Located near the main Causeway Bay MTR, Star Ferry lines, and restaurants
Rooms with smartphones, flat-screen TVs, minibars, and pillow menus
Trendy, lively cocktail bar
Coffee lounge with attractive outdoor terrace
Buffet breakfast with Chinese and Western options
Access to amenities at The Cosmopolitan hotel next door
Free area shuttle to five destinations
Internet corner and free Wi-Fi throughout
Tiny standard rooms with small TVs
Breakfast not included in standard rates
No on-site restaurant
No business or fitness center
The mid-range 142-room Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong has little in the way of on-site amenities: A trendy party bar and a rooftop coffee lounge cover the main attractions. But guests have access to the sister Cosmopolitan Hotel next door with its full restaurant, fitness center, and excellent shuttle bus service. And the Cosmo's location in the Wan Chai neighborhood gives plenty more dining options. Though small, standard rooms are reasonably priced, and come with extensive pillow menus as well as loaner smartphones that act as Wi-Fi hotspots. Travelers willing to spend a bit more might consider staying at the Cosmopolitan to avoid walking to additional amenities.
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Scene
An uber-trendy hotel with a scene-setting bar
The Cosmo aims to attract guests with its trendy design and playful use of color and texture. Its lobby is covered in gleaming surfaces, like the imposing orange-lacquered front desk set with recessed lighting. To its right, suspended white branches wrapped in a string of lights creates a modern chandelier. Velvet turquoise slipper chairs sit under a white wall with a raised wave pattern. All together, the look feels a bit scattered, hitting a range of decorative styles and colors. Embedded in the floor, small dots of blue and green lights twinkle among the white floor tiles leading the way to the main attraction: Bold floor-to-ceiling red doors at the far end of the room, which opens to the ongoing party in the hotel's Nooch Bar. Inside, a moody wash of gray-on-gray sets the scene: Slate-gray curtains cover the raw, industrial walls and soften the space with its exposed ceiling and concrete floors. Curved red-leather banquettes are topped with white netting, and a cascade of metal beads provides a little shimmer to the space. This property tends to attract young couples, although business travelers and families also stay here.
Location
In the city center near the Times Square shopping complex
Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong is located in the Wan Chai neighborhood between the Happy Valley Racecourse and a large cemetery (which can be seen from some rooms). It's walking distance to many surrounding restaurants, and the popular Times Square Shopping Mall is eight minutes away by foot. The Wan Chai Ferry Pier is a walkable distance but a bit of a trek, 19 minutes away on foot. Depending on traffic, it's a six-minute drive to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and a similar distance to the main MTR Causeway Bay Station, the latter of which can also be reached on foot within 15 minutes. Expect a 40-minute drive to Hong Kong International Airport.
Rooms
Neutral rooms with a punch of color outfitted with writing desks and smartphones
The Cosmo's 142 guest rooms have streamlined contemporary decor and a neutral palette of light-gray walls and carpets, with oversized headboards in bold orange, green, or yellow. Rooms are furnished with small glass-topped desks, leather chairs matching the headboard's color, and small bedside tables. Stocked minibars, safes, electric tea kettles, and pillow menus with 11 choices (scented jasmine, non-allergic, feather, etc.) come standard. Each room also has a small 20-inch flat-screen TV and a loaner smartphone that acts as a Wi-Fi hotspot paired with a keyboard. Bathrooms, attractively outfitted with vessel sinks and a wall of colored tile, have either a small walk-in shower or a standard shower/tub combo plus toiletries, slippers, bathrobes, hairdryers, and scales. The "green floor" of the hotel has rooms with added houseplants, natural boutique toiletries, and organic teabags. But it may be equal parts gimmicky and eco-friendly, since these rooms also include plastic bottled water for free.
Features
The scene-y Nooch Bar, a rooftop coffee lounge, and free shuttle bus service
Behind the lobby's giant red doors is Nooch Bar, the hotel's main attraction and party venue. It's home to several recurring events and regularly hosts private parties, when it's not serving as a trendy cocktail bar for hotel guests and locals. There's no full restaurant here, but between the bar and the Breeze coffee lounge, guests have some drinking and dining on-site. The coffee lounge has an attractive covered rooftop terrace with patio furniture rimmed in greenery. A buffet breakfast with Western and Chinese options is available, though not included in standard rates. Other facilities and amenities are accessible next door at the Cosmopolitan Hotel Hong Kong, including a full restaurant, on-site fitness center, and a convenient free shuttle bus service to metro stops or commercial buildings at Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, Admiralty, Central, Quarry Bay and Ocean Park.
