Which to choose · Hong Kong
The Peninsula or the Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong?
Both are on the Kowloon side, at very different heights. The Peninsula has overlooked Victoria Harbour from Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui since 1928, with its 30-storey tower added behind the original building in 1994; the Ritz-Carlton, opened in 2011, fills floors 102 to 118 of the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon, above the Elements mall and Kowloon Station. The Peninsula sees the harbour from the Tower's 17th to 27th floors and has nearly a century of history; the Ritz-Carlton sees it from above the 100th, with larger rooms and the airport train beneath.
Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Opened 1928 · 297 rooms
West Kowloon, Hong Kong
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Opened 2011 · 262 rooms
In short
Choose the Peninsula for nearly a century on Salisbury Road, two MICHELIN-starred dining rooms and a pool on the eighth floor; choose the Ritz-Carlton for rooms from 51 sq m above the 100th floor, Tin Lung Heen's two stars and the Airport Express about 300 metres away.
A first visit
The Peninsula Hong Kong
A Tower harbour-view room on Salisbury Road and afternoon tea in The Lobby, in a hotel open since 1928.
A short stopover
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Kowloon Station is about 300 metres away, and the Airport Express reaches it from the airport in 22 minutes.
The view
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
The Victoria Harbour rooms look over the harbour and the island skyline from floors 102 to 118 of the ICC.
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
- Gaddi's, French since 1953, and Spring Moon, Cantonese, with a MICHELIN star each, and afternoon tea in The Lobby
- A heated indoor pool on the eighth floor behind floor-to-ceiling windows, and harbour-view spa rooms
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Choose The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong for
- Every room is at least 51 sq m, and the Victoria Harbour categories look over the harbour and the island skyline
- Tin Lung Heen, Cantonese with two MICHELIN stars on the 102nd floor, Tosca di Angelo with one, and OZONE on the 118th
- Kowloon Station and the Airport Express about 300 metres away, 22 minutes from the airport
Side by side
- Where
- Tsim Sha Tsui
- West Kowloon
- Opened
- 1928
- 2011
- Last renovated
- 2013
- –
- Rooms
- 297, 53 of them suites
- 262, 50 of them suites
- Room sizes
- 41–45 sq m
- 51–66 sq m
- Restaurants and bars
- 8
- 5
- Pool
- Yes
- Yes
- Hot spring
- –
- –
- Awards
- 2 MICHELIN Keys, Forbes 5 stars
- 1 MICHELIN Key, Forbes 5 stars
- Design
- The Gettys Group (2013 rooms)
- Kohn Pedersen Fox (International Commerce Centre); LTW Designworks
- Airport
- –
- Hong Kong International Airport is about 32 km away
- Brand
- The Peninsula
- The Ritz-Carlton
- Booked through us
- The Peninsula PenClub
- Marriott STARS
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.
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Which to book. Pay for a Victoria Harbour category: those rooms face the harbour and the Hong Kong Island skyline, while the Seaview rooms look out to sea with a partial mountain view, and the Deluxe Rooms over Kowloon.
The first room
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Deluxe Room
41-45 sq m · Kowloon city view · Original Building, floors 2 to 6
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Deluxe Room
51 sq m · Kowloon city, partial mountain view · also as Club Deluxe Room with Club Lounge access
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
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
The Ritz-Carlton Suite
366 sq m · 270-degree harbour and island skyline view · 117th floor, the highest hotel suite in the city; separate dining room, harbour-view jacuzzi, butler
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
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Tin Lung Heen · Cantonese restaurant · 102nd floor
Tosca di Angelo · Italian restaurant
OZONE · rooftop bar and restaurant · 118th floor
Café 103 · buffet restaurant · 103rd floor · lunch and dinner
The Lounge & Bar · all-day lounge and bar · breakfast and afternoon tea
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.
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
A spa, and a glass-enclosed indoor infinity pool with an LED-screen ceiling.
Where they are
The two stand 1.5 km apart, as the crow flies.
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, overlooking Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island.
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Atop the Elements mall in West Kowloon, by Kowloon station
Kowloon station
4 min on foot, Airport Express and Tung Chung lines; nearest station by map
Hong Kong Airport
22 min by train, Airport Express to Kowloon station
Hong Kong Airport
33 min by car
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.
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Opened in 2011 on the top floors of the International Commerce Centre, the 'vertical city' tower by Kohn Pedersen Fox, as the world's highest hotel at the time; interiors by LTW Designworks of Singapore.
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.
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Marriott STARS
A room upgrade on arrival when one is available
Daily breakfast for two
A US$100 hotel credit each stay
Early check-in and late checkout when available
On the hotel's flexible public rate.
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
Only those sold as Victoria Harbour rooms and suites; the Seaview rooms look west to the sea with a partial mountain view, and the Deluxe Rooms face Kowloon. The Ritz-Carlton Suite on the 117th floor takes in 270 degrees of harbour and skyline.
It occupies floors 102 to 118 of the International Commerce Centre, and check-in is on the 103rd after a 90-second lift ride. When it opened in 2011 it was the highest hotel in the world.
The harbour-view categories in the Peninsula Tower: the Grand Deluxe Harbour View rooms on floors 17 to 27 and the Harbour View suites. The Tower's Grand Deluxe Rooms face Kowloon, and rooms in the Original Building, on floors 2 to 6, face Kowloon or the forecourt.
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