Hong Kong and Macau - Ritz-Carlton vs. The Peninsula

Will be staying 3 nights in HK this summer, and noticed that the basic rates for the Ritz and the Peninsula were pretty much the same, about US$260. I stayed at the Ritz once before on the club level and loved it. Can't decide whether to stay at the Ritz once again or to try the Peninsula. Any suggestions or thoughts on the comparison would be welcome.
Thanks,

H

You can search for lively past discussion on this very topic, seems to fragment into those who always stay at RC and love it and defent it passionately, and those who stay at the Pen (or want to). Pen prices vary a lot seasonally or even by day of the week, generally it costs more than the RC. My own opinion is that there is no comparison, the Pen is better and I would even claim far better. But I attach very little value to the "all you can eat buffet" that comes with the RC Club floor, as I prefer to be more selective about what calories I consume, where and with whom. I would pay double to stay at the Pen over the RC, but that is just my opinion and not universally shared. But to put this choice in perspective, I'd say that both hotels would make the "10 best hotels in the world list" and this is probably the best RC in the world (while the Pen is definitely the best Pen in the world, really makes you wonder about the US operations being so poor by comparison).

Will be staying 3 nights in HK this summer, and noticed that the basic rates for the Ritz and the Peninsula were pretty much the same, about US$260. I stayed at the Ritz once before on the club level and loved it. Can't decide whether to stay at the Ritz once again or to try the Peninsula. Any suggestions or thoughts on the comparison would be welcome.
Thanks,

H

Stay at the Majestic for $60. You will have great location and $600 left over!

There have been a lot of discussions about this in the Luxury Hotels forum - I would suggest that you do a search there.

To give a different experience from number_6, I used to stay at the Pen regularly, and although the rooms are very good, I found the service to be very disappointing. One of the things that made me cringe was being asked whether this was my first stay with them every time I checked in. When this happens 4 times in a year (and all of the bookings are made by Amex) it makes you wonder... Recent comments about the hotel include that the lobby area often appears to be full of tour groups.

I really like the Ritz-Carlton. Like you did, I stay at the Club floor. I do this because of the highly personalised and warm service rather than the food presentations (I usually just take breakfast there). I prefer the rooms at the Pen, but stay at the R-C because the service for me has been vastly superior, and because they make me feel like a valued guest. They are also extremely responsive to requests and feedback. I will be staying there again next week.