Intercontinental Hong Kong


We took a taxi from the airport to the hotel, and cost HKD260 for the 30 minute ride.

Since we arrived early, they could not get our preferred room of a higher floor ready yet, but kindly offered another deluxe harbor view room at a lower floor with a small patio with bushes lining each side for privacy. This didn’t quite give the expected ‘grand’ view of the Hong Kong cityscape from the room; you had to go out of the patio to get this. We took them up on their offer so we can freshen up, but headed back down to the lobby to hang out for a bit.


View from Intecontinental Hong Kong lobby


After grabbing a drink at the lobby, we chose to head out for early dinner, do some walking and window shopping nearby, and finally headed back to our ‘real’ room at 8pm.











The bathroom had a quite dated design, but maintained an elegant and clean feel.









The Deluxe Harbor View room was quite large (especially for Hong Kong standards), nicely appointed, and of course, the view could not be beat!




And as always, for those who need to stay connected:



Highlights of our Hong Kong trip included taking a climb at The Peak, shopping for junk at Stanley market, Big Bus rides around Hong Kong and Kowloon, and of course, the food! Maxim’s Palace, Tim Ho Wan, Din Tai Fung (yes, Taiwanese I know ), La Vache, and Joel Robuchon kept our tummies happy!



View from Victoria Peak at night



If you walk around long enough in Hong Kong, you will be entertained


3rd Robuchon for the year (!) having previously tried their degustation menu in Paris, and their abbreviated lunch in Taipei. L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon has the same black-and-red theme across its restaurants around the world, and the food is consistently exceptional. Living in the SF Bay Area, I always welcome the opportunity to have pan-seared foie gras when I travel, and Robuchon certainly does not disappoint you with its offering.















After 3 full days here in Hong Kong, the trip was finally coming to a close!