Hotel ICONvsNathan Hotel
Both Nathan Hotel and Hotel ICON are rated highly by experts. Overall, Hotel ICON ranks significantly higher than Nathan Hotel. Hotel ICON has a TripExpert Score of 89 with recommendations from 13 reviews such as Condé Nast Traveler, Forbes Travel Guide and Time Out.
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
i
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
Nathan Hotel
No.378 Nathan Rd, Kowloon, Hong Kong
From $54/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Frommer's
"The hotel attracts business travelers... though its location near the Temple Street Night Market and Jordan MTR station make it a good choice for leisure travelers as well." Full review
Insight Guides
"This renovated, quiet and pleasant hotel is close to the Temple Street Night Market, and has 180 spacious and well-decorated no-frills rooms."
Lonely Planet
"It’s in a good location, right near the Jordan MTR station and Temple St, and we like the turbaned doorman." Full review
i
All 166 rooms are spacious and decent, but try to avoid lower-floor rooms facing Nathan Rd, because they can be noisy.
Rough Guide
"Good-value, newly renovated business venue, with fairly spacious rooms featuring broadband internet connections. $1800."
Star Service
"On bustling Nathan Road, this hotel enjoys a solid location for business and leisure travelers, north of Tsim Sha Tsui and 20 minutes from the Star Ferry." Full review