Long time Marriott customer. Travel 100% for work....

Long time Marriott customer. Travel 100% for work. Marriott platimum for several years. Lifetime gold, soon to be lifetime platinum. the hotel is beautiful inside and out. Classic/traditional look to the hotel - which is fine - but most importantly, it is a very clean and well kept hotel.

I stayed here for over 10 days with my wife and two kids (4 & 1) vacationing. We stayed in a corner room with two queens and a crib on the 28th floor. Room was not huge, but it wasn't tiny either. (NYC hotel rooms are tiny). There's enough walking space for two kids to jump rope. For us, because of the location, it was good to regroup, sleep, rest, shower.

Almost every room has a corner window so you always had a wide angle view of the harbor or skyline.

For a traveling family, this was perfect because of its location - MTR Admiralty station is right below - one stop from central / star ferry to Kowloon. Took us 30 minutes to get to Disney's Lantau island stop.

There's also a bus that gets you to ocean park. There is a supermarket downstairs that caters to 'American / western' travelers. Across Queensway is a mall with your local shops - including a Crystal Jade ;)

The pacific place mall creates a good barrier between the over crowded areas and the hotel. But in general, admiralty is not as busy as causeway bay station or central. Human traffic at those two stations can be overwhelming for a family with two small children.

The staff is very hospitable - we had the typical greet at the front entrance but the entire week we were there, employees always made an effort to open the doors for us, press the elevator buttons, ask us if everything is alright. I don't think there was ever an instance when a staff employee didn't speak / greet us.

Every morning we went upstairs to the 33rd floor lounge for breakfast. (I think their new lounge was still under renovation). A large western selection with an omelet station, different types of sausage, eggs, bacon, beans, variety of smoked salmon, fresh fruits, yogurt, nuts etc. (your typical Marriott lounge fair) but they also mixed in some dim sum, congee, noodles and lightly fried rice.
The nice think about the lounge was it was not sloppy like some Marriott lounges - the appearance and setup of the food was meticulously put together. Each table always had a setting and the lounge had many corners to sit in without feeling like you were in a cafeteria.
The lounge is made up of two floors with a view of the harbor.

We only spent one day at the pool. Good size pool - there was about 10 other families with kids and it didn't feel too crowded. If you wanted to do laps - that would be a problem.

My family enjoyed their time at the hotel. We'll definitely stay here the next time we visit Hong Kong.