Which to choose · Hong Kong
The Peninsula or the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong?
The Peninsula faces Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui on the Kowloon side, a 1928 building with a tower added behind it in 1994; the Mandarin Oriental stands across the water on Connaught Road in Central, open since 1963 and just reopened after a renovation. The Peninsula is the one for the harbour from your room and for its two MICHELIN-starred restaurants; the Mandarin puts you among Central's offices, shops and bars.
Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Opened 1928 · 297 rooms
Central, Hong Kong
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Opened 1963 · 387 rooms
In short
Choose the Peninsula for the harbour from your window and two MICHELIN-starred dining rooms under one roof; choose the Mandarin Oriental to walk out into Central, with the Star Ferry, the Peak Tram and Lan Kwai Fong all on foot. While the Mandarin's renovation runs, its spa treatments are given at The Landmark nearby, so the Peninsula is the one for a pool and spa in the building.
A first visit
The Peninsula Hong Kong
A Grand Deluxe Harbour View room in the Tower, floors 17 to 27, gives you the whole harbour and the island skyline.
A business trip
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Connaught Road puts the Landmark, IFC and Central's offices a few minutes' walk away.
A pool and spa day
The Peninsula Hong Kong
A heated indoor pool on the eighth floor and harbour-view spa rooms, where the Mandarin's spa is off site during its renovation.
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Choose The Peninsula Hong Kong for
- Grand Deluxe Harbour View rooms in the Tower, floors 17 to 27, take in the whole harbour and the island skyline
- Two restaurants with a MICHELIN star each: Gaddi's, French since 1953, and Spring Moon, Cantonese
- A heated indoor pool on the eighth floor behind floor-to-ceiling windows, and harbour-view spa rooms
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Choose Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong for
- Central on foot: the Star Ferry Pier, the Landmark, IFC, the Peak Tram, Lan Kwai Fong and SoHo are all within walking distance
- Newly redone rooms, all 40 sq m, sold by view: Victoria Harbour, Statue Square and the Old Supreme Court, or Central's streets
- Man Wah, Cantonese with a MICHELIN star on the 25th floor, the Captain's Bar, and the Mandarin Grill, which opened with the hotel in 1963
Side by side
- Where
- Tsim Sha Tsui
- Central
- Opened
- 1928
- 1963
- Last renovated
- 2013
- 2026
- Rooms
- 297, 53 of them suites
- 387, 60 of them suites
- Room sizes
- 41–45 sq m
- 40 sq m
- Restaurants and bars
- 8
- 13
- Pool
- Yes
- –
- Hot spring
- –
- –
- Awards
- 2 MICHELIN Keys, Forbes 5 stars
- 1 MICHELIN Key, Forbes 5 stars
- Design
- The Gettys Group (2013 rooms)
- –
- Airport
- –
- Hong Kong International (HKG) is 28–45 minutes by car
- Brand
- The Peninsula
- Mandarin Oriental
- Booked through us
- The Peninsula PenClub
- Mandarin Oriental Fan Club
The rooms
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Which to book. For the harbour, book the Tower: Grand Deluxe Harbour View rooms on floors 17 to 27 have a full view of Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong skyline. Rooms in the Original Building, on floors 2 to 6, face Kowloon or the forecourt.
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Which to book. All the renovated rooms are 40 sq m, so choose by view: Harbour View for Victoria Harbour, Statue Square View for the square and the Old Supreme Court, City View for Central's streets. Club rooms add access to The Mandarin Club on the 23rd floor, overlooking Statue Square Garden.
The first room
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Deluxe Room
41-45 sq m · Kowloon city view · Original Building, floors 2 to 6
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
City View Room
40 sq m · Central's streets view · silk drapes; bath and walk-in shower
The largest suite
The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Peninsula Suite
377 sq m · full harbour and skyline view · 26th floor of the Tower; balcony, cinema, kitchen, dining for ten, butler and Rolls-Royce on call
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
City View Suite
72 sq m · Central view · living room, walk-in wardrobe, marble bathroom with oval bath
Dining
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Gaddi's · French restaurant
Spring Moon · Cantonese restaurant · 1st floor · lunch
Felix · contemporary European restaurant · top of Peninsula Tower
Imasa · Japanese restaurant
Chesa · Swiss restaurant
The Lobby · all-day restaurant · lobby · afternoon tea
The Verandah · continental restaurant
The Bar · bar and lounge
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Man Wah · Cantonese restaurant · 25th floor
Mandarin Grill + Bar · European grill
Terrace Boulud by Mandarin Oriental · French rooftop brasserie
The Pizza Bar by Daniele Cason · Italian pizza bar
The Aubrey · Japanese izakaya and bar
Clipper Lounge · all-day dining lounge · afternoon tea
Café Causette · all-day café
Blake Foyer · lobby lounge
Captain's Bar · bar
The Chinnery · bar
The Thistle and the Jade · whisky salon
The Krug Room · tasting-menu dining room
Mandarin Oriental Cake Shop · bakery and pâtisserie
The spa and the pool
The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Peninsula Spa with harbour-view treatment rooms, a heated indoor pool on the eighth floor with floor-to-ceiling windows, a sun terrace on the seventh, and a fitness centre with its own terrace.
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
During the current phase of the renovation, spa and wellness treatments are given at Mandarin Oriental The Landmark nearby.
Where they are
The two stand 1.9 km apart, as the crow flies.
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, overlooking Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island.
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
In Central, near the Star Ferry Pier and the Landmark
Central MTR station
3 min on foot, nearest station by map
Hong Kong International Airport
28 min by car, 28–45 minutes
Hong Kong International Airport
24 min by train, Airport Express to Hong Kong station, then a short walk
The building
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Planned as 'the finest hotel east of Suez' and opened on 11 December 1928 by The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels. The 30-storey Peninsula Tower, with 132 rooms and suites, opened behind the original building in December 1994, with Felix restaurant at the top. The guest rooms were redone in 2012-13 by The Gettys Group, with lighting by Fisher Marantz Stone.
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Opened in 1963 as the first luxury hotel on Hong Kong Island. A renovation of more than US$100 million began in the second quarter of 2025 in four phases: Hubert de Malherbe is redesigning all the public spaces, including the lobby and an all-day lounge, Jeffrey Wilkes the guestrooms, suites and 11 new apartments, and Thierry Lemaire new signature suites.
Booked through us
The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Peninsula PenClub
A room upgrade confirmed when you book, some suites excepted
Daily breakfast for two
A US$100 food, drink or spa credit each stay
Check-in from 6am and checkout as late as 10pm
An upgraded welcome amenity
The early and late hours have a few blackout dates.
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Mandarin Oriental Fan Club
A room upgrade when available
Daily breakfast for two
A US$100 food, drink or spa credit each stay
A welcome amenity
In Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta the hotel gives another benefit in place of the credit.
Still deciding? Tell us your dates and what matters most, and we will say which we would choose, and book it at the hotel’s own rate with the perks above.
Questions
Yes. It reopened on 1 October 2026 after closing from 1 June to 30 September for the latest phase of its renovation; three more restaurants are due by December 2026, and spa treatments are given meanwhile at Mandarin Oriental The Landmark.
Those in the Peninsula Tower: the Grand Deluxe Harbour View rooms on floors 17 to 27 and the Harbour View suites. Rooms in the Original Building, on floors 2 to 6, face Kowloon or the forecourt.
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