HONG KONG GUIDE (THREAD 34)

[patchochai]

Mga sis, iniisip kong baguhin ang IT namin, couple with 6 yr old kid:

Oct 31 Thursday
10 arrive HKIA
1pm check in Golden Crown
3-11pm DL

Nov 1 Friday
10am-5pm Ocean Park
shopping TST/ Symphony of Lights

Nov 2
10am-5pm DL
shopping TST

Nov 3
1040am Flight back to Manila

Wala naman kami balak masyado i shopping, target lang namin talaga ang H&M and Esprit outlet tsaka konting pasalubong lang.  Masyado bang hectic schedule namin? Hehe

May alam din ba kayo kung saan nakakabili ng mga Red Tea, Red Dates and Longan Tea?

Mga anong oras kami dapat umalis ng Golden crown kung flight namin pabalik ng Manila ay 1040 am?

[rocky]

^wag ka ng mag-DL sa first day sis. saka bakit til 11pm? eh 8pm lang fireworks at least 7am kasi 1 hour yong byahe sa bus then pila pa kayo sa check-in & immigration

[burberi]

@smoothie, yung traveller's sim, sa 7-11 kaya meron? Meron bang pang iphone 5 version or I need to bring an extra phone for the regular sim cards?

[msrain]

sis prettybarbie. 22 degrees na? we will be there nov. 5 - 9.. naku di ko na tuloy alam kung ano ba ang dadalhin ko na damit.  hahaha... ano ba ang safe sis? siguro light sweater okay na at okay pa din ang mag-short?  yung 22 degrees po ba kahit sa araw o sa gabi lang?

 pero okay lang malamig wag lang maulan.  yung accuweather ba e close to accurate yun? yun kasi ang tinitingnan ko e.. sana hindi mo umulan sa trip namin. 

[patchochai]

^wag ka ng mag-DL sa first day sis. saka bakit til 11pm? eh 8pm lang fireworks at least 7am kasi 1 hour yong byahe sa bus then pila pa kayo sa check-in & immigration

sis Rocky, habol ko kasi makapag halloween kami sa DL hehe ok lang kahit late na kami makapunta hehe last day kasi ng Haunted Halloween event nila, hanggan 11pm ang DL pag thurs-sunday ng Oct.

[rocky]

^i see, sayang kasi yong entrance fee nyo sobrang bitin kaso nga habol mo pala yong halloween

[smoothie]

@smoothie, yung traveller's sim, sa 7-11 kaya meron? Meron bang pang iphone 5 version or I need to bring an extra phone for the regular sim cards?

Yes, 7-11. Back read or check my post kasi may na post na ako about this a few months back.
I think pwede naman sa iphone. Although ang phones and tab namin ay samsung.

[entwife]

i'm confused about booking my hotel. I don't have a paypal account so I am using my BDO credit card. Kaso ayaw tanggapin ng paypal. Ayoko naman gumamit ng other 3rd party sites.

Anyone tried using BDO Mastercard to book your accommodation through paypal?

[patchochai]

^i see, sayang kasi yong entrance fee nyo sobrang bitin kaso nga habol mo pala yong halloween

Sis Rocky, 2-day DL tickets po bilin namin para makabalik pa kami. Iniisip ko kung mag Ocean park pa kami kung ma enjoy kaya ng 6 year old na anak ko?

[workinmom]

I booked at hotel pandora thru airbnb and i'm gonna keep my fingers crossed till dec coz this is a newly-opened hotel along nathan road in the jordan area. Have any of you seen or at least even heard of this? I also read in the other threads that they were suggesting alohas hotel n hk comfort inn as okay places to stay at din if on a budget.

[_pink12_]

workinmom, sana lang malapit sa MTR Station. . If it's a new hotel, then good kasi new facilities, beds, etc.

[C+C]

this thread is sooo cool.. I'm new here.. I'am always at the "Engagements & Weddings" forum
ang haba ng iba-back-read ko.. lol
anyways, do you think sissies, ok mag check-in sa any hostel sa ChungKing Mansion? or worst place in HK un?
TIA, sissies

[rocky]

^sa iba na lang wag lang don

[Heatherette]

Diba may na-raped sa isang hostel sa Chungking Mansion? Hanap nalang kayo sa iba.

[workinmom]

@_pink12_ - the hotel opened parang either late sept or early oct. Nainis nga ako lasi parang i just checked out the pics again now at airbnb and ang layo nung actual pics from the ones they previously uploaded. Buti na lang at yung naka-promo nilang suite ang binook ko kung hindi e malamang na sardinas kami nyan had i booked a deluxe room nyan. May good and bad reviews din sya sa airbnb pero buti na lang na mas maraming positive. Grrrrr...

[jasmine3689]

Kami naman ng hubby ko nagbook sa imperial sana ok sya.

[seven82]

^we've tried imperial in TST before. maliit lang rooms nila. pag open ng door kama na then a few steps yung cr na. but ganoon naman talaga rooms in HK. ang hindi namin nagustuhan hindi maganda sound proofing nila and even if we requested na non smoking room nakakaamoy kami sa loob ng room namin.

[MedChic]

Hello! Our HK vacation will be Feb 25-27. Made early booking at GC pero too early pa daw excited lang eh. Mahirap na laging fully booked kasi. Very helpful ang MTR app, andun pati map and fare.

Heres my 3d2n iti
Day 01 - arrival in Hk 730am
The peak, then avenue of stars sa gabi..

Day 02 - disneyland wholeday, ladies market late at night

Day 03 - Ngon Ping then fly back to manila 730pm

DIY na lang mga sis, very helpful ang thread na to sa mga tips..

[jasmine3689]

Nagrequest pa naman ako nonsmoking room. Sana magrant. Sis standard lang kinuha namin dun via agoda may windows ba yun?

[theflygirl]

Well, whatever the reason, I'm just happy na mura sila!

I'm guessing safe naman bumili sa kanila since wala pa ako nababasa na nag-reklamo na hindi nila nagamit yung tickets from them.

New question... would you guys recommend buying a sim card na gagamitin ko while staying there para meron unlimited data (for maps, train schedules, etc)? Ang main concern ko lang naman talaga is the maps, baka kasi mawala kami or something.

What I did a couple of weeks back was to buy a pccw prepaid wifi card at the arrival 7-11. The day pass was out of stock but since magastos ako, haha, and obviously Internet addict, and lazy to look elsewhere (LOL at my descriptions), I bought the 30day pass even though I was only staying for 3 days and my hotel had free Wi-Fi. Haha. If I remember correctly, it was HKD156... I just needed it to access my subway apps, and foursquare LOL. Plus, my phone is sim-locked to Globe anyway so I really didn't need to buy a new simcard. Hope this helps.