The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel
Foster + Partners' conversion of the 1969 Murray Building in Central – Popinjays on the roof; four-star standing.
Central & Admiralty · Hong Kong
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because the Murray Building of 1969, a government office on Cotton Tree Drive, became a hotel in 2018 in a conversion by Foster + Partners, with the rooftop Popinjays and the Peak Tram and Hong Kong Park beside it – and the house holds four-star standing, listed at exactly the tier it holds.
- On Cotton Tree Drive in Central, beside Hong Kong Park and the Peak Tram; a Niccolo hotel, under Wharf.
- The 1969 Murray Building converted by Foster + Partners in 2018; Popinjays on the roof.
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star 2026 for the hotel; holds four-star standing.
The neighborhood
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The heart of the island, between the harbor and the Peak – home to six of the fourteen hotels. Statue Square and the Central offices, the Landmark and the shopping streets, and IFC on the harborfront lie below, with Lan Kwai Fong and SoHo up the hill. At Admiralty, Pacific Place and Hong Kong Park sit under the Peak.
- Hong Kong Park and the Peak Tram lower terminus, at the door.
- St John's Cathedral and the Central offices, five minutes on foot.
- Pacific Place, ten minutes on foot.
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