Hong Kong guide (Thread 24)

[cuppie_cake]

Hi mga sis, baka may sobra kayong HKD i'm willing to buy. will be in HK this weekend okay na ba mag suot ng bubble vest? nagaaccept ba ng credit card sa CTS? thanks!

Yup, they accept credit card sis, I think may extra fee though.

[snowyice]

100 usd? good deal na yan sis, bale HKD 785 all in na? sobrang mura naman non

summit answered to my emails na free disneyland tickets daw but minimum of 3 pax atleast and compulsary ang tour with 18usd tip.

[sweetescape]

hi mga sis. how much 1 USD to HKD? Will be der on jan13. super lamigggg!! saan din ba ok magpapalit ng hkd dito satin, sa czarina? peso to hdk is 5.6900 ngayon

[Edlyn_rn]

^^ dec 27 nagpapalit kame nasa 1USD = 7.7 HKD

WING HOI Money changer
9B, Ground Floor, inside Mirador Mansion
58 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
(Reachable by MTR, Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit D1)
Office Hours: 8am to 8pm (7pm if there are no more customers; closed on Sundays)

[happy_pomelo]

@snowyice

^^That's dirt cheap.

1 Day ticket for Disneyland is already HKD399. Based on prettybarbie's conversion HKD 386 for 4D/3N accommodations and transfers.

Maybe there'll be other charges aside from the tip?  Better ask the details sis.  And check Tripadvisor for feedback on Panda Hotel.

Usually our travel agencies here coordinate with tour operators overseas which in turn coordinate with hotel's marketing.  Expect that some details will really need to be clarified.

Balitaan mo kami.

[snowyice]

^i asked na yun na daw talaga lahat. wala ng hidden charges kaya lang compulsary ang sjenzen and hk tour and half day lang yung disneyland eh may kasama kaming bata I don't think papayag yun na half day lang disneyland nya. take note with free breakfast pa yan ha

[gorgeousmama]

so far nga mataas mgpalit ang Wing hoi, nakapagpalit na din ako jan

coz yung isang resto namin where we dined dont accept credit card nor USD, i used my CC for all purchases pa naman even sa resto coc mganda conversion ng BPI mastrcard ,


so far mataas palit sa WIng hoi, ng PESO toHK or USD - hk, compared sa iba

[izzie7]

so magkaiba pa yung airport express na roundtrip ticket sa octopus card. anong difference ng hongkong-airport at kowloon-airport? mas mura kung mag bus na lang right? kaso may 10-15 min walk with luggage kami e may kasama kaming kid.

wait, octopus card yung sa airport bus right? yes haha

how much yung niload niyo sa octopus card niyo? thanks!
 
tinatamad pa kong mag ayos ng itinerary since sa april pa naman

[Edlyn_rn]

^^ sa iba 7.2 palitan sayang din ang .5 

3 kasi ang pwede mong babaan sa airport express Tsing Yi, Kowloon & Hongkong.. Kung san malapit ang hotel mo.. Kame kasi sa Tsing Yi baba sa Lai King then Tsim tsa shu may lift naman & mas makasave kame kaso sa Hongkong & medyo malayo ang lakaran. kinuha din namin yung discounted group ticket, dami namin dala stroller, luggage + 2 kids, nagpaload kame sa octopus card 150 hkd each ni hubby sa kid ko 100hkd.

Airport Express Discounted Group Ticket (Single Journey Ticket Set Price)
Group of 2: 160HKD to Hong Kong | 140HKD to Kowloon
Group of 3: 210HKD to Hong Kong | 190HKD to Kowloon
Group of 4: 250HKD to Hong Kong | 220HKD to Kowloon

[marose17]

Instead of taking the airport express when we arrived, we took the A21 airport bus.   It's cheaper and it's a good way to see Hong Kong's streets to get a feel of the place. Natuwa pa ang mga kids ko because it was a double-decker bus (though we rode on the lower level).  It's a good thing the A21 bus and even the airport express shuttle (which we took when we left TST to go to Disneyland) stops right in front of our hotel.   Mga 45 minutes ang A21 bus ride from the airport to our hotel.  May traffic pagdating ng Kowloon and marami kasing stops bago dumating sa Park Hotel.

[staywithme]

so far nga mataas mgpalit ang Wing hoi, nakapagpalit na din ako jan

coz yung isang resto namin where we dined dont accept credit card nor USD, i used my CC for all purchases pa naman even sa resto coc mganda conversion ng BPI mastrcard ,


so far mataas palit sa WIng hoi, ng PESO toHK or USD - hk, compared sa iba

kelangan pa ba talaga iinform ang BPI na magtatravel abroad? kasi last week nakausap ko 1 customer service rep sa BPI branch mismo, no need na daw. just want to double check with you girls.. 

ano ang better na palitan sa Wing Hoi, Peso to HKD or USD to HKD? kasi kung USD, yun na lang dadalhin ko instead of peso. di pa rin kasi ako nakakapagpapalit dito. i'm leaving next week na..

Thank you!

[kriztina]

check nyo rin yung western union sa HK minsan mas mataas sila ng konti sa wing hoi

[snowyice]

^ipa note mo pa rin para may nakalagay dun na you are going overseas

[theflygirl]

^From Tung Chung MTR, where Ngong Ping 360 is, take the train to Central station. Exit J2, go up to the ground level to chater garden. There is a 5-10min walk to the peak tram lower terminus. There are signs everywhere sa central station and outside so you won't miss it. Madame Tussauds is also at the peak.

[estellebunyi]

HI, WE'RE GOING TO HONG KONG MARCH 14-17..WE'RE STILL UNDECIDED IF MAG TAISAN ULIT KAMI OR MAG TRAVEL AGENCY...ANO NA RATE NGAYON SA TAISAN? LAST JUNE 2010, 450HK DOLLARS PER NIGHT(3PERSONS), DON'T KNOW NA NGAYON..BAKA MERON DIN KAYO ALAM NA CHEAPER HOSTELS
..OR SUGGEST KAYO NA CHEAP PACKAGES(EXCLUDING AIRFARE) FROM TRAVEL AGENCIES..GROUP OF 5 ADULTS PLUS 1 THREE YEAR OLD KAMI..WE ALREADY HAVE ROUNDTRIP TICKETS NA.

THANKS

[mama squeak!]

@estellebunyi, welcome to GT! Just a friendly reminder, please refrain from using all caps in your post. Using all caps is tantamount to shouting.

 

[snowyice]

^taisan now is 550hkd for 2 adults and 1 kid. for 2 adults 450.

[sweetescape]

thanks Edlyn_rn! sa wing hoi na lang kme punta. may iba bang charges or tax? hehe..

Btw, baka merong may alam dito how to go to Longchamp's flagship store sa La Maison 8 queensroad. san ba mas malapit yun, sa central, admiralty or wanchai? Please help naman sa directions!! thanks in advance mga sis!

[rhumbafrapp]

Hmm, i just like to say, if for example, sobra nyong layo sa WingHoi and you are just going there to exchange money, think about the time,effort, and hkd for mtr spent just to get a few more cents out of the exchange.  Just my 2 cents. Pero if malapit naman kayo, okay yun

[sweetescape]

mapapagawi din kami sa TST pero time lang kalaban namin.. sana makaabot. thanks sa advice sis! il take that to mind 

alam mo ba ng flagship ng Longchamp kung pano pumunta? hehehhe