The Upper House, a Hong Kong legend

The Upper House, a Hong Kong legend

#4 of World's 50 Best Hotels 2023

The Upper House showcases the innovation and adventurism that defines the prime trader and developer, the Swire, and that never goes out of fashion. This 117 keys property has enjoyed immense popularity since the opening in 2009, on the upper levels of an eighties skyscraper in Admiralty, as the inaugural hotel to be designed by André Fu and the cornerstone for his later glowing career. The glimpse of the verdant and futuristic Pacific Place marks an entry into the quiet, timeless yet undoubtedly luxurious sanctuary.

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The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, the pearl of Central
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The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, the pearl of Central

Forbes Travel Guide 5-star, 2024

The Landmark Mandarin Oriental offers a modern and supreme accommodation, with 111 guestrooms and suites refitted by renown decorator Joyce Wang, full array of avant-garde and eco-centric gourmet options led by Richard Ekkebus, an indoor swimming pool, and a luxurious spa center. Positioned along some of the world's most costly real estates and atop the eponymous mall, the Landmark nestles in the heart of Central, utterly the very heart of the main business and shopping district in Hong Kong. Despite the frenetic location, stepping into the yacht inspired hotel lobby feels akin to a subdued seaside getaway.

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Rosewood Hongkong, marvels and milestones
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Rosewood Hongkong, marvels and milestones

#2 of World's 50 Best Hotels 2023

When Rosewood Hong Kong opened in 2019, the vertical 65-storey estate at the Dockside of the Victoria Harbour was a sensational game changer. It is a flagship, marks the ambitions and vision of Ms. Sonia Cheng, the CEO of the Rosewood Hotel Group, to sail into the glittering world of ultra luxury hospitality. Eighty percent of the 413 rooms and suites share the unhindered harbour vista. The accoladed designer Tony Chi epitomises his aesthetics in this peerless institute set in historic Kowloon, and juxtaposes all the Chi’s icons: gleaming Carrara marble, hammered copper decor, check fabrics in neutral hue, and geometric motifs on lacquered panels and divided mirrors.

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Carlyle & Co., a beaconing social landmark and an unimagined hospitality evolution in Kowloon

Carlyle & Co., a beaconing social landmark and an unimagined hospitality evolution in Kowloon

On the spacious reception level, interconnecting rooms are decorated in bold color palettes matching exuberant mid-century furniture. The relaxing ambience reminisces 60s sassiness and self-assurance. The open terrace is undoubtedly my favorite for the unhindered vista of the pearl of the orient. Carlyle & Co., perched above the sumptuous Rosewood Hong Kong below, whispers intimacy and exclusivity. Named after and inspired by its iconic The Carlyle in New York, it is a club destined to be a young elite heaven and the urban tale for the sophisticated affluent Generation Y from the primordial phase.

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Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, the Fantastic diamond jubilee
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Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, the Fantastic diamond jubilee

Forbes Travel Guide 5-star, 2024

The Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, or simply the Mandarin to locals, has been the synonym to the state of the art hospitality and the preferred backdrop for local socialites and global celebrities, precisely depicted in the 2015 best-seller satire fiction China Rich Girlfriend by Kwan, since its opening in the autumn of 1963. The legends behind the Oriental Bangkok merger in seventies never fail to fascinate, and the famed fan logo was coined in eighties together with these two grande-dames completely rebranded in 1985, exactly my natal year.

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