Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong

Description:

• Just a stone's throw from the Central Ferry Piers and providing easy access to ifc mall, Hong Kong Station (with a direct line to the airport), and the MTR subway without having to step outside, this cool urban oasis has rooms to die for, a luxurious spa, and one of the hottest restaurants in town (if you want to snag a table in the French restaurant Caprice, book early). Although its light-infused lobby is too low to provide views, its outdoor lap and infinity pools and whirlpool have great harbor views, and an executive lounge on the top floor, which any guest can use by paying a daily supplement, boasts fantastic views and even an outside deck. With 18 treatment rooms, its spa is among the largest of any hotel in Hong Kong, as well as one of the coolest: Who wouldn't love lounging, après massage, in a private jet bath with harbor views? Rooms, measuring 45 sq. m (484 sq. ft.) and featuring floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking either the city or harbor (harbor rooms, of course, cost more), are either contemporary Western or a modern take on traditional Chinese design, the latter with gold-lacquered ceiling, red furniture, and mother-of-pearl inlay on the bathroom floor. All feature 42-inch plasma TVs, focused bedside reading lights, and spacious bathrooms with two sinks, shower stalls and deep soaking tubs, from which you can operate a small, mounted LCD TV via remote. In short, with its seamless service and top-grade facilities, there's no mistaking that this is a Four Seasons, and until a new glam hotel comes along (and this being Hong Kong, one most assuredly will), it's at the top of the pack.

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Travel + Leisure

•  World's Best 2009

Travel + Leisure 500

•  Best Hotel 2008
•  Best Hotel 2009

Frommer's

•  Very Highly Recommended 2010

ForbesTraveler

•  Forbes Traveler 400 2008