Hong Kong Travel Guide: Best Luxury Hotels, Restaurants and Things to Do
A curated luxury guide to Hong Kong — the best design hotels, rooftop bars, dim sum restaurants and hidden gems in a city shaped by contrast.
2026-01-14
A Splendid Guide to
Hong Kong rewards a longer stay than most people give it. Behind the obvious skyline are the side streets, the dai pai dongs, the design hotels rebuilding what hospitality looks like in Asia. Our Hong Kong features cover the addresses worth booking and the parts of the city the guidebooks usually miss.
A curated luxury guide to Hong Kong — the best design hotels, rooftop bars, dim sum restaurants and hidden gems in a city shaped by contrast.
2026-01-14
Splendid recommends The Upper House, Rosewood Hong Kong, The Peninsula, Mandarin Oriental and the Murray for design-led stays. For boutique alternatives, look at Tuve Hotel in Tin Hau and the smaller heritage conversions in Sheung Wan.
October through early December offers the most temperate weather — dry, mild and the city at its clearest. March through May is humid but green. Avoid June through August (typhoon season and intense humidity) and the lunar new year week (most kitchens close).
Central and Admiralty for proximity to luxury hotels and Sunday brunch culture. Sheung Wan and Tai Ping Shan for galleries, indie coffee and the city's most interesting hospitality. Causeway Bay for shopping and late-night ramen. Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon for the harbour view back to the Island.