Hotels we recommend
Where to stay in Hong Kong
Six hotels in Hong Kong we would book for a client, in West Kowloon, Admiralty, Tsim Sha Tsui, Wan Chai and Central. Four hold MICHELIN Keys. Every one books through a partner programme, which adds an upgrade where one is free, daily breakfast for two, a hotel credit and late checkout, at the hotel's own rate.
- Hotels
- 6
- With MICHELIN Keys
- 4
- With partner perks
- 6
- Newest
- 2019
The hotels
West Kowloon
W Hong Kong
2008 · 393 rooms
A 393-key W hotel in the Cullinan towers above Kowloon Station in West Kowloon, connected directly to the Elements mall and looking across Victoria Harbour to Hong Kong Island. A nature-themed interior by two design studios, with the WET pool on the 76th floor, 211 metres up.
Marriott Luminous
Admiralty
JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
1989 · 608 rooms · Renovated 2018
A 608-key JW Marriott in one of the towers above Pacific Place in Admiralty, on Queensway, linked through the mall to Admiralty MTR station. Rooms are on floors 8 to 35 of a 50-storey building and face the harbour, the city or the hills.
Marriott Luminous
Tsim Sha Tsui
The Peninsula Hong Kong
1928 · 350 rooms · Renovated 2013
The first Peninsula hotel, on Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui overlooking Victoria Harbour, opened on 11 December 1928 by The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels. The original building wraps a forecourt, with the 30-storey Peninsula Tower added behind it in 1994; 300 rooms and suites in all.
2 MICHELIN Keys · The Peninsula PenClub
West Kowloon
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
2011 · 312 rooms
A 312-key Ritz-Carlton on floors 102 to 118 of the International Commerce Centre, the Kohn Pedersen Fox tower atop the Elements mall in West Kowloon. Check-in is on the 103rd floor after a 90-second lift ride, and every room looks out over Victoria Harbour or the city from 490 metres up.
1 MICHELIN Key · Marriott STARS
Wan Chai
The St. Regis Hong Kong
2019 · 129 rooms
The St. Regis Hong Kong is a 27-storey hotel in Wan Chai, a few steps from the Convention and Exhibition Centre and Golden Bauhinia Square, and the city's first St. Regis. André Fu designed it as a residential-style retreat, butler service covers every guest, and it has a French and a Cantonese restaurant.
1 MICHELIN Key · Marriott STARS
Central
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Reopened on 1 October 2026 after closing for renovation from 1 June to 30 September 2026
1963 · 447 rooms · Renovated 2026
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong is the hotel at 5 Connaught Road in Central, overlooking Victoria Harbour, that opened in 1963 as The Mandarin and was renamed Mandarin Oriental in 1985 when it merged with The Oriental in Bangkok. Its newly renovated rooms and suites look over Central, Statue Square and the Old Supreme Court, or the harbour.
1 MICHELIN Key · Mandarin Oriental Fan Club
On our list
Hotels in Hong Kong we rate but have not yet stayed in, drawn hollow on the map. The hotels above are first-hand; these are where we are going next. We book them as we book the rest.
Tsim Sha Tsui
Three MICHELIN Keys; on our list for sixty-five storeys over Victoria Harbour.
Rosewood's global flagship, sixty-five storeys over Victoria Harbour, and Hong Kong's only Three Key.
Central
Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star; on our list for Lung King Heen on the Central harbourfront.
On the Central harbourfront at IFC, home to Lung King Heen, the first Chinese restaurant given three Michelin stars.
Admiralty
Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Four-Star; on our list for André Fu's first hotel.
André Fu's first, and still the one every other Hong Kong hotel is measured against.
Tsim Sha Tsui
Forbes Five-Star; on our list for Chi Wing Lo's first hotel, on the Kowloon waterfront.
The 1980 Regent on the Kowloon waterfront, back under its first name in 2023 and redesigned by Chi Wing Lo, his first hotel.
Admiralty
The 2026 Gold List; on our list for the Peak on one side, Victoria Harbour beyond.
Fifty-six floors above Admiralty in Two Pacific Place, with the Peak on one side and Victoria Harbour on the other.
What to know
W Hong Kong; JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong; The Peninsula Hong Kong; The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong; The St. Regis Hong Kong and Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong. Each has its own page with the rooms, the restaurants and what booking through us adds.
The Peninsula Hong Kong (two MICHELIN Keys); The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong (one MICHELIN Key); The St. Regis Hong Kong (one MICHELIN Key) and Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong (one MICHELIN Key).
Of the hotels we recommend, The St. Regis Hong Kong, which opened in 2019. The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong followed in 2011.
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong: its rooms start at 51 square metres. The St. Regis Hong Kong from 50; The Peninsula Hong Kong from 41 and Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong from 40.
W Hong Kong (Marriott Luminous); JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong (Marriott Luminous); The Peninsula Hong Kong (The Peninsula PenClub); The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong (Marriott STARS); The St. Regis Hong Kong (Marriott STARS) and Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong (Mandarin Oriental Fan Club). Booked through us, each adds a room upgrade where one is free, breakfast for two each day, a hotel credit and early check-in or late checkout when the hotel can give it, at no extra cost to you.
W Hong Kong: Hong Kong International Airport is about 24 minutes by Airport Express from downtown Hong Kong; the line stops at Kowloon Station, five minutes from the hotel. The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong: Hong Kong International Airport is about 32 km away; the Airport Express runs from Kowloon Station, by the hotel. The St. Regis Hong Kong: Hong Kong International (HKG) is about 39 km away. Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong: Hong Kong International (HKG) is 28–45 minutes by car.
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