Expert reviews
“Lording it over the southern tip of Kowloon, Hong Kong’s finest hotel exudes colonial elegance. Many rooms in the 20-storey annexe offer spectacular harbour views; in the original building you’ll have to make do with the glorious interiors.”
“This is Hong Kong’s legendary grand dame, built in 1928 to accommodate overland train passengers traveling through China and disembarking at nearby Kowloon Station. Yet the hotel is also stunningly up to date, with room renovations completed in 2013 that make it one of the most high-tech accommodations in the world.”
Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Hong Kong.
“You know you’re somewhere special when pillbox-hatted pageboys politely whisk open double-front doors to reveal an airy lobby with soaring ceilings. And so it is at The Peninsula Hong Kong, the city’s oldest hotel (opened in 1928).”
“Although the Pen, established in 1928, is the Grand Old Lady of Hong Kong’s hotels there’s nothing fusty about her. With a helipad on the roof and a tea-time orchestra in the lobby, it stylishly combine the city’s past and its high-speed present.”
What guests liked
- Great staff
- Excellent service
- Top location
- Excellent Wifi
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
Located along Salisbury Road in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of the city, the hotel provides the best of amenities and facilities. This five-star hotel offers the best of hospitality services for its guests.
Originally opened in the year 1928, the hotel offers a subtle mix of colonial and modern elements in its building structure. The hotel is famous for its large fleet of Rolls-Royces painted elegantly to form a Peninsula green.
The hotel offers a number of room options such as a deluxe double or twin room, deluxe double room, deluxe suite and a superior suite. The rooms and suites in the hotel are fitted with modern facilities which bring comfort and satisfaction to guests staying in them.
The hotel is located in an excellent location where it offers a nearness to some of the city’s most exciting places. The Peninsula Hotel is surrounded by some world-class restaurants and cafes where guests can enjoy several tasty and delicious meals.
The hotel rooms are the definition of elegance. They provide a great view of the city and the hotel’s beautiful courtyard. Amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a LED swivel TV with cable channels and a DVD player are available in the rooms. The Peninsula Hotel also provides its guests with free HD movies and wireless phones with VOIP tech.
Guests can make use of the hotel’s array of Rolls-Royce limousines when going to places in the city.
The Peninsula Hotel offers class, style, comfort, and luxury.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
16 February 2025
Fabulous
15 February 2025
Exceptional
14 December 2024
Still love the hotel
It’s an amazing hotel I love it.
The facility is old and there were multiple issues with the rooms including a leaking roof and broken curtain etc
16 November 2024
Disaster of a stay
The afternoon tea Staff called Nancy. She is a true Jem. I got food poisoned and Nancy went above and beyond to help and follow up on how we were.
Some staff were rude. In room dining didn’t have many options for vegetarians. There is no WhatsApp butler who can assist you with your needs when needed. To get assistance was difficult through iPad where we didn’t know numbers to call. Lunch / dinner trays not collected even after we called several times. So we had to sleep with the leftover food in the room. Disappointing
25 May 2024
Terrible
Nothing. Old and bad service level.
Unprofessional management, they called me with wrong name and surname all time, poor dining in room, this hotel lost its charm.
14 April 2024
Bad
28 March 2024
Completely awesome
This Hotel is absolutely beautiful. We stayed at The Peninsula for 5 glorious nights.
Nothing.
11 March 2024
Still the best hotel in Kowloon.
Luxurious yet cosy with an attentive, warm, accommodating, & efficient staff at a great location. The Pen HK has always been a favourite.
6 March 2024
Great team and focus on service
Great location and piece of local history
Nothing
11 February 2024
Festive Stay!
Room is very comfortable, I visited around Christmas time & they provided us with the loveliest gifts! The whole stay was very festive!
The lobby is very crowded because of the hotel’s popularity.. the breakfast has little options for vegetarians
25 January 2024
Refined and repsonsive
The staff were well trained in keeping guests satisfied
There was no visible clock in the room. Some of the controls were too hi-tech
24 January 2024
Enjoyable stay.
The service was impeccable. The food was excellent. The location is great.
A bit pricey.
22 January 2024
A memorable stay
As a HK born and bred, the Peninsula is embraced as an icon of the city and it has certainly lived up to its reputation during my 4 night stay in the harbour view room. The location is excellent within 5-10 minutes walk to the star ferry/MTR/Ocean Terminal. The service is friendly and attentive. Yum cha at the Spring Moon is almost second to none and the breakfast at the lobby is the perfect place to start the day. The peninsula is an excellent choice to pamper oneself.
16 January 2024
Exceptional
Very good
15 January 2024
It was a great time in HK because kf th
I had a great time staying there, that's all because of this 1 staff, Ms.Joy Lai, she was a great help and very friendly and really do extra miles to ensure me and family have a great time at the hotel. Really appreciate the hospitality. Thank you Peninsula team!
None.
30 December 2023
You won't be disappointed!
The location is perfect, the building is stunning, loads of different restaurants & bars inside the hotel. I enjoyed myself so much that I had to extend my stay! All staff members offered a 5 star customer service.
25 December 2023
Exceptional
Strategic location and great hospitality
4 December 2023
From the friendly staff who greeted us at the door we had an exceptional stay in this iconic gem
Friendly staff who greeted us at the door and escorted us to our beautiful room.
19 November 2023
Fabulous
Friendly
Room facilities are almost perfect but wondering how can you left out the basic toilet bidet or toilet seat bidet
19 November 2023
Very good
Excellent location Room with nice view Modern facilities
I didn’t receive any calls or messages as being told by hotel staff when the room was ready. My suitcases were not in the room as being told by hotel staff that they would be in the room. We could not log on to wifi by the room number and surname and had to call and request a different password.
29 October 2023
A real luxurious lifestyle experience!
Luxury room with harbour view. Famous Afternoon Tea set. Rolls Royce Transfer to Airport.
Nothing
25 October 2023
A long awaited luxurious indulgence!
I lived in Hong Kong for 2 years, 30 years ago. I visited The Peninsula several times over that period including attending a fabulous New Years Eve party and I promised myself then that I would stay there "one day". I have returned to Hong Kong on 3 previous occasions but stayed elsewhere. On this occasion it was time. I waited 30 years to stay in the Grand Dame. We had a lovely room with an uninterrupted harbour view, we ate in several of the restaurants and I savoured every minute. The evening buffet in the Verandah restaurant with the drinks package was sumptuous and great value for money. We had drink in Gaddis and had lunch by the swimming pool, (make sure you try the crab spring rolls, they melt in your mouth). We ate a late supper in the Lobby and the waiter was friendly, chatting about the wine choices, even though we were coming up to the end of the food service time but he didn't rush us at all. The breakfast buffet was astonishingly varied and for one of my 4 (!) breakfast courses I had teriyaki salmon and deep fried crispy prawn wantons - just delicious! It was raining for most of our stay at The Peninsula and I didn't care one jot! We stayed in and enjoyed the hotel. I swam in the pool and we wanted for nothing. We didn't really explore the shops much but were pleasantly surprised to find a discount in the souvenir shop for hotel guests. All of the staff we talked to were uber friendly, knowledgeable and helpful and we particularly liked talking to the Food and Beverage Manager/Director (?) about how much we loved the food in the hotel and we also had an animated conversation with him about Arsenal Football Club! Finally, I was blown away by the size, quality and quantity of flower arrangements in the hotel. I am very interested in flower arranging and I have to commend the in house team for putting on so many flawless displays.
EEEEERRR, nothing! Well, perhaps one thing - we only stayed 2 nights and I wish it had been much longer.
19 October 2023
Should stay the Peninsula at least once in a life.
I feel that The Peninsula has a special class and tradition. The work of all the staff is wonderful.
Non
17 October 2023
Perfect
Everything, just perfect
1 October 2023
Good
Toilets did not flash well.
8 September 2023
Would like to come back again, there are no option other than here.
Staff is brilliant. The mixture of Old Hongkong and update HK. Building is part of history , the great entrepreneur build with dream.
Strict regulation constrains service but staff are flexible enough to host the guest.
25 August 2023
Amazing and will be back for sure 🙌🏼
The property’s location was really great with the new K11 shopping centre being built right across the road. Furthermore, the staff’s etiquette as well as training goes above and beyond.
Because the hotel is world famous and many well known brands in the lobby, you often find groups of tourists in the lobby making it feel a little overcrowded. However, if you look past that the hotel is 100%.
21 August 2023
Memorable experience
Room was a bit too small but well appointed. Location was excellent. Very good breakfast
20 August 2023
Exceptional
The staff were amazing, they couldn’t do enough for us
14 July 2023
Outstanding
The Peninsula is such a gorgeous hotel. All of the staff are very friendly and professional. Our room was stunning and beds...well let’s just say I’ve never slept so well in my life. Exceptional beds and bedding. I was there to celebrate my birthday with my daughter and the hotel were fabulous and even brought up a beautiful cake and card. Outstanding! We Hope to visit again for our next holiday.
9 July 2023
Great staff, great location, nice rooms
Everything was great about it
Transportation arrangement could have been more coordinated.
6 July 2023
Great experience
The location is very good. I was given a high floor room with great harbor view, enjoy the splendid night view from the room.
15 June 2023
Excellent heritage hotel with modern facilities. Very service oriented staff and culture.
The given room was very clean. The daily cleaning was excellent. Good location at the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui. The breakfast environment and food were excellent although the food verity could be better.
NIL
25 May 2023
terrible
location
bad service
24 May 2023
Bliss
Location, view of the harbour. Staff very attentive.
Nothing, everything was perfect.
3 May 2023
my first time stay in Peninsula hotel I give a thumb up
double glass window make the room quite feel warm because of good ceiling height high definition of the TV very good sea view very pretty of the marble stone or granite
toilet basin look old style old fashion of the shower hot and cold control
20 April 2023
Exceptional
very nice place to stay. Room is very clean and well-equipped
18 April 2023
very pleasant & memorable for our short stay of 3 days
The friendliness & helpfulness of the staff esp Joey Lai at the Front Desk & the Concierge.
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3 March 2023
amazing
location
nothing
7 February 2023
it is a great place to stay if you have a lot of budget.
The breakfast was wonderful. the waiters and waitress are polite and professional. the room was very quiet though facing to the street. hot water comes immediately when open it.
not found yet, maybe next time I can do.
24 January 2023
Great hotel
Great food and service Spacious and comfortable bedroom Staff very helpful and kind
Cheap quality toilet paper Water of the indoor swimming pool too cold
3 January 2023
WHEN IN HONGKONG, STAY NOWHERE BUT HERE. DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
EVERYTHING.
NOTHING AT ALL.
1 January 2023
enjoyable trip with nice live band countdown party
excellent staff! nice view of the harbor!
both wifi and phone data are not too smooth in the room
28 November 2022
Fabulous
Excellent hotel for a short or long term stay.
Tad bit on the pricier end and bed pillows can be better.
2 September 2022
very nice overall especially the staff in Chinese restaurant
Almost all staff are very polite,friendly and considerate👍
staff of Swimming pool not so polite
6 July 2022
The best staff in Hong Kong settle you into the worst beds.
We’ve stayed at every major hotel in Hong Kong, and The Peninsula has the best staff in the entire city!
The ‘King-sized Bed’ was two Twin Beds pushed together, and we could feel the crease between them. This is meant to be a 5 STAR Hotel, so we felt this was shocking. Sure, the rooms are small for the price, because it’s a comparatively ‘ancient’ hotel, but the bed situation felt like an unforgivable sin. Also, the breakfast orange juice was clearly made from disgusting concentrate, and the meal was set, rather than buffet or á la carte, without many exciting options.
10 June 2022
Very good
The staff were kind and upgraded our room for maximum comfort. (Proof of excellent hotel management.) The dinner buffet was excellent, especially the tender ox tongue...(drooling) Thank you for preparing the mother's day cake for us! Had bath robes and cute slippers for kids.
The swimming pool was too cold, suggest to improve the heating system. The virus restriction was over but the sauna and SPA facilities was still closed. No breakfast buffet during our stay, even after virus restrictions were lifted. Facilities in the bathroom and SPA area were too old, suggest to invest in improvements. The hotel needs to provide more entertainment for children. (There was not much children could do in the hotel) Sadly the Peninsula umbrellas were sold out.
9 April 2022
Staycation at The Peninsula
location near Harbour waters, MTR station, shops and restaurants near by.
too many people in the lobby the high tea in the lobby was not the best.
1 April 2022
Exceptional
The excellent Chinese food!!
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Barber/beauty shop
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Lockers
Activities
- - Sauna (additional charge)
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Hot tub/Jacuzzi (additional charge)
- - Indoor pool
- - Indoor pool (seasonal)
- - Evening entertainment
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping (additional charge)
Pool and wellness
- - Pool with view
- - Heated pool
- - Pool bar
- - Shallow end
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Sun umbrellas
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
16 February 2025
Fabulous