Wineshark Hotel Stay - InterContinental Hong Kong

Located in TST harbour front, this hotel is one of the best in town with a fantastic view of the Victoria Harbour and HK Island. Decided to come here and spend a staycation holiday, we booked for the special Local Wanderlust Package which is truly a good deal. It included free parking for the stay so we can drive direct from home.

The plan allowed an early check-in at noon, and after a quick registration we were shown to our room. Originally we booked the Harbour View Room, and with the guranteed upgrade we ended up in the Deluxe Harbour View Room.

The room is certainly spacious, with a sitting room area featuring two sofas and a coffee table, a writing desk, and a large king-sized bed at the other end of the room. The design is luxurious, yet cozy and relaxing.

There is welcome fruit platter and a welcome tea prepared for the guests, but feeling hungry we went to lunch straight after dropping our luggage.

Feeling to eat something light we went to Lobby Lounge, featuring a panoramic view of the harbour. The place is more suitable for drinks because of the sofa seating, providing international cuisines. I can imagine during afternoon tea the place would be packed.

After taking a nice stroll in the nearby newly opened K11 Musea, we returned to the hotel and took a bath. Not only the bathroom is very spacious, the shower room can also turn into a sauna while the big bath has jacuzzi function. One of the most sophisticated bathrooms I have ever visited.

For dinner we went to one of the Michelin restaurants in the hotel - Rech by Alain Ducasse. This is the first outpost of the famous Paris seafood restaurant, providing fresh and authentic French delicacies, great wines and wonderful services.

The package also includes breakfast, at Harbourside, the all-day dining in a casual setting renown for its international buffet. True to its fame, even for breakfast there is a wide range of choices, and for anyone there is plenty of varieties.

Instead of checking out at noon, this special allows guests to have late check-out at 6pm. We decided to have dinner at Yan Toh Heen before leaving. This Michelin 2-star Chinese restaurant offers great Cantonese dishes, with a lot of jade carvings too to highlight a luxurious sensory and culinary experience.

The service is very good in all the different areas, and because there is a 15% discount on all spends in the restaurants, as well as a $1,000 credit, it is a great incentive to try out the many great restaurants, which also include Nobu (a Japanese restaurant) and The Steakhouse (grill). We ended up spending about $9,970 and it is an indulgent retreat but worth every penny.