Hotel ICONvsJW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
Both hotels are rated highly by professionals. Overall, Hotel ICON is the choice of most writers compared to JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong. Hotel ICON has a TripExpert Score of 89 with recommendations from 13 sources like Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Michelin Guide.
Hotel ICON Show All Reviews
No.17 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong
From $153/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The rooms at this teaching hotel of a university are clean, modern and spacious, and the service is excellent." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Its style credentials are clear, from the works by local artists to the modern staircase and vertical garden Market is a buffet restaurant; formal dining in Above and Beyond."
Star Service
"Using the word iconic is the ideal way to describe this large, but distinctive, design hotel." Full review
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Request a room as high as possible, and for a hotel with enthusiastic service and plentiful amenities, this one is hard to beat.
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"Hong Kong’s much-talked about Hotel Icon attempted to outdo the rest by enlisting a group of design icons (hence the name) to decorate its stylish spaces." Full review
Oyster
Kid-Friendly
"Marriage of form and function, the four-and-a-half-pearl Hotel ICON combines luxury with high art, while serving as an educational center for the hospitality industry." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This modern hotel is the result of a successful hospitality experiment: Its staff members are all hotel management students hand-picked from the adjoining Hong Kong Polytechnic University." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Specially commissioned furniture pieces of lush marble and woods welcome you into your temporary living space while floor-to-ceiling windows provide views of the Victoria Harbour unlike any other." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"The Hotel ICON is what Hong Kong needs more of — a well-designed, well-run, well-located hotel at a decent price." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"At Hotel Icon in vibrant Kowloon, you can split your time between admiring the stash of contemporary Chinese art, the food served in the trio of restaurants, and the sweeping views of Victoria Harbour." Full review
Fodor's
"Stylish and eco-conscious, Hotel ICON overlooks Victoria Harbour from the eastern end of Tsim Sha Tsui, on the Kowloon Peninsula." Full review
JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong
From $214/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"This 27-story flagship property has completed a recent renovation that elevates it to the tier of Hong Kong's top hotels." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"This 602-room hotel is located on the western border of the Central district, within walking distance to attractions, the subway, and corporate offices." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Popular business hotel in Pacific Place with newly redone guest rooms and the largest-capacity ballroom in town." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Boasting 602 rooms spread over 35 storeys, this business hotel offers a number of executive floors which have their own discreet lounge and meeting rooms."
Star Service
"This hotel is perched on a hill above the city and harbor, a 10-minute stroll through Hong Kong Park to the Victoria Peak tram terminus." Full review
i
Sadly, a recently constructed building next door has obstructed many of the lower floors' harbor views; additional construction is under way, so request one of the upper floors.
Condé Nast Traveler
"This high-rise's location above the Pacific Place mall makes it "central enough that you can walk to all the best attractions."" Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This large, well-run luxury hotel offers some greenery amid Hong Kong’s skyscrapers." Full review
Time Out
"Sitting atop the prestigious Pacific Place Complex, the JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong has direct access to the Admiralty MTR Subway Station and Pacific Place Shopping Mall. In addition to..." Full review