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The Hotel Royal is one of Macau’s oldest hotels and shows it. That said, it is clean and well run, although the rooms offer little more than the basics. It has an indoor pool, gym (with some ageing equipment) and sauna. It’s also close to the heart of town and within sight of the pretty Guia Lighthouse.

A great, family-friendly resort-style hotel. Lovely Portuguese-style rooms, all with sea views and featuring minimalist décor with Oriental touches. Fantastic pastries and desserts are baked on the premises.

Unbeatable for location in TST, the Imperial offers average-priced rooms, with discounts of up to 30 per cent when occupancy is low. Rooms are adequate but there are no other facilities except a small business centre.

The lovely airy lobby, huge chandeliers and stunning silk landscape adorning the atrium are a prelude to the largest hotel rooms in Hong Kong, with terrific Peak or harbour views.

An excellent budget option for the adventurous, this lovely, clean and friendly hostel sits atop Mount Butler at the western edge of Hong Kong Island. Take a taxi there.

Less opulent than its sister hotel, the Peninsula across the way, the Kowloon is more suited to people seeking good location and connectivity. Its high-tech rooms boast computers with Internet access. Rooms are smallish though, and the supposedly digital/tech-look is starting to look unintentionally retro 80s.

Not quite up to the standards of its Hong Kong Island counterpart, perhaps, but the Kowloon Shangri-La offers luxury at a significant discount to its sister. The Horizon Club tariff includes butler service and club lounge.

The studio and one- and two-bedroom apartments are furnished with TV, fridge, cooker and oven. There’s no gym or pool. but the park nearby has a public pool.

This recently renovated hotel offers luxury and extensive facilities, including health club, driving range, gym and Internet room.

Heavy on the marble and chintz, this is unmistakably a gambling hotel. For non-gamblers it’s put in the shade somewhat by the lovely Hyatt opposite, but does offer comprehensive guest facilities. Rooms are big and have satellite TV.