The Peninsula Hong Kong, Kowloon, China

• Sumptuous service, which includes a fleet of on call Rolls-Royces
• Telescopes in the suites - useful for marvelling at the Kowloon skyline
• The amazing spa, with incredible views over the harbour and a Roman-style pool
• Afternoon tea in the Lobby - it's something of an institution

• The unkempt

Conde Nast "Gold List" 07 and 08; "Hong Kong's Leading Suite" in the World Travel Awards 07; Conde Nast "#2 Top Hotel in Asia" 07; "Best Hotel in Hong Kong" in Travel and Leisure Magazine 07

The plethora of restaurants and bars all have the impeccable standards you'd expect from this hotel. From chic French cuisine at Gaddi's, to the slick, Philippe Stark designed Felix's, to Cantonese delicacies in Spring Moon, the fare on offer here reflects Hong Kong's eclectic modernisation and colonial past.