The Upper House

The Upper House sits in Pacific Place at 88 Queensway, Admiralty, so it is a city-centre wedding, but a quiet and personal one. Its own pitch is secret gardens, intimate spaces and wide views, with menus and details shaped around the couple.

There are three ceremony spaces. The Lawn on Level 6 is a hidden garden terrace of about 195 square metres, full of sunlight and screened from the bustle below. The Sky Lounge is 115 square metres, with a fireplace at its centre, bamboo tones and a four-metre ceiling. The André Fu Suite is the same size and feels more like a private designer home than a function room.

Each of the three spaces holds up to 60 for a ceremony. The Lawn and the Sky Lounge both take up to 100 for cocktails, and the Sky Lounge seats 70 at one long table or 40 at round tables, which suits a dinner where everyone can talk.

One couple's account on the hotel's page describes a civil ceremony, drinks on The Lawn and then dinner in a private dining room, which is a neat template for the day. This is a venue for a smaller, personal wedding rather than a ballroom party. Ask the team about menus, exclusive use, music and the evening finish time, as none of these are published.

The Upper House has 117 rooms, 21 of them suites, so ask the team how many you can hold for family and the wedding party. For a welcome dinner, ask about Salisterra, the Mediterranean bistro on the 49th floor.

Admiralty is one of the best connected parts of the city, with hotels, restaurants and the harbour close by, so extra guests can stay nearby. From Hong Kong International Airport, the Airport Express reaches Central in about 24 minutes, with trains roughly every 15 minutes, and free shuttle buses run from its stations to many larger hotels. On the way home, free in-town check-in at Hong Kong station lets guests drop their bags early.