Lonely Planet Review
The Shangri-La is serenely removed from the congestion of the Hong Kong Island streets below it. The hotel's aloofness is reinforced by a lobby that tries too hard to impress with European flourishes, but overall this establishment is far more oriental in design (gloriously so) than most other deluxe Hong Kong accommodation.
This idiosyncratic hotel is embedded in a hillside above Queensway. Although there's quite a mixture of international motifs inside, it's the Asian touches that predominate in the sumptuous rooms and suites. The hotel is amazingly quiet for a building that's only about 500m (1640ft) from the heart of Central; even the golden vault-like lifts are disturbingly hushed, to the point that your ears strain for some telltale sign that this piece of machinery is actually working. When you kick back in the open-air pool, run your eyes down the intriguing outline of the Bank of China Tower.
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Paul Smitz