Travel

Tsim Sha Tsui

Establishment neighborhood
M+ Museum
38 Museum Dr., Tsim Sha Tsui
M+ is Hong Kong’s equivalent to NYC’s MoMA or London’s Tate Modern. The collection is global, but you’ll notice a focus on Hong Kong’s unique cultural heritage. That’s especially true in the Sigg gallery, which is focused entirely on contemporary Chinese art; it chronicles the last few decades of cultural and economic change in Hong Kong, exploring identity shifts through paintings, photography, sculpture, and installation art. The museum has also started conserving Hong Kong’s iconic neon signs, which are steadily disappearing from the city streets as the government flags them for removal; you can see a few of them in the galleries. We also loved the exhibitions on modern design and architecture, including an entire sushi bar that was dismantled in Tokyo and reconstructed in the galleries here.
Regent Hong Kong
18 Salisbury Rd. Regent, Tsim Sha Tsui
The Regent sits right on Avenue of Stars on the west side of K11 Musea with gorgeous views of the harbor and Kowloon. Service is outstanding, and the rooms are pared-back and glowy, in warm tones of blush and light wood. It’s a smaller and less showy operation than, say, the Rosewood, the Peninsula, or the Four Seasons, but there are still a set of world-class restaurants (a Nobu, celebrated Cantonese restaurant Lai Ching Heen, and a steakhouse) and an intimate bar and cigar lounge.
Rosewood Hong Kong
18 Salisbury Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui
This is the chicest hotel in Hong Kong, and it draws a stylish clientele to match. Rooms are well-balanced and design-forward, with a carefully considered mix of color, pattern, and texture that is almost—almost—enough to draw your eye away from views of Victoria Harbor and Kowloon Peak. The suites have butler service. The hotel has a formidable kids’ club, if you’re traveling with family. And there’s an impressive crop of restaurants on site: Michelin-starred Legacy House for Cantonese dim sum, tea service at the Butterfly Room, classic Italian at BluHouse, and an upscale take on a cha chaan teng at Holt’s Café, among several others. The Asaya spa—which focuses not only on physical health but emotional health, too—is a highlight. If you plan on spending serious time there, which we’d encourage, consider booking one of the two spa suites, which have butlers, huge tubs, and their own treatment rooms.
Asaya Spa
18 Salisbury Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui
Asaya is a sanctuary above the bustling streets below. From their sixth-floor courtyard—so serene you can’t hear the city—you’d barely know you were in Hong Kong at all. Order services à la carte or have the wellness experts here put together a bespoke program for you; they’ll analyze 12 dimensions of well-being (from genetics to emotional wellness to skin health) and target treatments according to their findings. That might include pulsed-light facials, massages with oil blends made just for you, or one-on-one guided meditation. Between treatments, drop into the steam room or swim in the stunning infinity pool, which looks over Tsim Sha Tsui and Victoria Harbor. There are also a couple of hotel suites—Asaya is part of Rosewood Hong Kong—within the spa complex. Book one of them, or both, for a wellness-focused retreat. Each expansive suite has a huge soaking tub, an in-suite treatment room, and butler service.
The Legacy House
Rosewood Hong Kong Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui
Michelin-starred Legacy House serves dim sum and modern Cantonese food with views of Victoria Harbor. Meat and seafood dishes dominate the menu—people like the spicy beef, fish noodles, and deep-fried duck. The vegetarian accommodations are equally impressive: If we could order baskets and baskets of the mushroom dumplings, we would. Dessert is spectacular, and you wouldn’t be wrong to get one of everything, like cream-filled mango mochi, black sesame jellies, and deep-fried milk.
Afternoon Tea at the Peninsula
Salisbury Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui
The Hong Kong location in Tsim Sha Tsui is actually the Peninsula's original location (the building was built back in 1828), and considering the highly British-influenced history of Hong Kong, it's no surprise that high tea here is a big deal. To complete the full-on fancy experience, the hotel brings in a string quartet—lovingly called the Lobby Strings—for daily performances, and serves finger sandwiches, pastries, and champagne alongside its Earl Grey.
The Peninsula
Salisbury Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui
Perched on the harbor in Kowloon near the famed Star Ferry Terminal, this Deco-era hotel (not only is it Hong Kong’s oldest, but the location gives the entire hotel group its name) got a tech-y upgrade with state-of-the-art TVs and touch-screen in-room lighting systems. Ask for a harbor suite for prime views of brightly lit Hong Kong Island. Bonus: you can book your airport transfer via helicopter or on one of their fourteen Rolls Royce Phantoms. While they whisk you into the city, you can pre-order your room service upon arrival—no guarantees it will stave off jet lag, but the lobster bisque soothes after a long flight.