Alisan Guest HousevsThe Pottinger Hong Kong
Both properties are highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, The Pottinger Hong Kong ranks significantly better than Alisan Guest House. The Pottinger Hong Kong ranks #19 in Hong Kong with praise from 10 reviewers such as Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveler and Forbes Travel Guide.
Alisan Guest House
Flat A, 5/F Hoito Court, 275 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
From $0/night
- Air Conditioning
Frommer's
"If Chungking Mansion is your idea of a horror house, this guesthouse on the other side of the harbor is a good alternative." Full review
Fodor's
"Some of these no-frills rooms nestled into an old apartment building in Causeway Bay have nice views of the yachts just across Gloucester Road." Full review
Rough Guide
"Tidy guesthouse with helpful management; rooms are the usual cramped boxes, but all have a/c, TV, shower and phone. $450."
Lonely Planet
"Spread through several apartments, the rooms in this small family-run place are clean, the welcome warm and the advice good."
The Pottinger Hong Kong Show All Reviews
No.74 Queen's Road Central (Main Entrance: No.21 Stanley Street, Central) | Central, Hong Kong, China
From $126/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"As its name implies, The Pottinger overlooks the historic stony staircase of the same name." Full review
Afar Magazine
"It’s tucked just far enough away from the business and bustle of the Central district to feel decades away." Full review
Wallpaper
"Harking back to the charm of old Hong Kong, The Pottinger is a new 68-room boutique hotel perched on the city’s first pebbled step street." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This boutique hotel radiates East-meets-West chicness in the most unpretentious way." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Smack in the heart of Central, this unobtrusive new boutique hotel has 86 airy, white-and-cream rooms with subtle Asian touches." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"It’s a lovely haven inside, and it’s been elegantly designed." Full review
goop
"The Pottinger, a 68-room boutique hotel tucked into the Central neighborhood, aims to infuse a bit of modernity into a storied part of town." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"Designed to resemble a Chinese residence, the rooms have a small couch or seating area as well as several local touches, such as almond cookies and local books placed about the space." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Soaring ceilings, tiled floors, high-backed chairs, and dramatic silk screens all channel the hotel’s historic setting—on the granite-slab Pottinger Street (a Grade I historic site) in Central." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The Pottinger is one of the most posh boutique options in Hong Kong." Full review