Loved this hotel. We chose a harbour deluxe room and it is well worth it for the views of the harbour and the skyline from both sides. Entertainment in itself. The staff are friendly and the room had everything you needed for your stay and was immaculately clean. We stayed 9 nights. Room service was a luxury but affordable and you really have to have breakfast in your room overlooking the harbour. Lots of nice little touches like postcards of the views, a daily morning paper and sweets in a replica Excelsior hotel tin!!This is a great area for shopping and eating and it is only 5 minutes walk to the MTR. The hotel restaurants are great as well and there is an English pub (with weekly pub quiz) for those of you missing home. Great for families and it is really safe around. You overlook the noonday gun. You can walk to the star ferry in about 15 minutes. Victoria Park is also a short walk. Really glad we stayed on Hong Kong island and not Kowloon as the night life is on the HK side.

I have stayed here several times over the years and The Excelsior moves like a well-oiled machine. It is a large hotel in a busy part of town with several restaurants. The lobby has a high volume of foot traffic, but congestion is never a problem. I have always found the service to be outstanding, after all the Excelsior is now run by Mandarin Oriental. The restaurants are appealing. The location makes travelling anywhere in the city incredibly convenient. My partner and I think of the Excelsior as our 'home away from home' and always look forward to our return.

The Excelsior is pricey, but is a great location if you want to stay on the island. I really have no criticisms but there is nothing really remarkable about the hotel which differentiates it from other higher end htoels anywhere in the world ... service is very good, a good selection of restaraunts (Yee Tung Heen is authentic and excellent / ToTT has a spectauular view), all the facilites you would expect (business centre, gym etc). I am not sure why but the Excelsior could have been any high end quality hotel ... maybe because Hong Kong itself is so vibrant.