Eaton Hotel

If you want a hotel with an authentic location, a hip design and a social conscience, look no further than the Eaton Hong Kong.

It’s parked on the corner of one of Kowloon’s busiest thoroughfares, Nathan Road, opposite the dragon-wrapped entrance gate to Temple Street Night Market.

Inside, rooms have copies of the International Declaration of Human Rights in the bedside drawer. There’s a co-working space – Eaton Workshop – that also holds film screenings, art talks and music events. And office space has been donated to an NGO assisting refugees.

Locals love the array of cut-price Asian snacks available at the hotel’s food court, and the cocktails at Terrible Baby, which has a dog-friendly outdoor terrace and happy hour from 2pm-8pm, Sunday to Thursday – meaning there’s always a buzz about the place.