Hotel ICONvsThe Luxe Manor
Both properties are praised by travel writers. Overall, Hotel ICON is the choice of most writers compared to The Luxe Manor. Hotel ICON has a TripExpert Score of 89 with positive reviews from 13 publications such as Star Service, Frommer's and Condé Nast Traveler.
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
The Luxe Manor Show All Reviews
No.39 Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
From $89/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"In the absence of views, rooms are a show in themselves, with audacious design themes (gold, frilly picture frames around flat-screen TVs) that don't sacrifice comfort and luxury."
Lonely Planet
"Tsim Sha Tsui's latest stab at a style-led boutique hotel is a tad self-conscious perhaps but works pretty well."
Oyster
Upscale
"The Luxe Manor is a true sensory experience for the eyes." Full review
Rough Guide
"A boutique option, with stylish themed rooms to appeal or appal. Their Aspasia restaurant draws the chic and almost-famous to dine. $1500."
DK Eyewitness
"The eclectic mix of Oriental, Post-modern and European decor is designed to give guests a "surreal" experience. Accommodation is a choice of deluxe and garden suites."
Star Service
"Billed as Kowloon's first boutique-hotel, this previously nondescript business hotel is a memorable reinvention." Full review
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Smoke-free and handicapped rooms are available upon request.
Travel + Leisure
"With its post-modern art displays and whimsical decor, the Luxe Manor appeals to those with larger-than-life personalities." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"The Luxe Manor prides itself on its quirkiness in a town full of generic hotels." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"There’s nothing generic about this boutique hotel." Full review
Time Out
"The Luxe Manor is just the ticket, with an interior and rooms all inspired by the colourful artistic movement. The hotel is also home to FINDS, Hong Kong's original Scandinavian restaurant." Full review