Hong Kong Island Shangri-La | The Oriental Ambiance

The Hong Kong Island Shangri-La opened in 1991 and has over 30 years of history. Later, the renowned French designer 👩‍🎨 Tristan Auer led the renovation and upgrade of the hotel's suites, Horizon Club rooms, and select guest rooms. After the refurbishment, I believe the Hong Kong Island Shangri-La has become a highly recommended 👍 hotel for visitors to Hong Kong. It retains the classic charm of the old Shangri-La 🥰 while avoiding the poor experience of staying in outdated rooms ⭐️. 📍Location: The hotel 🏨 is in a very convenient location. From the lobby, you can take the elevator 🛗 down to the excellent shopping destination 🚶‍➡️ Pacific Place, which has Admiralty MTR station 🇃 underneath. Taking the MTR makes it easy to reach Tsim Sha Tsui, Sai Ying Pun, Citygate Outlets, or even Disneyland 😍. Across the street from the hotel is Hong Kong Park 🌸, which boasts a rich variety of plants 🌳 and serves as an urban 🌆 oasis for morning or post-meal walks 🚶. Through Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Park, it's about a 10-minute walk 🚶 to the Peak Tram station ⛰️ (though walking up the mountain is also an option). Buy a round-trip ticket to experience the thrilling "mountain" ride and enjoy the scenic views at the top 🌸—both are great 👍. 🍽️ Dining: The hotel has numerous restaurants 🍴. Whether it’s Summer Palace (one of Jin Yong’s favorite dining spots), the Michelin-starred French restaurant Petrus with stunning sea views 🌊 (Petrus also serves breakfast 🥞, so you can enjoy a seaside breakfast 🍳), or if you’re craving Fujian cuisine (Ming Court), steak 🥩 (Lobster Bar), or Japanese cuisine 🍱 (Wan Chai Corner), there are plenty of choices 👍. Interestingly, the chef 🧑‍🍳 of one of my favorite restaurants in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 this trip used to work at Petrus—what a delightful connection 🤩. 🛏️ Room: The bed 🛏️ is very comfortable, but my favorite part is actually the in-room pantry. Every day, I’d stand there brewing 🫖 probiotic drinks for my aunt and me. Even after leaving Hong Kong, I still miss 💔 the cozy, carefree comfort of that little corner 😌. 🍷 Horizon Club Lounge: On our first night, we hadn’t had dinner 🍲 yet, and since the lounge 🍷 stops admitting guests at 7:30 PM, we decided to have dinner there. Besides a simple buffet of cold dishes, desserts 🍮, and standard drinks 🍷, you can also order dim sum from the staff 💁‍♀️. The options are limited—just shrimp dumplings 🍤 and siu mai—but they’re filling 😋.