Four Seasons Hong Kong

With three-quarters of its 396 guestrooms boasting unobstructed views of the harbor, this hotel commands a distinct location advantage against this area’s supremely luxurious competition.

• Captivating harbor views from most guestrooms
• Indulgent, effective treatments in the aromatic spa that feels worlds away from this central business location
• The authentic French cuisine at Caprice, with its Old World European ambiance on the Hong Kong waterfront

With three-quarters of its 396 guestrooms boasting unobstructed views of Victoria Harbour (known in Chinese as the so-called “Fragrant Harbor”), this hotel commands a distinct location. At 484 square feet, standard rooms are among Hong Kong’s largest and certainly most thoughtful, finished with subtle Oriental touches, extra-wide plasma televisions and Four Seasons essentials like the sheepskin underlay bed.

The hotel’s uninspired exterior does little to distinguish it from the soaring glass office towers that cram the waterfront but inside, indulgence reigns. Foodies flock to the French restaurant Caprice and reservations here even after years are still among the most coveted in town. Cantonese restaurant, Lung King Heen is a regular on world’s best lists. More treasures reveal themselves in the spa, with its calming, blond-wood treatment rooms and aromatic scents. Take a mud plunge in the Rhassoul chamber, a whirl around the vitality pool then dry off in the calming crystal steam room, complimentary for hotel guests even without a spa appointment.

Shoppers, in particular, will delight in the hotel’s direct access to some of the city’s best shopping downstairs in IFC Mall, most notably Lane Crawford, where Barney's meets Neiman Marcus in Hong Kong’s most luxurious large retail space.

Four Seasons fans will feel they are coming home, but with captivating Victoria Harbour views, too, while foodies will be more than satisfied, as will spa sybarites. The convenient location in the IFC (where the train to and from the airport lets out) is also great for families.