Must-see hotels in Hong Kong

Fabulous hostel for university students that also entertains backpackers when rooms are available, but especially during the summer months. The 48 rooms…

Lording it over the southern tip of Kowloon, the throne-like Peninsula (c 1928) is one of the world’s great hotels. It was once called ‘the finest hotel…

For ultraluxe living in designer style, there is no finer Hong Kong hotel – provided you're willing to forgo a pool. Piggybacking on to the top floors of…

An updated classic, this Wan Chai boutique hotel evokes the golden age of travel, with 66 clubby rooms bedecked in colonial whites, bottle greens,…

We've seen glasses of wine in ritzy Central more expensive than this budget hotel. Of course for this price there has to be a trade-off, and in Mini Hotel…

From the dungeon-like entrance to the brass-and-concrete slab of a front desk, everything here spells design. Industrial glam continues in the rooms where…

Now part of the Shangri-La group, Hotel Jen feels more luxurious than its price tag suggests. The high-ceilinged, modern rooms are supercomfy with plump…

New in 2018, this polished waterfront behemoth claims that all 671 rooms have a harbour view (the 'deluxe harbour-front' category offers the best-value…

Return guests heap praise on this high-spec hotel with its luxurious rooms, complimentary minibar, sweeping harbour views and rooftop pool; it's the worst…

The hip and characterful Tai Hang hood now has a worthy hotel in Little Tai Hang: 91 charmingly turned out guestrooms with Scandi furnishings and lovely…

This fabulous hostel is part of the repurposed Old Tai Po Police Station complex now run by Kadoorie Farm. Guestrooms have high ceilings and double-tiled…

In the heart of Central, this unobtrusive boutique hotel has 68 airy, white-and-cream rooms with marble bathrooms and subtle Asian touches: carved wooden…

A sofa-strewn lounge, adjoining roof terrace and obligatory cheap beer fridge make this laid-back hostel a great place to wind down after a day pounding…

With an enticing location on hip Queen's Rd East, and colourful, tech-forward rooms that are exceedingly spacious for the price, Indigo is an excellent…

If you like the Peninsula’s colonial setting but not its price tag, this grand dame could be your cup of tea. Founded in 1916 as a social club for single…

One of Hong Kong's best budget options, Mojo Nomad has 196 beds and 64 rooms spread over 20 floors a street shy of Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter and its moored…

Ah, we almost don’t want to tell you about this gem! The 30-room T in the serene neighbourhood of Pok Fu Lam is entirely run by students of the…

A resort-type hotel with clean, spacious rooms, fabulous bathrooms and unobstructed views of the bay or the hills. Local couples and families like to come…

This hotel has 84 unusually large rooms (for Hong Kong). They are stylishly minimalist, with luxury bathrooms and washed in a neutral palette. The hotel…

'Boutique hostel' or 'student chic' seem like appropriate labels for this wacky hotel rocking a nostalgic HK aesthetic mashed up with pop art, murals and,…