Rosewood Hong Kong

"Rosewood Hong Kong’s guest rooms and suites all offer breathtaking views of Victoria Harbour. The elegantly designed interiors feature a British aesthetic, with rich dark wood, leather sofas, classic British checkered prints, and bathrooms adorned with marble textures and mirrored accents. With such beautiful rooms that resemble works of art, perhaps all the shopping can wait!" - Gloria Chung

"For a pampering break The Rosewood Hong Kong opened in 2019 but already feels like it's been a part of the city's scene forever. Cutting a fine figure on the new Kowloon-side Victoria Dockside promenade, over 80 percent of the rooms in the 65-story building come with showstopping views of Hong Kong's glittering harbor. The rooms and suites—413 in total—have been designed by Tony Chi and reflect the city's cosmopolitan past, artfully blending weighty jade-green lacquer doors with pale Scottish plaid and smart local artworks. Gastronomes will worship the divine Indian cuisine at Chaat and the meticulously-made Cantonese dishes at The Legacy House. Goody-two-shoes can self-improve at Asaya, an urban spa with the kind of holistic treatments—expressive art therapy, hypnosis, nutrition plans, Dr Barbara Strum's LED light facials—that are more likely to be found at retreats in Thailand and Bali." - Lee Cobaj

"I have a thing for iconic skylines, which might be a result of having lived for extended periods of time in cities like Bombay and New York. Hong Kong’s could well rival either, and there’s no better place to experience it than from a suite at the Rosewood Hotel. The hotel is a towering presence on Victoria Dockside, the new arts and shopping epicenter on Kowloon Peninsula’s waterfront, which means that no matter which room you’re in, you have panoramic views of Hong Kong Island across the harbor. Come evening, mix up a cocktail from your bedside bar trolley and position yourself by the window at 8 p.m. for the city’s light show. For nearly 20 years, this tradition has illuminated Hong Kong’s skyline for the benefit of tourists, and it’s always impressive."

"To experience Rosewood’s flagship hotel is to see it as the essence of a resurgent Hong Kong. From its lavish interiors, courtesy of the refined hand of designer Tony Chi, to the staggering views of Victoria Harbor and the wealthy tastemakers that ebb and flow through its lobby, it is the embodiment of its heady hometown. Its towering presence is also more than just a stake in the ground for a spruced-up Victoria Dockside: It is the gateway to Hong Kong’s new cultural epicenter that’s crowned by the West Kowloon District, an ambitious 100-acre waterfront development just a couple of miles north. Peppered with museums and cultural centers, as well as some ritzy retail, this corridor has turned into a swarming hub for locals and travelers—exactly as Rosewood’s Cheng family intended. Still, the 413-room “vertical estate” does its very best to keep you indoors. If you can tear yourself away from the glossy lacquer and custom cashmere in your room, you’ll find an incredible swathe of restaurants—12 in total—including Chaat, a Michelin-starred Indian heavyweight. You’d do just as well to retreat to the cosseting cocoon that is the 40th-floor Manor Club, which operates like an ultra-exclusive private club, with its wraparound terrace, complimentary spreads through the day (everything from wonton soups to viennoiserie and top espressos), and staff that magically anticipate your every need. And if the city’s famed nightlife, reinstituted after the pandemic years, doesn’t lure you outside, join well-heeled locals at Darkside, Rosewood’s sultry new jazz bar that’s named for the old moniker for Kowloon (once a den of iniquity), where you can order a Gibson and slip into a Hong Kong state of mind. From $830. —Arati Menon" - CNT Editors

"To experience Rosewood’s flagship hotel is to see it as the essence of a resurgent Hong Kong. From its lavish interiors, courtesy of the refined hand of designer Tony Chi, to the staggering views of Victoria Harbor and the wealthy tastemakers that ebb and flow through its lobby, it is the embodiment of its heady hometown. Its towering presence is also more than just a stake in the ground for a spruced-up Victoria Dockside: It is the gateway to Hong Kong’s new cultural epicenter that’s crowned by the West Kowloon District, an ambitious 100-acre waterfront development just a couple of miles north. Peppered with museums and cultural centers, as well as some ritzy retail, this corridor has turned into a swarming hub for locals and travelers—exactly as Rosewood’s Cheng family intended. Still, the 413-room “vertical estate” does its very best to keep you indoors. If you can tear yourself away from the glossy lacquer and custom cashmere in your room, you’ll find an incredible swathe of restaurants—12 in total—including Chaat, a Michelin-starred Indian heavyweight. You’d do just as well to retreat to the cosseting cocoon that is the 40th-floor Manor Club, which operates like an ultra-exclusive private club, with its wraparound terrace, complimentary spreads through the day (everything from wonton soups to viennoiserie and top espressos), and staff that magically anticipate your every need. And if the city’s famed nightlife, reinstituted after the pandemic years, doesn’t lure you outside, join well-heeled locals at Darkside, Rosewood’s sultry new jazz bar that’s named for the old moniker for Kowloon (once considered a den of iniquity), where you can order a Gibson and slip into a Hong Kong state of mind."