luxury |
| hotels than just glitz and glamour... As a matter of | | | | hotel... From b beautiful marble-fitted bathroom, to a |
| fact, the combination of British colonialism, Chinese | | | | CD library and Salvatore Ferragamo's toiletries... |
| traditions and other Asian and international influences | | | | 3) Island Shangri-la |
| has created a hotel-culture that is quite unique to this | | | | Soaring 56 floors above the prestigious shopping and |
| vibrant city. | | | | entertainment centres of Wanchai, the Island |
| This article will take you through the "creme de la | | | | Shangri-la features both a great location and superb |
| creme" of Hong Kong's hotels, and even if you don't | | | | opulence... |
| plan to spend the kind of money it takes to stay in | | | | The guestrooms are quite spacious and beautifully |
| them, having a cup of coffee in some of these | | | | decked out in a combination of European and Chinese |
| luxury hotels is also a worthy experience... | | | | styles... They offer unbeatable views towards the |
| 1) The Peninsula | | | | Harbour or the Peak, and are all properly equipped |
| An article about Hong Kong's luxury hotels has to | | | | with a whole shebang of facilities... |
| start with the Peninsula - one of the city's | | | | Amenities include a luxurious health-club, with a well |
| best-known landmarks. | | | | equipped gym, Jacuzzi and sauna, as well as a |
| Alongside the Raffles in Singapore, the Waldorf | | | | beautiful outdoor pool, surrounded by the city's |
| Astoria in New York and the Savoy in London, the | | | | glittering skyscrapers. |
| Peninsula is considered as one of the world's most | | | | The hotel also prides itself for housing some world |
| classic hotels and has long become one of Hong | | | | class restaurants, including the internationally famed |
| Kong's most prominent icons. | | | | Restaurant Petrus at the top floor. |
| Founded by members of the Jewish Kadoorie family, | | | | 4) Langham Palace Hotel |
| this famous hotel opened in 1928, with the idea that | | | | Located in a glitzy, modern tower above the bustling |
| it would become "the finest hotel east of the Suez | | | | shopping district of Mongkok, just a short walking |
| canal"... and indeed, from the moment the Peninsula | | | | distance from Hong Kong's lively markets and the |
| opened its doors to the first guest, its name has | | | | MTR station, this fabulous hotel prides itself for being |
| been synonymous with welcoming the rich and the | | | | one of the best spa-hotels in the Asia-Pacific region. |
| famous to a place of unmatched luxury and service... | | | | The guestrooms are all spacious and beautifully |
| The guestrooms are among the most spacious in | | | | decked out in a somewhat "high tech style", including |
| Hong Kong and are all beautifully decked out, | | | | floor-to-ceiling windows through which you can enjoy |
| combining classical European elegance with fine | | | | cityscape views. |
| Oriental motifs... | | | | The hotel's "jewel in the crown" is, doubtlessly, the |
| Guests have a choice of rooms and suites in either | | | | superb Chuan Spa on the 40th floor, where more |
| the grand, Original Building or at the more | | | | than sixty beauty and health treatments are offered, |
| contemporary Peninsula Tower, with commanding | | | | all based on traditional Chinese medicine. |
| views of the harbor and the city. | | | | A well-equipped gym is located on the 41st floor, |
| The restaurants at the Peninsula are among the best | | | | right above the Spa, and the excellent swimming pool |
| in Hong Kong: Gaddi's is regarded as one of Hong | | | | is on the roof, above the Gym. There is a Jacuzzi |
| Kong's finest and most elegant French restaurants, | | | | too and a lovely sundeck from which you can enjoy |
| Felix bar-restaurant, on the 28th floor, offers an | | | | the gorgeous views. |
| unforgettable dining experience, accompanied by | | | | 5) InterContinental Hong Kong |
| some stunning harbor views, and the classic Lobby | | | | Well known for its fantastic location on Tsim Sha |
| Lounge is serving traditional English-style high tea, | | | | Tsui's waterfront, with unbeatable views towards |
| reminiscent of Hong Kong's colonial era. | | | | Victoria Harbor and the Hong Kong skyline, the |
| The hotel is also famous for its fleet of Rolls-Royce | | | | fabulous Intercontinental is one of Hong Kong's most |
| cars, which are painted in a distinctive shade of | | | | sought-after hotels. |
| green, known as the "Peninsula green". | | | | The excellent and luxurious I-Spa, presumably Hong |
| 2) Mandarin Oriental | | | | Kong's only 'Feng Shui Friendly' Spa, offers the full |
| Although the 1950s style cube-shaped building of the | | | | range of treatments, alongside Jacuzzi, sauna, steam |
| Mandarin Oriental might look slightly uninspiring | | | | shower and massage facilities. There is a very large |
| compared to the glitzy and modern skyscrapers | | | | outdoor heated swimming pool, adjacent to three |
| around it, this internationally known hotel is a Hong | | | | temperature spa pools and surrounded by a sundeck |
| Kong legend. | | | | and a terrace, where you can have your drink while |
| Located right at the heart of Hong Kong's business | | | | admiring the stunning harbor views... and there is also |
| district, the hotel's interior décor combines | | | | a well equipped fitness center, which is open 24 |
| European elements with Chinese touches, resulting in | | | | hours a day. |
| a stylish elegance that revives old-days charm... | | | | Dining options at the Intercontinental are also |
| As expected, the Mandarin Oriental's amenities are | | | | sensational: The internationally acclaimed Spoon |
| simply superb and include a stat-of-the-art fitness | | | | restaurant is inspired by the world's most awarded |
| centre, a world class spa and a heated indoor pool at | | | | chef, Alain Ducasse. The Lobby Lounge, with its glass |
| the hotel's top floor, just to name a few... | | | | wall facing the harbor, is one of the best places to |
| The hotel was renovated at 2006 and the | | | | see and to be seen, and Yan Toh Heen is among |
| guestrooms are relatively spacious and very | | | | Hong Kong's best Cantonese restaurants. |