11 Best Hotels in Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Owned by a family of art lovers and collectors, this elegant hotel brings understated chic to a street dominated by bathroom fittings stores. The rooms are mostly compact but fitted with cushy comforts like plush beds and marble bathrooms, while a couple of suites have sprawling balconies offering views of the busy streets below. Dining is a highlight—Zoku serves up contemporary Japanese cuisine and Lucciola offers an elevated take on Italian classics, while alfresco bar The Terrace is the perfect place to nurse a cocktail. The artfully designed lobby is dotted with books and paintings from the owners' private collection, and doubles as a hangout space for guests.

A minimalist Japandi design hotel with light, bright rooms that come with lovely city or Victoria Harbour views, this hotel even has a few tatami rooms, a first for Hong Kong. Creature comforts include Malin+Goetz designer bath products and an in-room Nespresso machine. The on-site whisky bar and tranquil Zen garden provide spaces to relax, whether you want to do it with a drink or a rake in hand.

This comfortable, if older, hotel occupies a prime spot between Wan Chai and Causeway Bay opposite the popular Happy Valley Racecourse, yet its rates are surprisingly reasonable—perhaps because many rooms look onto Sai Wan War Cemetery, where more than 1,500 soldiers who died during World War II are buried. If you're superstitious, ask for a room that faces the racecourse instead. The accommodations are fairly spacious and comfortable, though they're dated and the busy wallpaper can be a turnoff. But if value and location take top priority, this is hard to beat.

A direct connection to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre makes this a business-first hotel, but leisure travelers also enjoy the elegant rooms, with sweeping harbor views and luxurious touches such as an oversize square bathtub and mirror TV. The restaurants are excellent, in particular One Harbour Road; the handsome Grand Hyatt Steakhouse; and Tiffin, with its legendary buffet spread and live music performances. Sports facilities include a curvaceously beautiful pool, 400-meter jogging track, children's playground, and some rent-by-the-hour facilities such as a driving range and tennis and squash courts.

This waterfront property, run by a company affiliated with the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, has small but relatively inexpensive rooms near the Wan Chai Star Ferry pier. Rooms are pleasantly decorated and offer enviable harbor views. The hotel is well placed if you want to attend cultural events in the evening: both the Arts Centre and the Academy for Performing Arts are next door. It's also opposite the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The pedestrian overpass will get you across Wan Chai or to the Star Ferry quickly without stepping down into the traffic, that is, until you get to Hennessy Road.

This standout boutique hotel has serious architectural chops—the exterior resembles a circling dragon—as well as photogenic interiors, where exquisitely designed guest rooms have dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows, colorful contemporary decor, and funky tiled-wall murals. As for the rest of the hotel, you can’t miss the suspended, glass-bottomed rooftop pool or the vertigo-inducing Skybar, and the coffee at Indicolite restaurant will have you hooked.

If you get a little nostalgic for Alice in Wonderland at Mira Moon hotel, you’re not totally off the mark: the hypermodern, abstract interiors are meant to depict the legend behind the Mid-Autumn moon festival—a fairy-tale-like Chinese legend revolving around the Moon Goddess of Immortality and a space-traveling jade rabbit. To bring the story to life, Wanders & yoo design house intermingles antique Chinese accents, such as peony details and latticed woodwork, alongside futuristic furnishings and tech-friendly touches. The neighborhood nightlife still errs on the unseemly side, but on the other hand there's no shortage of late-night eateries nearby.

Decent harbor views from some rooms compensate for sparse furnishings and the lack of any personality, while the business center is handy for those with work to do. Abundant nightlife is only minutes away, and guests can escape to the rooftop gym and outdoor pool.

The modest guest rooms in this Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre hotel are simply outfitted with attractive modern decor; although many have harbor views, some overlook a sprawling outdoor pool, a driving range, a jogging trail, and a playground that should help keep the kids busy. A popular rendezvous spot for locals and visiting businesspeople, the lobby bar and restaurant offers creative cocktails in the evening.

The most luxurious stay in Wan Chai, this André Fu--designed hotel features posh touches in each of its spacious rooms, from plush bathrobes and Frette bed linens to St. Regis--branded bottles of gin in the minibar. There's even an entire floor dedicated to wellness, including a spa and a temperature-controlled pool. The restaurants take things up another notch—the hotel has two Michelin-starred establishments, the innovative French L'Envol and the Cantonese fine-diner Run. 

The high ceilings and abacus-inspired lobby decor bode well for the rest of the contemporary rooms and facilities at V Wanchai 2. This business-friendly address is a great location for conventions, and the free Wi-Fi, daily breakfast, and evening happy hour will make any traveler feel at home. All of the large apartmentlike rooms come equipped with a plasma TV, while the highest room categories have washers, dryers, and wine coolers.