The DNA: The most exciting luxury hotel opening in Hong Kong for the best part of a decade, the Rosewood Hong Kong now dominates the central Kowloon waterfront. Inside its coppery confines, it has 413 beautifully designed rooms and suites, a splendid contemporary art collection and views that would stagger the gods. The hotel’s cobbled driveway and petite lobby has been designed for discreet arrivals, which means there’s little in the way of arrival buzz. The “oohs” and “aahs” come later, as you come to realise how wonderfully indulgent and thoughtfully designed it all is – gleaming marble, hypnotic eight-point geometric motifs, high-backed chairs, check carpets and artworks that stop you in your tracks.

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Accolades: Condé Nast Traveller Hot List 2020, Wallpaper* Best Urban Hotels 2019

✅ free Wi-Fi • size matters: 322 rooms (53m2) & 91 suites (105-175m2) • hotel opened: 2019 • architecture: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) • interior design: tonychi, BAR Studio, Parts and Labor Design • parking possible on-site (charged) • pets allowed • 24-hour front desk • wheelchair accessible