After all the marketing hype I was expecting that the new Four Seasons Hotel (3IFC) would be out of this world. What I found is a hotel that is on par with some of the other 4-5 star properties in Hong Kong but certainly no better. The standard rooms are nicely appointed, the same space as the Shangri-La although a bit noisier.

The service is not yet up to the level of some of the other hotels (Ritz Carlton, Shangri-La), eg:

- It took over 3 hours for a letter that was waiting for me at the hotel to be brought to my room.
- I arrived at 4:30 pm, tea and some very ordinary pears were brought to the room 10 minutes later, I then worked in the room and went to bed at 8:30. At 9 pm room services rang the door bell and immediately entered into the room.
- At 10 pm (!) room service rang again to ask whether they could turn down the bed.
- At 6 am I gave up calling reception after the phone rang out.

Given the price differential to the Ritz and Shangri-La of around 40% I don't recommend the hotel.
I prefer the Island Shangri-La.