Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a city built in layers—and often vertically. Colonial-era buildings, neon-lit streets and traditional tong lau tenements sit beneath extraordinary concentrations of Modernist towers and contemporary architecture, squeezed between steep mountains and Victoria Harbour. Density has always encouraged invention here: restaurants hide several floors above street level, bars occupy unlikely corners and some of the city’s most interesting design is found behind thoroughly ordinary façades. From the cinematic streets of Kowloon to the steep neighbourhoods of Hong Kong Island, architecture and urban life feel inseparable.

Food and drink are fundamental to understanding the city. Dim sum houses, cha chaan tengs, dai pai dongs and traditional Cantonese restaurants coexist with ambitious contemporary kitchens and influences from across Asia and beyond. Hong Kong’s great pleasure is that a Michelin-starred meal can be followed by noodles or roast goose in a fluorescent-lit neighbourhood institution. Cocktail culture is equally sophisticated, while historic hotel bars and tiny independent drinking spots keep the city lively long after dinner.

Hong Kong’s most interesting hotels reflect its extraordinary contrasts. Grand harbour landmarks coexist with converted industrial buildings and highly individual boutique hotels that reinterpret local history through contemporary design. At DNA Hotels, we curate the places where architecture, food and Hong Kong’s cultural identity become part of the stay—hotels that capture the energy of a city where space is precious, views are dramatic and ingenious design is almost a necessity.