Salisbury Rd T2920 2888, The Peninsula Hotel is one of Tsim Sha Tsui’s few throwbacks to colonial times. Built in the 1920s next to the train station, the hotel offered a shot of elegance to Hong Kong’s weary new arrivals who had just spent weeks crossing Europe, Russia and China by rail. It remains one of the most expensive and stylish addresses in Hong Kong, and still offers a taste of more refined times in its opulent lobby, where afternoon tea is served (daily 2-7pm, $165 per person); you don’t have to be staying, but note that dress rules apply.