I upgraded to a harbour view room. Well worth the extra $ when staying a week. Great to watch harbour traffic in early morning with a coffee and a free newspaper and I never got tired of the night lights across the harbour. Pool was a welcome oasis during hot July days
Only had 2 breakfasts in hotel. Lots of selection but staff very busy and not so attentative. Had the Hungarian Gulash for lunch one day and it was delicious. Ditto for the afternoon tea.
Lots of nice restaurants in the area ranging from Thai to Italian to the Aussie outback. Coffee shops and delis for snacks and breakfast also handy.
I was hesitant having read reviews about out of the way locale but I ( even being close to 60 ) could make the walk to the Nathan street metro in about 10 minutes. Use the undergrand subway with moving sidewalks outside Shangri La to escape having to walk outside.
Taxi to Star Ferry less than $20 HK.
My only complaint which was brought to the attention of management ( but I never received a reply) was the tour sold by the independent operator in the lobby to Lantau. Able Tours also never responded.

Stayed for two nights. Check was ok but not the same friendliness we experienced at the Disneyland Hotel. Room was nice with a bad view - looked into an office block.
When we checked in we requested transport to the hotel when we leave. We paid and everything was confirmed. On our departure when we got on the bus, we were requested tickets. Nothing was given to me by the hotel. I had to rush back, stand in a long queue before I could get my tickets. I felt so humiliated us the whole bus was delayed by about 30 minutes because someone at the hotel forgot to gave our tickets.
Everything was else was average

We stayed five night at the Grand Stanford on two visits as stopovers on the way to and from the USA in June/July 2008. We took an airport shuttle bus from the airport direct to the hotel, which was relatively cheap, but so very easy early in the morning in a strange country. This is well advised.

On arrival we were checked in within 10 minutes, on both visits, and straight to our room, even though check-in was advised as 2-00pm. This was excellent as we had travelled all night on the red-eye with our 5 year old daughter. After a really great shower, we headed off to the Rendezvous Restaurant for the buffet breakfast. What a feast. And service from waiting staff is so good. The cost was HK$180 each for adults, and HK$135 for kids. There is a huge food selection, cereals of all kinds, milk of all kinds, many fruit juices, a large cooked selection including sausages, eggs, tomatoes, fish, rice, noodles etc. There is also a great choce of cold meats, fish and cheeses, and selection of breads and rolls/bagels for toasting, and fresh fruit and yoghurts. Great value as you can really have a feast and set yourself up for a good day of sightseeing.

We had a cheapo room with 2 double beds and a city view first time, but were upgraded to harbour view second trip. Both were very nicely furnished with comfortable beds, excellent marble tiled bathrooms and plasma TVs. The Movies were quite expensive at $98 per film. Mini bar also not cheap as you would expect, but we bought beer, chocolate and water at the 7/11 shop down the road and put it in the fridge, and put the hotel's stuff back in as we left!!! The room was cleaned and the beds made each day. We opted not to have clean sheets every day to save unnecessary costs, a good option offered by the hotel we thought.

My daughter and I adored the gorgeous roof top pool and sundeck. It is very nicely maintained and clean, and there is a waiter service bar for a freezing cold Heineken or two!! The pool is quite large and the water was warm enough to not freeze you, but cool enough to be refreshing in the heat and humidity. And the sunbeds are excellent quality timber with big thick cushions on..... a great way to spend a couple of hours.

The hotel is in a great spot on the harbour, with a 5 minute walk to TST MTR station, and another 5 minutes along the harbour front "Walk of the stars" to the ferry terminal, shops and a great light show viewing area.This area of Kowloon offers a brilliant view of Honk Kong Island, the skyscrapers, harbour boats and cruise ships, and the mountains etc. Quite spectacular. All around the TST area is very clean with an army of cleaners out at all hours cleaning up the small amount of litter dropped (big fines for littering/smoking in Hong Kong!!! Excellent!!!) Also here there are many museums and other attractions. Taxis are also very cheap and easy as there are billions of them.

Altogether an excellent hotel, nicely presented with a great foyer area, bar and restaurants. And not excessively expensive compared to the facilities offered by other hotels. We will definitely stay again on our next trip to HK.

We stayed at the InterContinental on May 27, 28 and 29, 2008. All I can say is "wow." By far one of the nicest hotels we have ever visited. Service is excellent (front desk staff helpful, room service exceptional, maid service-thorough). Upon arrival, we had a short wait for our room (10-15 minutes). We had reserved a king bed, non-smoking, harbourview room (well worth the extra charge). We were assigned room 929. The room itself is very good size and comfortably laid out. The bed and linens were fabulous. The view was just breathtaking (great to watch the light show). The room had a bit of a musty smell, but quickly "aired out" as we came and went. Very quiet hotel. Breakfast buffet was AMAZING! So many choices and different items each day. Service was prompt and efficient. Breakfast area is a bit cozy, but fine. (Hotel even arranged 5:30 AM room service for us on the day we departed, since the buffet would not yet be open....no extra charge.) We did not eat meals, other than breakfast at the hotel. Plenty of close-by dining options at lower cost. One evening we got "to go" from Delifrance (just across the plaza from the hotel) and a bottle of wine and dessert from the bake shop/fine foods shop (side entrance) at the Royal Garden Hotel just up the street and had a picnic in our room. Plenty to see and do in Hong Kong. (Victoria Peak and Stanley Market are a must). I had a suit made at Sam's Tailor (94 Nathan Rd.). We enjoyed exploring the City (Temple Street Night Market, great fun). Can also recommend lunch or dinner at Contro Italian Restaurant in the plaza right beside the hotel (great menu, good service, delicious food). Hotel is ideal location for exploring (beautiful walkway along harbor). Can't say enough about the great time we had here. Only downsides: if you are unlucky and get a room with a view of the overpass....your harbourview is slightly obstructed. Coincierge is very stuffy....he did help us with reservations and a couple of questions, but we had the impression he would much prefer to deal with business travelers than tourists. This is an excellent hotel with a mix of both travelers. Highly recommend.