Hotel ICONvsThe Pottinger Hong Kong
Both Hotel ICON and The Pottinger Hong Kong are rated very highly by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Hotel ICON scores significantly better than The Pottinger Hong Kong. Hotel ICON is ranked #10 in Hong Kong with approval from 13 publications including Lonely Planet, The Telegraph 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 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