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Review / Island Shangri-La’s new family suites, from Hong Kong Wonders’ tram-themed room and Don Mak’s whimsical mural of landmarks to the practical Pantry and kids’ Hangout
STORYRob Garratt
- The Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong recently submitted its entire 45th floor to a whimsical family-themed overhaul – and this intrepid Style reviewer paid a visit despite being sans kids
- Guests can also stay in the Underwater Treasure suite, the Safari Adventure, Treetop Hideout or Enchanted Castle; take your kids to the Hangout for sweets, treats and beanbags
“If I’m naughty, I’ll sleep in the tram,” I jokingly told my partner when checking in to review the Island Shangri-La’s newly revealed family suites – despite it being just the two of us.
Yet moments after crawling into our room’s twee tram-bed following a long deadline day in the office, I was fast asleep. Out for the count. Upon reluctantly waking, only the promise of live dinner jazz at the hotel’s Lobster Bar & Grill eventually got me upright again.
That was one comfy ride.
A night in Island Shangri-La’s family suite
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Believe it or not, my beloved tram is just one of 10 delightfully themed kids’ bedrooms on offer at the Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong, which recently submitted its entire 45th floor to a whimsical family-themed overhaul. You’ll feel it the minute the lift doors open onto a Harry Potter-esque station platform, your arrival greeted by the incessantly chuffing model train choo choo-ing by above your head.
Complete with interactive sound effects, the Ding Ding is the centrepiece of the floor’s understandably popular Hong Kong Wonders two-bedroom suite. Keen for an escape from the city? Your little ones can sleep in a submarine in the Underwater Treasure suite, camp next to a lion for a Safari Adventure, nod off in a Treetop Hideout, or play princess in an Enchanted Castle.
Another sure-fire favourite of exhausted adults, the Campervan Haven gives guests the chance to curl up on the roof of a Woodstocky VW-style camper. Like most of the other options, it boasts a slide back to ground that we can only assume grown-ups aren’t actually encouraged to utilise. (No further comment.)
How big are the suites inside the Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong’s family floor?
