Ewens-Downing Adventures in Asia

Once inside the Peninsula Hotel we did our best not to look like wide-eyed tourists. (Which of course we were.) As Ron checked us in, I scoped-out the lobby.

As you can see, the lobby quite lives up to the reputation of “the Pen.” But could our room do as well for us? We had no idea what we were in store for. We took the elevator up the tower. This is a newer building added to the back of the original Peninsula Hotel building. The bell boy politely took our key, opened the door and led us into our suite, the “Whisper of Pine” room.

OK, now I’m going to switch into a sappy Hollywood presentation voice…

What do we find upon entering the room? Looks like some double doors just beyond the foyer. And who could that be waiting inside?

It’s your dear E&D Adventure hosts, Ron and Louis.

There were some welcome treats waiting for the weary travelers. On the coffee table was a presentation of custom chocolates made especially for the hotel and the ubiquitous fruit basket. But this time it contained some varieties we weren’t familiar with. (Ask Ron about his encounter with the Dragon Fruit.) On the desk was some welcome tea. (And if you like the tea set it is available for purchase in the hotel gift shop.)

Needless to say, we were impressed. But wait! There’s more! What is through these double doors? Ah, the bedroom.

You can’t see it because the windows were fogged-over the morning I took those initial photos. But ultimately there was one selling point that drew us to this hotel and this room. That would be the view…

This view is from the Kowloon side of the harbor to Hong Kong island. I have many MANY more photos of the view. Just wait until you see the skyline at night.

We were finally in Hong Kong. So we thanked our bell boy and sent him on his way. After getting cleaned-up and changed we went out and about on safari for Starbucks. Luckily we found one just around the corner from the hotel.