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The Royal GardenvsHotel ICON
Both hotels are rated highly by writers. Overall, Hotel ICON ranks significantly better than The Royal Garden. Hotel ICON has a TripExpert Score of 89 with approval from 13 sources like Condé Nast Traveler, Mr & Mrs Smith and Lonely Planet.
The Royal Garden
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Star Service
Oyster
Forbes Travel Guide
No.69 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong
From $52/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's "The Royal Garden has always been one of my favorites because of its architectural surprises that invite exploration." Full review
Fodor's "A comfortable business hotel built around a towering garden atrium happens to be a particularly good place for world-class dining."
Lonely Planet "The 422-room Royal Garden is one of the best-equipped hotels in Tsim Sha Tsui East and one of the territory’s most attractive options." Full review
Michelin Guide "The Royal Garden is a hotel that seems to exude class. One of its most notable features is its 110 foot, foliage-strewn atrium-guestrooms are accessed through corridors which overlook it."
Star Service "It is a surprisingly stylish, well-rounded hotel that may lack the reputation of the leaders, but it holds to the same standards, especially with its demanding regional clientele." Full review
Oyster Kid-Friendly
"This luxury property has features like rooftop lap pool and several acclaimed dining destinations." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"At home in Hong Kong’s “Wall Street,” the Tsim Sha Tsui financial district, the towering Royal Garden has always catered to the millionaire bankers and financial gurus who buy, trade and sell." Full review
Hotel ICON Lonely Planet Michelin Guide Star Service Forbes Travel Guide Oyster
Travel + Leisure
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Mr & Mrs Smith Fodor's 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 Telegraph9.0
"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
