Lan Kwai Fong and Soho, South of Hollywood Road, are two small bustling areas of restaurants, clubs and bars. To find out what's new visit www.hkclubbing.com for reviews from locals, details of opening hour and prices.

Location - 15 minutes by road/4 Km or 2.5 Miles

Ride the world's only double-decker trams. The tram runs from Shau Kei Wan in the east to Kennedy Town in the west. This is a very 'local' experience, although avoid rush hours as the experience can loose some of the fun in the crush.

Location - 10 Minutes by road/2 Km or 1.2 Miles

Ride the world's only double-decker trams. The tram runs from Shau Kei Wan in the east to Kennedy Town in the west. This is a very 'local' experience, although avoid rush hours as the experience can loose some of the fun in the crush.

Location - 2 Minutes/0.1 Km or 0.1 Miles

From Sai Kung harbour you can take a speedboat across to ‘High Island’ for a quiet walk along sea side paths and through old villages. Visit a temple and stop for a seafood lunch. The boat trip is an exhilarating fifteen minutes.

Location - 40 minutes by taxi

Right across from the hotel by the typhoon shelter filled with yachts and bobbing sampans is the Noon Day gun. It is fired by Jardine's every day at noon as a time signal and at midnight on New Year's Eve.

Location - Across from the hotel

The Star Ferry trip across the harbour affords terrific views of the receding island which is especially dramatic at night. Whilst a major mode of transport between Hong Kong Island and Tsim Tsa Tsui, it is in fact one of the most scenic journeys you can do in the world.

Location - 10 Minutes/4 Km or 2.5 Miles

The Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island was established by three monks in 1905. There are more than 300 Buddhist monasteries on the island. The Giant Buddha is Asia's largest seated outdoor Buddha measuring 34 metres high and made of 250 tons of bronz

Location - 55 Km or 34.2 Miles

Location - 30 Minutes/15 km or 9.3 Miles

The Hong Kong Museum of Art, next door to the Cultural Centre, in Tsim Tsa Tsui displays Chinese fine arts and stages excellent special exhibitions.

Location - 10 minutes to Tsim Sha Tsui by MTR(underground)/4 km or 2.5 Miles

The Peak is Hong Kong's most dramatic and easily accessible site. Offering 360 degree views of the island and harbour as well as some of the most expensive and luxurious homes in Hong Kong. The display of city's night time neon from this vantage point is simply breathtaking.

Location - 20 Minutes/5.6 Km or 3.5 Miles

The 50km Hong Kong Trail, a well-laid out footpath, links five country parks together. Wherever you are, it is easy to get out of the city and within half an hour be surrounded by lush sub-tropical greenery. There are walks for all abilities taking you through small villages and sprawling beach

Your shopping experience begins on your doorstep. Jardine's Bazaar and Jardine's Crescent have streets of canvas covered stalls with a myriad of accessories and bargains. Times Square and the swish Lee Gardens shopping malls offer a grand parade of international luxury brand names.

Hollywood Road, a few streets just above the hotel, is excellent for quality antiques from China and Tibet.

Location - 15 Minutes by road/4 Km or 2.5 Miles

Here you will find small trinkets and tiny figurines to fine pieces of significant value. The Jade Market is near the junction of Kansu and Battery streets in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon.

Location - 20 minutes by MTR (underground)/8 Km or 5 Miles

Go there to buy Chinese curios, silks, personalised Character stamps and 'seconds', cheap designer clothing particularly great bargains for kids clothes. Apart from being a fun market it is a pretty location on the south side of the island.

Location - 30 Minutes/10 Km or 6.2 Miles

For those that like to work for their bargains then visit Ap Lei Chau. This is not an attractive shopping experience but there are many discount furniture shops and clothing warehouses.

Location - 30 Minutes/10 Km or 6.2 Miles

ToTT's, on the top floor of The Excelsior, is hard to beat for nightime glitz. The restaurant offers 270 degree panoramic views over Victoria Harbour and Kowloon beyond. Enjoy the eclectic menu followed by dancing to live music with quality bands.

Location - Talk Of The Town - At the hotel

Located on the second floor of The Excelsior, Yee Tung Heen has gained international acclaim for its distinctive, authentic Cantonese cuisine and delicious dim sum specialities.

Location - Yee Tung Heen Chinese restaurant

SoHo and Lan Kwai Fong are two adjacent areas that offer an enormous range of small restaurants with themes as diverse as Nepalese to Mexican. Browse round and pick an atmosphere and cuisine you prefer before making a booking.

Location - 15 Minutes by road/4 Km or 2.5 Miles

For some local atmosphere head to Jardine's Bazaar, Tang Lung and Matheson Streets. Rows of food stalls stay open until the small hours, illuminated with neon and strip lights you can tour and feast on a range of local snacks.

Location - 2 Minutes walk/0.1 Km or 0.1 Miles

On the South Side of the island a stretch of international restaurants offer terraces, balconies and wonderful views across the bay.

Location - Al Fresco Dining

For a very local seafood experience visit Lamma Island or Sai Kung in the New Territories and order a fresh feast by the sea. Live shellfish and fish are netted from a tank and cooked on the spot.

Location - 60 minutes/24 Km or 15 Miles