Editor Pick
Marco Polo Hong Kong
- September 5, 2006
- Rated 3 of 5 by
Digiri from Vancouver, British Columbia
There are three Marco Polo hotels along Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui—the Marco Polo Gateway (first on the road), the Marco Polo Prince (has an amazing Asian Buffet) and the Marco Polo Hong Kong.
The clientele is a mix of business and tourist, a mix of Asian and European, and a mix of the comfortable and the confused. The room rate is standard for the area but the rooms themselves are a bit larger than most in the area (e.g. the Langham)and I think just that little bit better.
To a business traveller who thinks all rooms look alike the smallest things can make a difference:
- Fresh fruit in the room (the peaches were delicious)
- A separate dressing room with lots and lots of hangers
- Economical mini bar (a beer only $3CDN where in a US mini bar it would be 6 or 7)
The lobby bar makes a mean Mohito and I recommend getting the classic first and then the frozen second. The frozen Mohito does look like a big mint Margarita but after a long day shopping it hits the spot.
The hotel is linked up to a series of malls so you can shop and eat without ever leaving the comfort of air conditioning. But you’re going to have to go outside eventually!
Sitting right next to the Star Ferry the hotel is perfect for companies with business in Central Hong Kong who don’t want to pay Central prices (e.g. the Ritz).
From journal Dim Sum, Prada, and My Octopus Card