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Hotel ICON vs The Peninsula Hong Kong

Both hotels are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, The Peninsula Hong Kong ranks significantly better than Hotel ICON. The Peninsula Hong Kong has a TripExpert Score of 97 with endorsements from 21 sources such as Gayot, Forbes Travel Guide and Wallpaper.

Hotel ICON
Hotel ICON
8 / 10
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
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Lonely Planet 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 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 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 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 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
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The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Peninsula Hong Kong
9 / 10
Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
From $469 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Concierge Concierge
"We'll come right out and say it: The Peninsula is one of the finest hotels in the world, and has been since 1928."
Fodor's Fodor's
"Even in a city with so many world-class hotels, the Peninsula manages to stand apart from the rest, an oasis of old-world glamour."
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"This, the grand old dame of Hong Kong’s hospitality business, has been a byword for impeccable service and colonial-style grandeur since 1928."
Oyster Oyster
Kid-Friendly
"The vibe is very upscale... the location in the touristy Tsim Sha Tsui neighborhood, near designer shopping and Victoria Harbour, is very convenient." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Possibly the grandest hotel in Hong Kong, the Peninsula has been putting visitors up in unrivalled style since the late 1920s."
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