Category: ESCAPADES

The Upper House

Add: Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2918 1838
Website: www.upperhouse.com
Price: from 5,000 HKD/night
Visited: Aug 2016

It’s been a while since I last went to Hong Kong, so I couldn’t help but feel a little excited on my flight over – especially knowing that I will be staying at The Upper House. I have heard so much about this hotel and was already quite charmed by it after a lovely lunch at Cafe Gray Deluxe five years ago, so naturally I was looking forward to the stay. 4 days and 3 evenings after, I’m a believer. Let’s see how the experience unfolded.

八月底，去了一趟香港。由于在巴黎這些年幾乎都沒回亞洲，上次到香港玩也是快六年前的事了，去程的飛機上不免有種鄉巴佬要進城的興奮感（是真的）。這次住宿選擇在The Upper House 奕居，四天三夜下來除了滿意還是滿意 － 方便的地點、優雅的設計、舒適的空間、細致的服務，無一不讓人傾心。

It all started at the airport. Thanks to The Upper House’s limousine service, I didn’t have to wait in the long queue for taxi. I hopped on a Lexus Hibrid (Mercedes also available) and 40 minutes later I was at the hotel. Smooth.

感謝酒店的機場接送服務，不用大排長龍的等出租車。Upper House 用的是 Lexus 混能環保車（也可以選擇Mercedes），車裏設有wifi，連水都很貼心的准備了不容易灑出來的嘴吸裝水瓶。香港小旅行，完美開始。

The hotel sits on top of Pacific Place, a glossy shopping complex at Admiralty, which is one stop from the Central business district and one stop (across the harbor) from Tsim Sha Tsui, and also within walking distance to Wanchai. Perfect location.

從機場出發一路順暢，和司機先生聊著天，大約40分鍾抵達酒店。Upper House 位于金鍾太古廣場，是港島非常中心的地段，到中環、上環、灣仔都非常近，以地點來說沒有比這裏更方便的了。

The hotel entrance is cocooned inside a thick wall, entitled “Stone Curtain” by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, a understated yet solid facade that separates the hotel from the outside world. As The Upper House is renovated from an apartment building, its design is unlike that of a traditional five-star hotel – there is no grand lobby, but instead, it feels more like a (very stylish) home. At the reception, hotel service staff are all smiles and know the guests by name.

酒店大門隱藏在石砌厚牆內，低調、隱密、有與外界區隔的安全感。這裡由一棟公寓改造而成，設計上不像傳統的五星級酒店，沒有氣派的大堂，反而更有家的感覺，服務人員也都笑容滿面，叫得出客人的名字。