Date of Stay: October 21-25,
2018
RATING (Scale of 1 to 10)
Location: *********
Rooms: **********
Condition and Cleanliness:
**********
Staff Performance: **********
Room Comfort: *********
Food and Beverage: *********
Other Amenities: *********
Value for Money: *********
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| Nathan Hotel |
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| The hotel at night |
The 4-star, 15-storey Nathan
Hotel, centrally located in Kowloon, was opened in 1968 and is one of
the oldest hotels in Hong Kong. Operated by Luk Hoi Tong Co., Ltd., this now
half century old hotel has 189 guestrooms and has undergone renovations and
face-lifts over the decades.
Prominently situated at the center of Nathan Road
(the city’s main thoroughfare), in Yau Ma Tei, it is just a 300 m. (5-min. walk)
away from the Jordan MTR subway station.
Yau Ma Tei, a great choice
for travelers interested in street food, street markets and convenient
public transport, is surrounded by major shopping (with popular
brands such as Rolex, Cartier, Gucci, Tiffany & Co, Louis Vuitton nearby) and
entertainment hubs. The hotel offers easy access to famed attractions
including Temple Street (200 m.), a short 3-minute walk away, and Jade Market
(300 m.). Famous shopping spots such as Tsim Sha Tsui and Mongkok are a
15-minute stroll or a 5 minute MTR subway ride away.
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| Front Desk |
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| Elevators |
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| Reception Area |
We occupied an elegantly
decorated, 20-23 sq. m. Smart Room (Room 610) interconnected with a 46 sq. m. Smart Suite (Suite 609).
Each room uses warm lighting to create a cozy
atmosphere and were equipped with 4-star amenities such as a 48-inch
flat-screen LED cable TV, a minibar, in-room safe, work desk, tea/coffee maker, free
bottled water and hairdryer. Our private
ensuite bath came with free toiletries, bathtub and a shower with a stand alone
rainshower head.
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| Hotel Lobby |
Ours rooms were also equipped
with a handy smartphone, for free use, with built-in city guide (in
multiple languages), unlimited 4G data and local and international
calls to Australia, Mainland China, Singapore, UK and USA. All rooms
include free Wi-Fi.
The 46 sq. m. Nathan Suites (9th- 12th floor) and Platinum
Suite (13th – 14th floor) all have a customized pillow menu. The latter also has an iPod dock.
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| Room 609 |
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| Room 609 |
The Nathan Lounge, on the 9th
floor, offers complimentary beverages and self-serve coffee and tea plus free
internet and a selection of magazines, newspapers and travel books for all
guests.
The Platinum Lounge, on the 14th floor, offers complimentary use of
computers, high-speed wireless internet and multi-functional entertainment
facilities for guests on the Platinum Floor.
The restaurant also offers a
number of food and beverage outlets.
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| Room 610 |
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| Room 610 |
The luxurious, modern, yet traditional fine
dining Penthouse Restaurant, where we had our daily Western-style breakfast, offers
cereals, bread, croissants, juice, brewed coffee, tea, pancakes, fried rice,
sausages, hash browns, bacon, noodles, etc.
It also has a salad and egg (scrambled, fried, omelet) station.
It also serves
traditional Cantonese food and seafood brilliantly created and prepared by Chef
Fok.
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| The Penthouse |
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| The Penthouse |
The Bali, the hotel’s
open-air bar embracing the air of Indonesia, is embellished with
Balinese-crafted furnishings and offers cocktails, refined vintage wines and excellent Balinese
dishes. Two private dining rooms, with audio-visual equipment, are available
for private gatherings.
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| The Bali |
The Nathan Cellar, featuring
handsome sofas, banquettes, wooden floor and intimate lighting, offers a
variety of outstanding wines from an exclusive rare wine list from both classic
regions of France and elsewhere in Europe as well as from the New World. It has
a new Italian-designed, enomatic wine serving and preserving system that keeps
the color, taste and aroma of their wines at a ‘first- time taste’ quality by
preventing oxidation. With the new dispensing system, you can taste up to 8
different types of wine in smaller tasting portions of 25ml, 75ml or 150ml.
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| Nathan Cellar |
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| Starbucks |
Also at the ground floor of
the building is a Starbucks outlet. The 24-hour
fitness center, at the 6th floor, has 6 treadmills, elliptical, stationary bike
and free weights sets.
The hotel also has a 24-hour Front Desk, a tour
desk and a 24-hour self-service business center (photo copying and computers
with printer access) at the lobby.
The hotel offers currency exchange,
airline tickets, airport shuttle, daily housekeeping, dry cleaning, laundry, concierge,
luggage storage, ground transportation arrangement, local tours (China, Macau)
and car rental.
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| Fitness Room |
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| Tour Desk |
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| Hallway |
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| Business Center |
The hotel is also located 300
m. from Tin Hau Temple; 500 m. from Hong Kong International Hobby and Toy
Museum; 600 m. from King’s Park Hockey
Center, Bruce Lee Club, Yau Ma tei Wholesale Market and Yau Ma Tei Theater; 1.4
kms. from Harbor City; 2.8 kms. from
Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal; 3.3 kms. from The Landmark; 3.4 kms. from Lan
Kwai Fong; 3.5 kms. from SoHo; 4.1 kms. from Happy Valley Racecourse; 4.3 kms.
from Hong Kong Stadium; 4.4 kms. from Wong Tai Sin Temple; 4.7 kms. from
Victoria Peak; 7.7 kms. from Ocean Park and 24.2 kms. (40-min. drive) from Hong
Kong International Airport.
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| Nathan Lounge |
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| Platinum Lounge |
Ours rooms were also equipped
with a handy smartphone, for free use, with built-in city guide (in
multiple languages), unlimited 4G data and local and international
calls to Australia, Mainland China, Singapore, UK and USA. All rooms
include free Wi-Fi. 
The Nathan Lounge, on the 9th
floor, offers complimentary beverages and self-serve coffee and tea plus free
internet and a selection of magazines, newspapers and travel books for all
guests. 
The luxurious, modern, yet traditional fine
dining Penthouse Restaurant, where we had our daily Western-style breakfast, offers
cereals, bread, croissants, juice, brewed coffee, tea, pancakes, fried rice,
sausages, hash browns, bacon, noodles, etc.
It also has a salad and egg (scrambled, fried, omelet) station. 
Also at the ground floor of
the building is a Starbucks outlet. The 24-hour
fitness center, at the 6th floor, has 6 treadmills, elliptical, stationary bike
and free weights sets. 
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