Gay Hong Kong Hong Kong City Guide

Curation by Yasmina Rodríguez, words by Casey Siemasko

A series of island territories south of Mainland China, Hong Kong creaks with a sort of compact chaos, where towering high-rises compete for space amid sprawling shopping malls, sparkling skyscrapers and ant-like crowds. Bespoke suit-wearing ants, that is. Slow down long enough however and you’ll discover that Asia’s most cosmopolitan city brims with old-world traditions and international cultural influences just waiting to win you over. Whether its Bamboo-scaffolding fronting a Nike Store or the awesome Tai Mo Shan mountain peak foregrounded by a world-class skyline, Hong Kong’s rich merchant history and east-meets-west culture will always keep you guessing. The veritable birthplace of dim sum, this foodie paradise also offers a heady mix of Michelin-starred eateries and no-frills street food. As for Hong Kong’s gay scene; while there is plenty of it dotted throughout the city, the Pride Parade and Pride Run are annual LGBTQ+ highlights. Looking for inspiration on what to see in Hong Kong? Mr Hudson’s Hong Kong gay scene guide is here for you.

The best hotels in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s hotel scene is one of Asia’s most fiercely contested, and the real art lies in finding a property that doesn’t merely shelter you from the city’s frenetic energy but actively enhances your experience of it. In Admiralty, The Upper House achieves this with quiet mastery. Designed by André Fu, it replaces the conventional front desk with a dedicated “guest experience” team and offers some of the city’s most generously proportioned entry-level rooms — all residential restraint and considered calm. Café Gray Deluxe provides sweeping Victoria Harbour panoramas without ever feeling theatrical about it, while the hotel’s position above Pacific Place puts Central’s galleries, restaurants, and the LGBTQ+-friendly enclave of SoHo within effortless reach.

Across the harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui, the Mondrian Hong Kong is Kowloon’s most spirited new arrival — bold, cinematic, and art-saturated, perfectly positioned for those who want the district’s vibrant energy on their doorstep from the moment they check in.

The Upper House

On the island, The Murray cuts a distinctive silhouette: a sensitively transformed 1960s government building whose recessed windows and sleek, masculine interior have made it a firm favourite with the city’s creative and fashion-forward set. Its rooftop bar, Popinjays, pulls in high-flyers and well-heeled locals with unerring regularity.

Over in Wan Chai — a neighbourhood that has shed its once-rakish reputation to become one of Hong Kong’s most characterful and queer-friendly districts — The Fleming offers something the grander addresses cannot: genuine personality. Inspired by the iconic Star Ferry and the city’s seafaring heritage, it marries maritime chic with a retro-industrial sensibility, the porthole mirrors, brushed glass, and soaring post-war factory windows conspiring to create a space that feels entirely, affectionately Hong Kong. And then there is Rosewood Hong Kong — the undisputed jewel of Victoria Dockside — where museum-quality art, the transformative Asaya wellness retreat, and unparalleled harbour views combine to create what is, for the traveller who regards the absolute best as a baseline expectation, the only address that truly makes sense.