After an 11 night stay in the wonderfully exciting Hong Kong, which took a year to research and plan, I'd like to share some tips and ideas with others who are thinking about a visit to this vibrant place.
- Langham Place Hotel. If you're looking for a top-quality hotel that won't break ... Read review
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restaurant feature floor-to-ceiling windows and chandeliers provide soft lighting. Rooms are dark-wood furnished with light-colored fabrics and flooring.Hotel operates free shuttle bus runs between hotel and Causeway Bay MTR Station, as well as another bus between hotel and Airport Express Line Hong Kong Station. Pick-up/Drop-off point: Outside Aveda cosmetics counter in Lane Crawford; Pick-up/Drop-off point: Entrance of Admiralty Centerlty MTR Exit A, outside entrance of Cafe de CoralHotel offer complimentary breakfast buffet from now till Mar 24, 09. Happy Valley Racecourse, Causeway Bay, Central.
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colorful with the later featuring partial use of sheer glasses separating them from the rooms. Room numbers are spot-lighted on the ground.Hotel operates free shuttle bus between hotel and Causeway Bay MTR Station, as well as another bus between hotel and Airport Express Line Hong Kong Station. Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong, a Hong Kong hotel in Causeway Bay, is in proximity to Hong Kong Jockey Club, within walking distance to the shopping and entertainment district of Causeway Bay and close to the very heart of Hong Kong Island business district of Wan Chai. Amid commercial and shopping areas, opposite racecourse. 8-minute walk to Times Square Shopping Mall, 10-minute by car to Convention Centre. Stanley Market and Ocean Park within easy reach by car.
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rooms in 20 storeys. All rooms are fully equipped with an individual air-conditioning control, shower room, satellite color TV, IDD telephone, radio, bedside control panel, refrigerator and build in hair dryer. Data port are available in deluxe rooms.West hotel offers an excellent choice for business and leisure travelers by providing accommodation with central location, quality service and value for money price West Hotel is situated in Jordan, Kowloon. It is only a few minutes walk to the MTR Jordan Station, bus terminus and the Airport Railway Kowloon Station. With the Western Harbour Tunnel, the West Kowloon Expressway and the China Ferry Terminal nearby, the hotels enjoys convenient transportation links.
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Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It is conveniently located in the main business district of Wanchai, only 15 minutes walk from hotel to the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre where all the major international conferences take place. Walk from Causeway Bay MTR station Exit C, takes only 8 minutes and 5 minutes to Causeway Bay where premier shopping, dining and entertainment area in Hong Kong. Easily accessible to guests by various forms of transportation.
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choice for discerning travelers seeking the best value and quality! It is conveniently located at the centre of the commerical, entertainment and shoping Hub of Nathan Road with comprehensive transport network to various key spots in town. Just steps from the hotel's door are and extensive range of fabulous retail shops and many of the city'simportant attractions. The Yaumatei MTR underground rail system is just a minute walk away, allowing easy access to major business and commerical districts as well as Hong Kong's most popular shopping areas. The Hong Kong International Airport is a quick 45-minutes drive away.
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Suites and 2 Executive Suites, are equipped with wireless broadband Internet access. Our Duplex Suites especially offer captivating vistas of the city while you walk through the glass door and get your feet at the balcony. Two Executive Suites specially designed for VIPs, each private dining area, which is also ideal for enjoying romantic dinner for your love one. Nestled on full of city life Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui and atop of Jordan Mass Transit Railway Station. With a short walk from the hotel, you may reach China Ferry Terminal where the hydrofoils bring you to the neighbouring cities of Mainland China. Alternatively, the MTR Hung Hom Station is just round the corner. For exhibitors, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and AsiaWorld-Expo are simply 15 minutes or 35 minutes by the subway.
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Airport and situated in the heart of thriving Tsuen Wan, the 1,026-room Panda Hotel combines optimum levels of comfort with convenience. Superb business and leisure facilities with a business centre, a huge outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre and four stylish restaurants and bar, renders Panda Hotel one of the best choices for both vacation and busines travellers. Tsing Ma Bridge the world's longest rail & road suspension bridge link to the HK Intlhnati Aurport in Chok Lap Kok.
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of enthusiastic and courteous staff who are ready to serve you and make sure your needs are met during your stay at the hotel. 1 min walking distace from Temple Street
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warm colours, well maintained with high level of cleanliness, equipped with full amentiites. Situated in the heart of Tsimshatsui, Kowloon's major commercial, shopping and entertainment area, the Kimberley Hotel is about 45 minutes drive from the airport and only 15 minutes away from Hong Kong Central (including walking to the Mass Transit Railway and the rail trip). Star Ferry and the main
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limestone from Europe and carefully crafting classical motifs creates "Chateau Pitched Louvers" at the top of the building. We offer rooms equipped with air conditioning, minibar, television and Direct Dial Line telephone. Friendly family run hotel / good restaurant / best -valve for money-
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Advantages: Exciting, vibrant, loads to do, islands to visit, tons of shopping Disadvantages: Often smoggy, baking hot and lots of rain in the summer!
...stay in the wonderfully exciting Hong Kong, which took a year to research and plan, I'd like to share some tips and ideas with others who are thinking about a visit to this vibrant place.
- Langham Place Hotel. If you're looking for a top-quality hotel that won't break the bank then do consider staying at this stunning hotel. We loved the exciting, vibrant Mong Kok location. It's cheaper than other 5 star properties simply because ... ...great time to go to Hong Kong. We had 11 days and not a drop of rain! It was t-shirt and shorts each day, although we tended to change into long sleeved shirt/top and long trousers in the evening.
- If you're thinking of visiting any of the outlying islands (we visited Lantau, Lamma, Cheung Chau and Ma Wan) ask at the Tourist Board Office at the Star Ferry (TST side) for a book called 'Discover Hong Kong Nature'. It's a lovely A5 sized ... more
After an 11 night stay in the wonderfully exciting Hong Kong, which took a year to research and plan, I'd like to share some tips and ideas with others who are thinking about a visit to this vibrant place.
- Langham Place Hotel. If you're looking for a top-quality hotel that won't break the bank then do consider staying at this stunning hotel. We loved the exciting, vibrant Mong Kok location. It's cheaper than other 5 star properties simply because it's away from the tourist trap area of TST, but it's right on the MTR line.
- InterContinental Hotel. If, however, you want the most stunning harbour views, then this hotel has the very best because it's right on the waterfront in TST. It's a top-class hotel but it comes at a very high price. There's really no point staying here in a room that doesn't directly face the harbour.
- November is a great time to go to Hong Kong. We had 11 days and not a drop of rain! It was t-shirt and shorts each day, although we tended to change into long sleeved shirt/top and long trousers in the evening.
- If you're thinking of visiting any of the outlying islands (we visited Lantau, Lamma, Cheung Chau and Ma Wan) ask at the Tourist Board Office at the Star Ferry (TST side) for a book called 'Discover Hong Kong Nature'. It's a lovely A5 sized book, with over 80 pages, that describes some great walks (it also includes Hong Kong Island and New Territories). It also makes a nice, free, momento to keep.
- Have a look on the HK Tourism Board web site before you go, since they have e-coupons on there that may be beneficial. We found a couple of vouchers that gave us some nice souvenirs for booking the Land Between tour. We were also given a couple of nice pins (badges) when we booked our Come Racing tour at the office.
- Frommers guide to Hong Kong has a couple of self-guided walks that we really enjoyed following. We first did the Western Central district - including various markets, streets selling birds nest and many other amazing things, Hollywood Road, Ladder Street (exhausting!), and the Museum of Medical Sciences (we found somewhat disappointing). On another day we did the Central district tour which included Statue Square, the Bank of China Tower, the Zoological Gardens and Pacific Place.
- If you're buying anything from the Jade Market, you really must haggle even if it's a bit embarrassing for you. Start at half the asking price, and be firm. The vendors will take all this in their stride.
- For those who like soda drinks (fizzy, soft drinks) all I could find in nearly every shop was Coke, Cream Soda, bottled water or the occasional Sprite. I got the impression that the Coca-Cola company had Hong Kong sewn up! Other brands and varieties didn't seem to get a look in. For people like me who don't drink hot drinks, and don't drink anything with sugar (most of the 'local' soft drinks seemed to have sugar in them, so not very good if you're on a diet) I soon felt limited in choice.
- Seafood is extremely popular everywhere. We went to two different Chinese restaurants and each time only found about four items on the whole menu that we would eat. This is no criticism of anybody but ourselves, because we don't like seafood or fish and are not very adventurous in our tastes, so we did find this a bit limiting.
- On Lantau Island we followed the path all the way down from the Big Buddha to Tung Chung. It was a lovely walk, but even though it was downhill and paved all the way, it was sometimes very steep and tough on the knees. It was a long walk, too, and once we'd arrived down in the Tung Chung Fort vicinity, we still had quite a long way to go to catch the MTR. Recommended, if you've got the time, however, since it was peaceful, interesting and offered some great views.
- We had a very lively and interesting journey by bus over the island to Stanley. That, combined with the market there, made for a great trip. Highly recommended.
- Even though we were standing on the waterfront by the Star Ferry and clock tower, we could hardly hear the music/commentary for the Symphony of Lights. We were left feeling a little disappointed due to this, so recommend finding somewhere nearer the speakers (wherever they are) so you can hear the music properly.
- We really enjoyed The Land Between Tour, organised by Gray Line, which was a coach tour round parts of the New Territories. It was great to see the more rural parts of HK. The tour was quite varied, and very interesting. They do a half-day and full-day tour, although the only difference is that at the end of the tour, the full-day people go on to have a Chinese lunch. We opted for the half day, which still took around 5 hours to complete. Recommended.
- Loved the Hong Kong Museum of History. It was astonishingly cheap to enter (HK$10), has superb exhibits, and we could easily have spent longer than three hours there (but it was closing time).
- If you are going to Macau, even on a weekday, you might want to consider booking your outgoing journey in advance. We didn't do this, and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at approximately 9.50am on a Monday morning, only to find the next available crossing was at 11.35am. We didn't want to waste that much time, since it was only a day trip, so we had to pay extra to upgrade to deluxe class just to get on an earlier crossing.
- On arriving at Macau, we picked up a map from the tourist information office that showed all the bus routes and places of interest, etc. However, it was too difficult to see which bus routes went where, so we were left trying to figure this out on our own.
- On coming back from Macau, don't underestimate the length of time it may take to get through immigration before you get through to departure. Everybody, including us, was missing their scheduled departure times due to this - although the ferry companies must be used to it, since they just allowed us onto the next crossing, but this may not be guaranteed.
- The Venetian in Macau is amazing. So much like the one in Vegas (at which we've stayed) and the Grand Canal Shoppes and the Casino looked even bigger than Vegas. I don't think I've ever seen a busier casino - it looked packed, and it was only mid-afternoon! There's free shuttles between The Venetian and the ferry terminal and other places in Macau.
- The YMCA Salisbury in TST has an excellent buffet dinner in its restaurant (on the third or fourth floor, can't quite remember which). You have to go looking for it, but we recommended it since it had a good variety of food, a great view across the harbour, and was very reasonably priced compared to most other hotels in the area.
- There is a wonderful, large supermarket on the third floor of the New World Centre in TST, on the waterfront by the InterContinental and Avenue of Stars. It is much bigger than it first looks (I got lost in it the first time!), and has everything from drinks, groceries to magazines, gifts and souvenirs.
- The Come Racing Tour, to Happy Valley, on the Wednesday evening of our stay was excellent. It costs HK$620 (approx £40/$80) and includes transport, entrance to the members' enclosure, an international buffet spread, free drinks, a free bet, a guided tour to the parade ring and winning line, etc. It was such an exciting experience, and one of the highlights of our holiday.
- Loved Hong Kong Disneyland. Smaller, certainly, than the other Disney parks around the world, but excellent value throughout.
- Finally, transportation throughout Hong Kong is superb. Quick, efficient, clean and cheap. Whether it's MTR, taxi, tram or ferry, it all ran smoothly. The MTR in particular is a joy to behold, and puts London's Underground to shame (I'm a Brit, so I'm allowed to say this!).
I think that's it. I could probably find a lot more to say, but I'll shut up now. I just wanted to share my suggestions, in the hope that they'll help anybody else plan their trip to Hong Kong.
Advantages: Clean, friendly people, fantastic shopping Disadvantages: the humidity
...being given a trip to Hong Kong by my boss. He paid for myself, my husband and 12 year old daughter to visit for a week.
The company I work for has dealings with the Far East and so it was a "little business and lots of play trip"!
I have heard my boss and other work collegues talk of Hong Kong before but believe me until you can experience it for yourself you cannot really appreciate it. The people are very friendly and the streets seemed to be ... ...from our room looking over Hong Kong harbour was spectacular, especially at night. We were totally amazed that you could walk through the hotel and end up in a shopping mall!. Shopping mall!...... it was huge. As many shops as there are in our town centre I'm sure! There are so many different restaurants you are bound to find something you like if you are not so keen on Chinese food. Macd's are in abundance! Italian restaurants, English, Thai you ...
pepperjulie 11.09.2002 (12.09.2002)
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Advantages: A unique city, always bustling with life Disadvantages: Severely overcrowded and polluted.
I am actually born and bred in UK, but am Chinese and family are originally from HK. I have been back twice so far and will be going back again this summer. To get the wrong idea, I hate the place! Well, it is supposed to be my home country (or city now) and it's my kind of people back there, but it is so undeniable that the place is extremely polluted, people are rude, and most probably the atmosphere is just not what I'm used to.
I have thought ... ...graduation, but this has almost vanished completely. The atmosphere as you may guess with HK being one of the most prosperous financial cities and service sector, the competition of work and attitudes back there are immense. You can grab anyone on the street, and almost every housewife would be heavily invested in shares believe it or not.
Generally the people are very ill mannered as compared to England, and as the place is so severely overcrowded, ...
Ruby 14.06.2001
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Advantages: Heights and Sights Disadvantages: Price is twice
...Pacific flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong surrounded by shifty Doogie Howser MD lookalikes all masked up. Three days earlier two sickly foreign people in Beijing airport had tested positive for swine flu and so had panicked the entire nation of Chinese air travellers who donned their masks of suspicion en masse and occasionally pointed at clammy men. I too was clammy and ergo more paranoid than a teenager going home after his first giggle cig to ... ...toilet on one side of Hong Kong Customs booths to a toilet on the Hong Kong side without being carried off and locked away.
Into Arrivals, and we were met eventually by a laissez faire female who generously supplied us with a ticket and a bright orange sticker and told us where to sit to get taken to our transfer coach.
I exchanged glances with my shiny new wife and knew we were both wondering what had happened to our private guiding and immediate ...
Muffin_the_Mule 06.07.2009
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I visited Hong Kong for the first time last September, and, finances permitting, I will definitely be back. I have to admit that it was not anywhere that I ever wanted to visit. I thought it would be strange and uncomfortable to visit somewhere that had a culture and climate so different to what I was used to. I could not have been more wrong!
My first impression of Hong Kong was the humidity. Even in late September, it was warm and quite sticky, ... ...service between most areas of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The Octopus card is also valid on most bus services. I don't remember the exact price but I know it was very reasonable to travel between stations. Taxis are everywhere, and very cheap to hire, although not all the drivers speak English. It is useful to have a card with your destination written in Cantonese so that you do not get lost. The Star Ferry, which goes between HK Island and Kowloon, ...
lareine 22.04.2001
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Advantages: different, safe city, variety of things to do Disadvantages: when it rains, it really does rain!!
*~* I went to Hong Kong last summer for 3 weeks. I stayed with some friends of the family, and i have to say, its one of the best holidays I've ever been on.
Though slightly daunting at first, i soon settled in to the Hong Kong way of life. Hong Kong is divided up into four main areas - Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, the New Territories and the Outlying Islands. My friends live in the New Terriories, and this gave me a chance to discover the real Hong ... ...live.
The flight to Hong Kong was long. 14 hours to be exact. I flew non-stop to Hong Kong international airport with British Airways. Be prepared for jet lag - the time difference is GMT + 8 hours. I visited Hong Kong in the month of July...it was boiling! very very humid, tempretures reached 30C+. Also, it was quite rainy. It really pours down, and then is brilliant sunshine afterwards. I dont mind the heat, but its generally agreed that the best ...
Isobel_Princess 22.07.2001
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