If you’re looking for a Hong Kong hotel near Wan Chai Station, AKI Hong Kong MGallery ended up being a really solid pick.
I went back and forth for quite a while trying to decide which area to stay in Hong Kong,
and eventually landed on this Hong Kong Island hotel,
AKI Hong Kong MGallery.
We usually stay only within the Accor group,
so it came down to this place or Mondrian Hong Kong.
AKI Hong Kong MGallery is on Hong Kong Island,
while Mondrian Hong Kong is over on the Kowloon side.
I’d honestly recommend mapping out your itinerary first
and choosing whichever one makes your route easier.
To get a little more specific,
AKI Hong Kong MGallery is in Wan Chai,
and Mondrian Hong Kong is closer to Tsim Sha Tsui.
The places marked in red on the map above
are the main sightseeing areas in Hong Kong.
At a glance, Hong Kong Island might look like it has more to do, but Tsim Sha Tsui also has tons of places worth visiting, so I really can’t say one area is definitively better than the other.
Anyway, on to the hotel review.
AKI Hong Kong MGallery Location and First Impressions
It’s about a 6- to 7-minute walk from Wan Chai Station,
and it’s easy enough to find if you follow the map.
The building is narrow and tall,
and the sign just says AKI.
I hadn’t really had especially great experiences with MGallery before,
but this one was actually pretty good.
The overall interior has a Japanese-inspired feel,
and I really liked the neat, warm wood tones throughout.
There’s an information desk right when you walk in on the first floor,
but the actual reception is on the 3rd floor.
The elevators are split between floors 1–3 and floors 2–25.
Even after check-in, you can’t go straight from the first floor to your room.
You have to pass through the lobby or restaurant area,
which is a little inconvenient.
Checking in on the 3rd floor.
The staff were kind and spoke English well.
I booked it for the low 200,000 KRW range per night,
so roughly around $150–$170 a night.
Check-in is at 3 PM, and check-out is at 12 PM.
Next to reception there’s a lobby lounge,
but since the hotel footprint itself is pretty small,
the space isn’t very large. There’s a coffee bar tucked farther inside.
And the view from the lobby window?
Industrial AC units on the neighboring building. This is Hong Kong.
For check-out, if you didn’t charge anything to the room,
you can just drop the key card in the box on your way out.
I got a room upgrade through my membership,
and I think they moved me from a Classic Room to a Deluxe Room.
I was assigned a room on the 16th floor,
and I had requested a quiet room. It really was quiet the entire stay.
I checked the floor plan too.
There are only 9 rooms per floor,
which probably helped keep things peaceful.
Anyway, here’s a quick room tour video first.
It had been a while since I stayed in a room this compact.
Bigger than Japan, sure…
but still definitely small.
I’m pretty sure it was a king bed,
though since we use a large king at home it didn’t feel huge to me.
Still, it was more than comfortable enough for a great night’s sleep.
But the real issue was the window.
From this angle it looks kind of calm…
Raise the blinds and wow, what a view.
The room is sold as a city view,
and well… I guess this technically counts as city view, right?
Apparently some higher rooms on the other side get a bit of a harbor view,
but since the hotel isn’t right on the waterfront,
I’m not sure how much harbor you’d actually see.
The TV was a little small, but it was a smart TV, so watching YouTube was easy.
I had brought a Chromecast too,
but the back of the TV was built into the wall, so there was nowhere to plug it in.
So yes, no need to pack your Chromecast for this one.
We’re both kind of digital nomad-ish,
so we usually travel with laptops to get some work done.
But there was only one tiny table,
just big enough for a single laptop, so I let my husband use it.
AKI Hong Kong MGallery Room Review
The bathroom can be separated from the bedroom with a sliding door,
but it felt less cramped with it open, so we mostly left it that way.
There’s no bathtub,
but I liked that the shower and toilet were in separate compartments.
The sink is outside, and there’s hand wash
and body lotion. The brand is Malin+Goetz.
They do provide toothbrush sets, and the hair dryer was not bad either.
Open the toilet door and the lid lifts automatically.
The shower also has Malin+Goetz shampoo, conditioner,
and body wash, and the water pressure was seriously intense.
It came out so strong it almost stung my skin,
which was both great and slightly annoying at the same time.
Surprisingly, the water quality itself was pretty decent.
After using it for three nights, it only yellowed things a little, like in the photo on the right, so I’d call that acceptable.
The room came with thick slippers and a luggage rack.
There were various glasses, bottled water, and a coffee machine.
They also had TWG tea bags,
except the label said TeaWG instead of TWG, so I first thought it was a knockoff.
Apparently it’s not fake at all,
just the same brand using TeaWG branding in Hong Kong because of trademark issues.
There was also a pretty tea set in the room,
but it was chargeable, so I didn’t use it.
Below the sink area on the opposite side,
there’s a safe and a sliding mini fridge.
These macarons were the Accor membership welcome gift.
They were hard and honestly not good.
The hotel gives you water in glass bottles,
but each one is only 250ml, which felt way too small.
From the second day on, I left a note asking for more water,
and they brought 6 bottles, then 9 bottles, but even that didn’t feel especially generous,
so we just bought extra outside.
AKI Hong Kong MGallery Breakfast Review
That’s the room covered, so now for the breakfast review.
Breakfast is served at Tangram on the 2nd floor.
The view is better than the one from our room, but it’s still very much a forest of buildings.
A lot of people in Hong Kong just grab breakfast at a nearby cha chaan teng,
a classic Hong Kong-style local café,
so the breakfast room never seemed very crowded.
You can help yourself at the buffet,
and there are also made-to-order dishes from the kitchen.
Coffee is made at the café and brought to your table.
On the Interactive Breakfast menu,
there are egg dishes, wonton noodles, a Greek yogurt bowl,
pancakes, salad, and even a separate kids’ menu.
These were the buffet items.
Nothing was wildly delicious,
but there also weren’t any weird or confusing dishes.
It felt like a lineup of simple, easy-to-eat options.
The bread, fruit, and salad were all perfectly fine,
and the wonton noodles came in a surprisingly huge portion.
They tasted pretty good,
but I’m not usually a wonton noodle person, so my husband ended up eating most of it.
My favorite breakfast item by far
was this Greek yogurt bowl.
It came in a big bowl with yogurt, granola, and all kinds of fruit,
and it wasn’t overly sweet, which made it so good.
Ever since this trip,
I’ve actually been making breakfast like this at home too.
I ordered the yogurt bowl on the first day,
and then got it every single morning after that.
Time to check out.
When I mentioned that I had a late-night flight, they offered a late check-out until around 2 or 3 PM,
but because of our schedule,
we checked out in the morning and just left our luggage.
As long as it’s the same day you check out,
they’ll hold your bags until late at night.
After leaving our luggage, we spent the day out having fun,
then came back in the evening and used the welcome drink voucher
to get tea and beer.
And then, the real check-out.
The staff stayed kind and helpful right to the very end.
There’s an A11 airport bus stop right behind the hotel,
which made getting to Hong Kong International Airport incredibly easy.
And of course, when coming from the airport to AKI Hong Kong,
you can also just take the A11 bus straight there.
Octopus Card works, naturally.
Hong Kong has plenty of expensive luxury hotels,
but on a Hong Kong trip you usually spend so much time out exploring
that you’re barely in the hotel anyway,
so I didn’t feel the need to splurge.
If you want a well-located 5-star hotel in the roughly $150–$170 per night range,
with good service and a convenient base in Wan Chai,
I’d definitely recommend AKI Hong Kong MGallery.