Dec 10, 2017, 9:10 pm
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Intercontinental Hong Kong - 香港洲際酒店
18 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Tel. (Hong Kong): +852-2721-1211
Website (link)
AS OF APRIL 20TH, 2020, INTERCONTINENTAL HONG KONG HAS CEASED OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO COMMENCE A TWO-YEAR RENOVATION PROGRAM. IT WILL RELAUNCH AT A TO-BE-DETERMINED DATE IN 2022 AS REGENT HONG KONG.
NOTE: This property was supposed close ~12 months for refurbishment sometime after Chinese New Year (5 Feb) in 2020. It seems the moved the date (again). Rooms are currently (Sep19) bookable in Aug20)
500 rooms including 87 suites; best Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour viewsviews
. . . (starting price ~HKD 2,249.10 / $288 USD)
Check in: 2pm (“Early check in unavailable”). It seems that with Royal Ambassador status they let you check in early.
Check out: 12pm (“Late check out unavailable” but not so IME - with Amassador or Royal Ambassador late checkout seems possible.
One complimentary parking space per room, valet parking available (HKD80 per hour for non-restaurant patrons or per additional hour)
Service Animals allowed
2 accessible guestrooms on the low floor of the hotel
Executive rooms
Club Intercontinental Executive Lounge (generally significant extra charge)
Complimentary customized Android smartphone capable of WiFi hot spot use in room (no need to buy local SIM) - seems no longer to be true as of Sep19
Link to 5 page PDF Hotel information sheet
Transportation:
From / to HKG airport:
Hotel limo (Mercedes) HKD $900 + 10% (courtesy WiFi Hot spot, water, reading material)
Hong Kong Cityflyer A21 stops at both ICHK and ICGS - 33HKD (see link for map of stops)
(ICHK) Stops on Salisbury Road outside hotel, take the MTR underpass to cross road.
(ICGS) Stops on Mody Road
https://www.hongkong.net/transportation/to-from-airport/bus/a21
Train charge (one way): 90.00 HKD (train to Kowloon Station + MTR to Tsim Sha Tsui or taxi, ~90 min), discounts for more than 1 person traveling together,you can buy ticket at arrival train station. Taxi from train station to hotel approx 40 HK$. Train every 12 min, 20 min traveltime, plus 10-15 min for taxi to hotel
Urban (red) Taxi charge (one way): 300.00 HKD (~$38 USD / 30min) (link to HKG Taxi rate charts)
Private transfer ~$99-$110 USD / 30min one way ( link)
Dining:
Lobby Lounge: 7 am - 1230 am
Harbourside: 6 am - 1230 am, casual dining (breakfast and lunch buffet, seafood dinner buffet 6 - 1030 pm, Sunday Champagne brunch 1130 am - 3 pm)
NOBU Restaurant: 1200 - 230 pm, 6 - 11 pm (new style Japanese)
Rech by Alain Ducasse: 6 pm - 11 pm (French seafood)
The Steakhouse Winebar and Grill: 6 - 11 pm (International beef & wines)
Yan Toh Heen: 12- 3 pm, 6 - 1130pm (2 Michelin stars Cantonese)
Services:
Concierge 24 hrs (Louis Baleros, Chief Concierge)
House Doctor available
Full Business Centre (staffed, secretarial services)
Fitness Centre
Spa
Limousine service
Laundry daily same day service
“The outdoor swimming pool will undergo annual maintenance from January 22 - February 8, 2018 inclusive, with the outdoor spa pool.” and “The outdoor spa pools will undergo annual maintenance from February 26 - March 8, 2018 inclusive, with the outdoor swimming p” (sic).
18 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Tel. (Hong Kong): +852-2721-1211
Website (link)
AS OF APRIL 20TH, 2020, INTERCONTINENTAL HONG KONG HAS CEASED OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO COMMENCE A TWO-YEAR RENOVATION PROGRAM. IT WILL RELAUNCH AT A TO-BE-DETERMINED DATE IN 2022 AS REGENT HONG KONG.
NOTE: This property was supposed close ~12 months for refurbishment sometime after Chinese New Year (5 Feb) in 2020. It seems the moved the date (again). Rooms are currently (Sep19) bookable in Aug20)
500 rooms including 87 suites; best Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour viewsviews
. . . (starting price ~HKD 2,249.10 / $288 USD)
Check in: 2pm (“Early check in unavailable”). It seems that with Royal Ambassador status they let you check in early.
Check out: 12pm (“Late check out unavailable” but not so IME - with Amassador or Royal Ambassador late checkout seems possible.
One complimentary parking space per room, valet parking available (HKD80 per hour for non-restaurant patrons or per additional hour)
Service Animals allowed
2 accessible guestrooms on the low floor of the hotel
Executive rooms
Club Intercontinental Executive Lounge (generally significant extra charge)
Complimentary customized Android smartphone capable of WiFi hot spot use in room (no need to buy local SIM) - seems no longer to be true as of Sep19
Link to 5 page PDF Hotel information sheet
Transportation:
From / to HKG airport:
Hotel limo (Mercedes) HKD $900 + 10% (courtesy WiFi Hot spot, water, reading material)
Hong Kong Cityflyer A21 stops at both ICHK and ICGS - 33HKD (see link for map of stops)
(ICHK) Stops on Salisbury Road outside hotel, take the MTR underpass to cross road.
(ICGS) Stops on Mody Road
https://www.hongkong.net/transportation/to-from-airport/bus/a21
Train charge (one way): 90.00 HKD (train to Kowloon Station + MTR to Tsim Sha Tsui or taxi, ~90 min), discounts for more than 1 person traveling together,you can buy ticket at arrival train station. Taxi from train station to hotel approx 40 HK$. Train every 12 min, 20 min traveltime, plus 10-15 min for taxi to hotel
Urban (red) Taxi charge (one way): 300.00 HKD (~$38 USD / 30min) (link to HKG Taxi rate charts)
Private transfer ~$99-$110 USD / 30min one way ( link)
Dining:
Lobby Lounge: 7 am - 1230 am
Harbourside: 6 am - 1230 am, casual dining (breakfast and lunch buffet, seafood dinner buffet 6 - 1030 pm, Sunday Champagne brunch 1130 am - 3 pm)
NOBU Restaurant: 1200 - 230 pm, 6 - 11 pm (new style Japanese)
Rech by Alain Ducasse: 6 pm - 11 pm (French seafood)
The Steakhouse Winebar and Grill: 6 - 11 pm (International beef & wines)
Yan Toh Heen: 12- 3 pm, 6 - 1130pm (2 Michelin stars Cantonese)
Services:
Concierge 24 hrs (Louis Baleros, Chief Concierge)
House Doctor available
Full Business Centre (staffed, secretarial services)
Fitness Centre
Spa
Limousine service
Laundry daily same day service
“The outdoor swimming pool will undergo annual maintenance from January 22 - February 8, 2018 inclusive, with the outdoor spa pool.” and “The outdoor spa pools will undergo annual maintenance from February 26 - March 8, 2018 inclusive, with the outdoor swimming p” (sic).
IC Hong Kong Master Thread (closed for renovation until 2022)
Jan 26, 2013, 10:41 am
#331
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This post is probably in the wrong thread and maybe even the wrong forum (HK one may be more appropriate). Also note that there are two ICs in HK, and this thread is not about the GS. I have only stayed at the IC HK (not the GS) so can't comment on any of your choices, but would say that the Sha Tin, even with subway access is sub-par, especially given it is the same price as the others. It is much, much further out, and basically, you would not easily be able to return to the hotel during the day.
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Jan 26, 2013, 12:23 pm
#332
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Thanks so much for the advice, and I'm sorry for posting in the wrong place. The Grand Stanford-specific thread did not come up when I searched those words; I had searched only for posts within the last year, and no one seems to have posted in that thread since 2009. So when I saw "(Merged)" in the title of this thread, I erroneously thought it was about both ICs in Hong Kong. I'll do better next time.
Jan 26, 2013, 9:38 pm
#333
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Thanks so much for the advice, and I'm sorry for posting in the wrong place. The Grand Stanford-specific thread did not come up when I searched those words; I had searched only for posts within the last year, and no one seems to have posted in that thread since 2009. So when I saw "(Merged)" in the title of this thread, I erroneously thought it was about both ICs in Hong Kong. I'll do better next time.
HR Sha Tin is in the middle of nowhere next to Chinese University of HK. Indeed close to public transport (University station) and just 2 stations from a large shopping mall in Sha Tin. However, to get into the city is still a fairly long ride in (during rush hours) very, very crowded trains. The property itself was underwhelming (hardware in particular) when we stayed there in 2010. Unless you want to explore the outlying islands from the ferry pier next door, I wouldn't stay there.
Feb 5, 2013, 9:11 pm
#334
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I plan on staying here this summer in early July. I have Platinum status and will get Ambassador membership for BOGO. That entitles me to get a free upgrade to the next best room. I want a room with a view of the spectacular HK Island skyline. The rooms on the website are: IC Superior Room, Deluxe Room, Harbour View Room, then suites and executive rooms. I want the Harbour View Room. I take it this means that I have to pay for Deluxe Room. Does this hotel have a reputation of moving people to base rooms for awards nights?
Feb 6, 2013, 1:12 am
#335
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I plan on staying here this summer in early July. I have Platinum status and will get Ambassador membership for BOGO. That entitles me to get a free upgrade to the next best room. I want a room with a view of the spectacular HK Island skyline. The rooms on the website are: IC Superior Room, Deluxe Room, Harbour View Room, then suites and executive rooms. I want the Harbour View Room. I take it this means that I have to pay for Deluxe Room. Does this hotel have a reputation of moving people to base rooms for awards nights?
Feb 6, 2013, 12:20 pm
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I plan on staying here this summer in early July. I have Platinum status and will get Ambassador membership for BOGO. That entitles me to get a free upgrade to the next best room. I want a room with a view of the spectacular HK Island skyline. The rooms on the website are: IC Superior Room, Deluxe Room, Harbour View Room, then suites and executive rooms. I want the Harbour View Room. I take it this means that I have to pay for Deluxe Room. Does this hotel have a reputation of moving people to base rooms for awards nights?
Feb 6, 2013, 4:01 pm
#337
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What's the difference between a harbour view and deluxe harbour view? It doesn't give any details on the website with reagrds to what you get for HKG$207 extra.
Feb 6, 2013, 4:24 pm
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Feb 7, 2013, 2:17 am
#340
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I'm torn between the IC and the CP: Causeway Bay.
It's about £500 more for the IC for 3 nights and not sure whether a view is worth that.
Never really use hotel restaurants etc so might be a waste in that respect.
Also, 2000 PC points for the IC Vs. 19200 for the CP could mean a free/cheap night somewhere.
Got nothing major status wise either.
That said, first time in Hong Kong, so not sure whether paying extra for the experience would be worth it or possibly just heading to the IC for a drink and taking in the view anyway?
It's about £500 more for the IC for 3 nights and not sure whether a view is worth that.
Never really use hotel restaurants etc so might be a waste in that respect.
Also, 2000 PC points for the IC Vs. 19200 for the CP could mean a free/cheap night somewhere.
Got nothing major status wise either.
That said, first time in Hong Kong, so not sure whether paying extra for the experience would be worth it or possibly just heading to the IC for a drink and taking in the view anyway?
Last edited by xenole; Feb 7, 2013 at 2:33 am
Feb 7, 2013, 6:28 am
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Do any of the IC HKG rooms come bundled with club access or is the club always an additional supplement?
I want to use a BOGOF but for properties where club access is chargeable (e.g. IC London Park Lane) I try to book a room with inclusive club access when using the BOGOF as it reduces the cost of access to the lounge (and typically gets a much better upgrade).
I want to use a BOGOF but for properties where club access is chargeable (e.g. IC London Park Lane) I try to book a room with inclusive club access when using the BOGOF as it reduces the cost of access to the lounge (and typically gets a much better upgrade).
Feb 7, 2013, 11:39 pm
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Feb 17, 2013, 4:25 pm
#343
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Is there a way to score a "affordable" stay at this hotel? My absolute cutoff is at $250...I know it is low for this type of hotel but I love the reviews and the pictures.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Feb 17, 2013, 7:09 pm
#344
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The reviews and the pictures are harbor view or better rooms w/ the USD $40 breakfast buffet every morning.
As noted in the previous post, Ambassador BOGOF is an excellent value at IC Hong Kong; but expect prices well in excess of the noted cutoff even with the BOGOF.
Feb 27, 2013, 5:28 am
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Just want to double check something.
Got no real status at present and looking at buying Ambassador memership for £132 approx ($200)
Planning a few days in Hong Kong so was looking at the IC for Fri/Sat to take advantage of the BOGOF certificate.
A deluxe room is coming in at £293/night advance (Friday).
Harbour £354.
Deluxe Harbour £375
King Deluxe Juinior Suite £457
etc + taxes
If I were to book say the deluxe room, would I be then guaranteed an upgrade or does occupancy affect this?
Would any upgrade from deluxe to be to standard harbour view room and harbour view room to the deluxe variant?
Or would it be better just to book the deluxe harbour view and go for the suite?
Expensive but averages out at £306/night (inc AMB cost).
What is the procedure with using the certificate as well (for this hotel and/or others if the same)? Mention it at the time of booking or just present it at check-in?
Got no real status at present and looking at buying Ambassador memership for £132 approx ($200)
Planning a few days in Hong Kong so was looking at the IC for Fri/Sat to take advantage of the BOGOF certificate.
A deluxe room is coming in at £293/night advance (Friday).
Harbour £354.
Deluxe Harbour £375
King Deluxe Juinior Suite £457
etc + taxes
If I were to book say the deluxe room, would I be then guaranteed an upgrade or does occupancy affect this?
Would any upgrade from deluxe to be to standard harbour view room and harbour view room to the deluxe variant?
Or would it be better just to book the deluxe harbour view and go for the suite?
Expensive but averages out at £306/night (inc AMB cost).
What is the procedure with using the certificate as well (for this hotel and/or others if the same)? Mention it at the time of booking or just present it at check-in?