The Peninsula Hong Kong

Luxurious yet cosy with an attentive, warm, accommodating, & efficient staff at a great location. The Pen HK has always been a favourite.

I lived in Hong Kong for 2 years, 30 years ago. I visited The Peninsula several times over that period including attending a fabulous New Years Eve party and I promised myself then that I would stay there "one day". I have returned to Hong Kong on 3 previous occasions but stayed elsewhere. On this occasion it was time. I waited 30 years to stay in the Grand Dame. We had a lovely room with an uninterrupted harbour view, we ate in several of the restaurants and I savoured every minute. The evening buffet in the Verandah restaurant with the drinks package was sumptuous and great value for money. We had drink in Gaddis and had lunch by the swimming pool, (make sure you try the crab spring rolls, they melt in your mouth). We ate a late supper in the Lobby and the waiter was friendly, chatting about the wine choices, even though we were coming up to the end of the food service time but he didn't rush us at all. The breakfast buffet was astonishingly varied and for one of my 4 (!) breakfast courses I had teriyaki salmon and deep fried crispy prawn wantons - just delicious! It was raining for most of our stay at The Peninsula and I didn't care one jot! We stayed in and enjoyed the hotel. I swam in the pool and we wanted for nothing. We didn't really explore the shops much but were pleasantly surprised to find a discount in the souvenir shop for hotel guests. All of the staff we talked to were uber friendly, knowledgeable and helpful and we particularly liked talking to the Food and Beverage Manager/Director (?) about how much we loved the food in the hotel and we also had an animated conversation with him about Arsenal Football Club! Finally, I was blown away by the size, quality and quantity of flower arrangements in the hotel. I am very interested in flower arranging and I have to commend the in house team for putting on so many flawless displays.

Room was superb and fit all of us comfortably. Location was in front of the Hongkong Space Museum and the hotel was below some shops. The breakfast was also superb and worth the money. Would love to check in again. We'd like to add that since we had children, the hotel went above and beyond and added a crib, a childs bed, as well as toilet amenities for our children.

As a HK born and bred, the Peninsula is embraced as an icon of the city and it has certainly lived up to its reputation during my 4 night stay in the harbour view room. The location is excellent within 5-10 minutes walk to the star ferry/MTR/Ocean Terminal. The service is friendly and attentive. Yum cha at the Spring Moon is almost second to none and the breakfast at the lobby is the perfect place to start the day. The peninsula is an excellent choice to pamper oneself.

Location is iconic, impeccable service. The view from our room was truly unbelievable. Convenient to the metro. Great gym. Pool was closed for maintenance, but was offered access to 2 other hotel pools next door. Bed linens were so comfortable.