China Travel Forum

[Alan]

Hi,

I am going to Hong Kong with my girlfriend pretty soon.
I am planning on asking her to marry me when we are there. I wanted to do this somewhere with magic views over Hong Kong either at dinner or after. Can anyone recommend a restaurant where the views are amazing and the atmosphere private? I had thought of the Felix or Cafe Deco but after reading reviews of them both I'm undecided.

Cheers.

[Jasper]

I think most of Cicerone's ideas are good, except for the Lover's Rock on Bowen Road. That's way too tacky. Do you really want to propose in front of a giant rock that resembles the human male organ?

Anyways, if you want to do it at the Peak, eat at the Peak's Lookout restaurant instead. It's much more quaint and classy, and its terrace has a view of the SW side of HK Island.

And consider The Repulse Bay, not on the beach, but at the rebuilt Repulse Bay restaurant complex. It used to be a classic inn, and many classic romantic novels/films (mostly before the 1970's) of Hong Kong took place there. The Repulse Bay is run by the same group as The Peninsula, so you know food's good there.

Also, I'm not quite sure about doing it at the Tsimshatsui Promenade. In my mind, that place always seem more a hangout place for teen dating than a romantic place for adults. If you like the view there, do it at a restaurant in The Peninsula or the InterContinental.

In fact, why not just a harborview hotel room at the Pen or IC?

Other ideas:

- On the Peak Tram at its steepest point near the Bowen Road station. [At that point, highrises building look like they're slanted. So, your fiance may deny saying "yes" later on, saying that it was just an illusion...

- The Hong Kong Tramway has a couple of old-fashioned tourist trams with part of the upper-deck being open-air. I don't know how you can reserve it, but that's worth investigating.

[Hersheys]

Amazing, i was looking into Hong Kong sites too as i am travelling to HK with my bf too... Have you thot of Victoria Peak??? Or maybe even a proposal in disneyland, that would have been magical.... I knw alot of ppl are nt gg to Ocean Pk due to Disneyland, but mayb a proposal on top of da ferris wheel in disneyland is also good thot.... Proposal in restaurant nt advisable as she might have constraints in expressing her joy.... since i gather u must be choosing a dining arena that is posh or quiet....