The Park Lane

Description:

• Although it's inland, I've always liked the location of this hotel -- across from huge Victoria Park and close to many area restaurants, shops, and department stores. Open since 1974 and attracting primarily business travelers, it offers rooms that are all the same adequate size but vary in price according to floor level, decor, and view -- the best are those facing Victoria Park (where you can watch people practicing tai chi in the morning), with the harbor beyond. Standard rooms, on the other hand, have uninspiring views and are rather ordinary, while the best are deluxe rooms with fun, contemporary furnishings like glass-topped desks and coffee tables and bowl-shaped glass sinks. On the downside, the lobby gets a lot of street traffic from area shoppers, making it difficult to attract individual attention from the overworked staff. Be sure to book at least one meal at the top-floor Riva, with sweeping views of Victoria Park and the harbor. The hotel coffee shop runs 24 hours on weekends, a rarity in Hong Kong.

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010

Other features:

Special features include a hair salon, shuttle bus service, limousine service, tour desk and a shopping arcade with a cake shop, florist and gift shop.