Hotel ICONvsTUVE
Both properties are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Hotel ICON is the choice of most writers compared to TUVE. Hotel ICON scores 89 with approval from 13 publications including Afar Magazine, Mr & Mrs Smith and Frommer's.
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
TUVE
No.16 Tsing Fung Street, Tin Hau, Hong Kong 852, China
From $88/night
- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
Wallpaper
"New hotel Tuve tries its best to remain unassuming, surrounded by nondescript tenements, devoid of signage and clad in gunmetal black." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Fans of minimalism will love the pairing of concrete walls and wooden furniture in the guest rooms." Full review
goop
"This minimalist boutique hotel, with its elevated, Scandinavian vibe, was created by Hong Kong interior team, Design Systems." Full review
Jetsetter
"A sleek design hotel in glittering Hong Kong, ideally located in the shopping haven of Causeway Bay." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"A constellation-lit lobby, textured monochrome reliefs, a refined restaurant with artfully patinated steel doors and plastic walls – is a unique urban stay that feels cool rather than cold." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A short hop away from the heart of Causeway Bay, TUVE is a highly stylised hotel that feels like a destination for frequent travellers in the know." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Travelers looking for a design-forward experience in an oft-overlooked neighborhood will love TUVE." Full review
Time Out
"Located in the heart of Tin Hau, Tuve is one of the most unique boutique hotels in the city." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Design fanatics will have a field day here." Full review
Michelin Guide
"This is a minimalist, modernist dream, a study in concrete, stone, and metal, whose raw textures are, for a certain temperament, more welcoming than all the antiques in the world." Full review