Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hong Kong: Pre-Cruise Hotel Review

The verdict

Holiday Inn Golden Mile is fifth, level on 43 with Marco Polo Hongkong and Hyatt Regency and a hair behind Hyatt Regency on road distance to Kai Tak. IHG says the hotel is adjacent to the MTR — and the Star Ferry is within five minutes' walk, which is what the ride score here rests on.

It's big: 621 rooms and suites, a landscaped rooftop pool, a health club, and Loong Yuen for Peking duck. Children 12 and under eat breakfast free with an adult. Adult breakfast comes only with select rates.

The route to Kai Tak is the same one as for any Tsim Sha Tsui hotel: Citybus 20X runs a new circular route from Tsim Sha Tsui, started 28 September 2026 (HK$10.30 (about US$1), 06:00 to 23:00, every 20 to 30 minutes, per the terminal), or a taxi of about 11 minutes.

On-site parking is confirmed, and the price isn’t stated by Holiday Inn Golden Mile. Book it for the room count and the family suites — and ask what the rate includes at breakfast.

Book it if

You're travelling with children
The MTR next door and a rooftop pool both matter
Peking duck for dinner appeals

Look elsewhere if

A priced car park is part of the plan.
Adult breakfast must be in every rate.
You'd rather be inside Harbour City.

Score

43 of 94, a big hotel's score

43No. 5 of 20

Distance to Kai Tak25/30

Walk or ride to the ship0/25

MTR or hotel ride12/20

Free breakfast0/10

The evening before6/9

The 43 comes from 25 for distance, 12 for the MTR next door and 6 for a pool and a restaurant. Breakfast earns nothing — because adults only get it with select rates. How the Night-Before Score works.

The Night Before

Peking duck, a rooftop pool and kids' breakfast

The evening

A pool, food or a bar in the building

Bistro on the Mile, Loong Yuen for Peking duck and Hari's at Golden Mile Bar — with a landscaped rooftop pool and a health club.

Breakfast

Not free

Adult breakfast comes with select rates only; children 12 and under eat free with an adult at breakfast.

Address

Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

50 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Hotel website

Fact Sheet

IHG's small print for Golden Mile

Golden Mile's page, in small print. It leaves out the parking price, whether a standard rate includes breakfast, and pets.

Check-in and check-out

Check-in15:00

Check-out12:00

Extra fees

No extra fee is stated — but the 3% accommodation tax applies.

Breakfast

Adult breakfast with select rates — children 12 and under eat free with an adult

Wi-Fi

Free

Minimum age

18+

To check in, per the hotel.

Pool

A landscaped rooftop pool and a health club

Parking for your stay

On-site parking confirmed — price not stated

Pets

IHG's page doesn't mention pets.

On site

Pets allowedNot stated
GymYes
Guest laundryNot stated
EV chargingNot stated

Accessibility

Holiday Inn Golden Mile’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms — so call before you book one.

On the doorstep, hotel’s figures

MTRadjacent
Star Ferrywithin five minutes' walk

Distances as Holiday Inn Golden Mile or its brand lists them, kept in its own units.

Places to eat here

Bistro on the MileOn site
Loong YuenPeking duck
Hari's at Golden Mile BarOn site

Also worth knowing

Minimum check-in age 18

Rooms

621 rooms and suites: Standard, Premium, One Bedroom Suite, Three Bedroom Suite, connecting rooms and themed kids' rooms.

To the Ship

Nathan Road to the ship, by MTR and cab

This hotelOther ranked hotels, tap one to open itCruise terminalStraight line to the ship, not a routeReal geography: NOAA’s GSHHG shoreline, generalised; the Kai Tak runway reclamation is a rough outline sketched around our pin for the terminal, not surveyed, and piers aren’t drawn. Map pins from the Esri World Geocoder. The two terminal pins are Esri’s points for the terminal names, not berths; the hotel pins are Esri matches for each hotel’s name and address.

IHG's page says a forty-minute drive to the airport. Ours says about 20.4 road miles, and Kai Tak is about 4.7. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.

Leg 1 · Hong Kong International Airport to the hotel

Not stated

No hotel shuttle is stated. The page says a forty-minute drive.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship

No ride to the ship stated

IHG lists no ride to the ship. Our arithmetic puts a taxi to Kai Tak at about HK$90 (about US$11) and 11 minutes. Ocean Terminal is under 5 minutes by car.

IHG's page says forty minutes by car to the airport and says nothing about a cruise terminal. On our routing Kai Tak is 4.7 road miles (7.6 km), 11 minutes, and Ocean Terminal 1.4 (2.2 km), 5 minutes.

Airport to hotel on your own

The airport is about 20.4 road miles from Holiday Inn Golden Mile — roughly 31 minutes with no traffic, about HK$270 (about US$35) on the meter. IHG says forty minutes by car. The Airport Express runs about every 15 minutes, 05:54 to 00:48, per the airport. Taxis wait at the Taxi Station outside the Arrivals Hall; the airport page has the train and the bus too.

Leg 1 · By rail and bus

MTR station documented

IHG says the hotel is adjacent to the MTR, with the Star Ferry within five minutes' walk. The MTR stops short of Kai Tak. For the last leg the terminal lists Citybus 20X from Tsim Sha Tsui at HK$10.30, a circular route that started 28 September 2026 and runs 06:00 to 23:00, every 20 to 30 minutes. Check the stop first.

Citybus 20X from Tsim Sha Tsui costs HK$10.30. A cab — with bags, is about HK$90.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship

No ride to the ship stated

IHG lists no ride to the ship. Our arithmetic puts a taxi to Kai Tak at about HK$90 and 11 minutes. Ocean Terminal is under 5 minutes by car.

A morning landing changes the plan: the airport page times the train and the taxi against your check-in window. Kai Tak is about 23.0 road miles from the airport by our routing.

Which terminal

Kai Tak

From Holiday Inn Golden Mile, Kai Tak is about 4.7 road miles (7.6 km) — roughly 11 minutes with no traffic, and it's where Kai Tak's 2026-27 schedule, at 33 Shing Fung Road, starts the mainstream turnarounds. Ocean Terminal is about 1.4 road miles. The Hong Kong cruise guide lists who uses which.

Source: kaitakcruiseterminal.com.hk

Distance

~4.7 road mi to Kai Tak, our routing

Source: ihg.com

To the ship

No shuttle stated

IHG lists no ship transfer, so the cab is yours to book — allow about 11 minutes to Kai Tak on clear roads, plus time for the bags.

Source: ihg.com

The Ride

Adjacent to the MTR, and then?

MTR and bus

MTR station documented

IHG says the hotel is adjacent to the MTR — with the Star Ferry within five minutes' walk. The MTR stops short of Kai Tak. For the last leg the terminal lists Citybus 20X from Tsim Sha Tsui at HK$10.30, a circular route that started 28 September 2026 and runs 06:00 to 23:00, every 20 to 30 minutes — check the stop first.

Source: ihg.com

Fare by taxi, estimated

About HK$90 to Kai Tak

Taxi to Kai Tak: about HK$90 by our arithmetic of the government tariff. To Ocean Terminal it's about HK$35 (about US$4). Bags (HK$6 (about US$0.76) each), tolls and fees are extra.

Source: td.gov.hk

Bags

Lockers at both terminals

Nothing we read says Holiday Inn Golden Mile will hold luggage. Kai Tak lists lockers for four hours at HK$12 to HK$24 (about US$2–3); Harbour City lists Ocean Terminal's from HK$20 (about US$3) for two hours. Holland America says Kai Tak has no storage — so treat that as unsettled.

Source: kaitakcruiseterminal.com.hk

Guest parking

Guest parking: price not stated

On-site parking is confirmed — the price isn’t stated by Holiday Inn Golden Mile.

Source: ihg.com

Car question first: Hong Kong cruise parking. Every hotel's route to the ship, rides, not parking, is on the hub.

Sail Morning

Family morning on Nathan Road

A night at Golden Mile before a Kai Tak sailing.

Evening

Pool, then Peking duck

Bistro on the Mile, Loong Yuen for Peking duck and Hari's at Golden Mile Bar — with a landscaped rooftop pool and a health club.

Before bed

Book the cab for the whole party

IHG lists no ship transfer. A taxi to Kai Tak is about 11 minutes and roughly HK$90 on our arithmetic, or Citybus 20X from Tsim Sha Tsui.

Sail morning

Kids eat free at breakfast

Adult breakfast comes with select rates only — children 12 and under eat free with an adult at breakfast.

Heading out

Out to Kai Tak

Kai Tak is 4.7 road miles (7.6 km) by our routing and Ocean Terminal 1.4 (2.2 km). The boarding window sets the time you leave.

Worth Knowing

Parking and breakfast: the two blanks

Worth knowing

621 rooms and suites — with One Bedroom and Three Bedroom Suites, connecting rooms and kids' themed rooms.
Check-in 15:00, check-out 12:00; the minimum check-in age is 18.
Free Wi-Fi, per IHG.
Ocean Terminal is 1.4 road miles away by our routing.
Does the quoted price include the 3% Hotel Accommodation Tax? Since 1 January 2025 — per the IRD, it applies, and a 10% service charge is commonly added on top.