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Hotel ICONvsPentahotel Hong Kong, Kowloon

Both hotels are rated very highly by travel writers. Overall, Hotel ICON ranks significantly better than pentahotel Hong Kong, Kowloon. Hotel ICON comes in at #11 in Hong Kong with recommendations from 9 publications such as Afar Magazine, Frommer's and The Telegraph.

Hotel ICON
8/10
No.17 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong
From $153/night
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  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Lonely Planet 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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Pentahotel Hong Kong, Kowloon
7/10
19 Luk Hop Street, Hong Kong
From $93/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Tucked away off a narrow street, Pentahotel is deceivingly large, with 32 floors and 695 rooms." Full review
Wallpaper Wallpaper
"Located in the up-and-coming neighbourhood of Kai Tak, Kowloon, the 32-storey, 695-room lodgings feature raw interiors, with lots of exposed brick and reclaimed oak." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"iIt manages to integrate many elements of Old Hong Kong -- vintage photographs, drawings, and road signs -- into its stylish decor of dark woods, red brick, glass, and steel." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"An upscale, industrial-chic boutique hotel with fun-loving interiors in the heart of Kowloon, close to an MTR station - breakfast included." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Contemporary rooms come with wood floors, crisp linen, and hip design flourishes at this affordable tower hotel in an out-of-the-way location." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Pentahotel is located within walking distance of Plaza Hollywood and Diamond Hill MTR Station." Full review

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