[jwasbury]

I've travelled to HK on business quite a bit. I'm a fan of the Mandarin Oriental in Central. Four Seasons is also very nice, rooms are generally larger there in my experience, but the Mandarin just has something special going on in my opinion. This may sound weird but the Mandarin hotel just smells good. They must have some kind of fragrance piped in. One time I was there it happened to be my birthday. I returned to my room after a long day at our office there and the hotel had left me a cake from the on premises cake shop (which is top shelf, btw). Love that place.

Lots to see and do in HK. If your wife is keen, head over to the Jade Market (Kowloon side). We bought my wife a string of pearls there that is probably 8 feet long end to end...was probably $40-$50. Good place to pick up gifts.