Hong Kong Guide (Thread 42)

[icegayle]

^Sa promo kasi ng Klook may shuttle bus included sa AREX. Confuse ako kung anong station ng mTR and connected ang AREX? Or iisa lang sila ng MTR?

[runbarbierun]

^ Ahh meron nga palang free shuttle sa stations. Kowloon Station kayo if sa Jordan kayo magsstay. Same lang ng station yung kowloon arex & kowloon mtr.

[icegayle]

^Thanks sis, confuse ako between the 2 kung san mas convenient.

[foxlady]

Hi Sisses,

Has anyone been to Disney Explorers Lodge?  If I'm not mistaken this is the latest hotel in Disneyland HK, right?  I have checked their rates and walang breakfast inclusion?   If ever mag-add kaya ako, may mga mascots din kaya just like in Disneyland Hotel?

Thanks!

[iceylicious]

sis feedback naman po sa Butterfly Hotel and Ramada hotel.. thank you

[kittycat228]

any reviews on kimberly hotel in tst?

[badw33d]

sis feedback naman po sa Butterfly Hotel and Ramada hotel.. thank you

butterfly hotel - which one? i think they have 6 hotels. but overall, this is a good hotel with small rooms
ramada hotel - the one in sheung wan? if yes, there are buses and trams which will bring you to central / wan chai / cwb. hotel is old but good if not going to spend lots of time inside. rooms are a bit small.

any reviews on kimberly hotel in tst?

this is a good hotel, in the TST area. very close to the nathan road, kowloon park, mira place malls, harbour city, harbour etc. about 5-8min walk to MTR station. Rooms are okay for resting after a tiring day outside. also room size is fairly small.

[runbarbierun]

sis feedback naman po sa Butterfly Hotel and Ramada hotel.. thank you

Butterfly on Prat TST - great location (near MTR station, katapat ito nung Guangdong Hotel, if you're familiar with that), nice hotel, small rooms.
Butterfly on Morrison, Causeway Bay - same thoughts as Prat's. Mas gusto ko yung sa TST because of the location though.

any reviews on kimberly hotel in tst?

Nice location nito, pero ang arte ko ayaw ko ng rooms nila. Bumili pa ako ng blanket hahahaha pero okay naman, malinis, small rooms. Maarte lang talaga ako.

[mysterioza_me]

Hilong-hilo na ako kababasa ng reviews sa Airbnb. Baka may mairecommend kayo na good for 2 adults and 1 child (9yrs old).

Sabi ng friend ko di daw maganda sa TST area parang Quiapo or Baclaran daw. Dami din daw Indiano na mga bastos. Pero mukhang safe naman and recommended pa nga TST area dito sa GT or may mga certain place lang ba sa TST na dapat i-avoid?!

[badw33d]

^your friend is talking about the chunking mansion location/building, so that's true. what's the budget?

[mariakristela]

Hi! My family and I are planning to go to HK this December but as early as now I am reading tips and blogs. I'm leaning towards staying in Causeway Bay since it's the area where the malls we want to visit are located.

I'm just torn between staying in a hotel or renting an AirBnB place. We are a group of 6 adults and I've checked AirBnB site and some hotels near Causeway Bay, the price difference is not significant. For a 3-bedroom AirBnB place, it will cost us around 36,000 pesos for three nights. For hotels, I tried mock-booking two rooms, and it will cost us around 38,000 pesos for the three nights.

I recognize that AirBnB apartments or condo units have more space than hotel rooms but I'm quite paranoid because there is no security unlike hotels. Also, AirBnB units have other amenities like a living room, kitchen, laundry area which I do not think that we need since we will mostly be out anyway.

Could you confirm if my comparison is correct or if I missed out anything? Thank you in advance!

[swtgrl_bee]

Hi sis mysterioza_me, medyo totoo naman. Pero tipong Baclaran na nagkalat ang Rolex  Sobrang bilib nga asawa ko kasi talaga naka display lang anywhere unlike dito may guard talaga ang shop nila kahit nasa loob pa ng malls.

Never naman ako naka encounter na mga bastos na Indians. I just don't know if it's pure luck? Never din may nag alok sa amin ng kung ano ano. Mas grabe pa yung mga nag aalok sa Boracay. Tipong nasa sun bed ka na ng beach front hotel mo ninja move pa.  I must say, super duper safe. Lagi ko nga naiiwan bukas ang bag ko, with all our pocket money (my bad) wala kasi kaming credit card. Never akong nawalan ng pera dun. Pero sabi nga ng host namin kahit saan ka mag punta, extra careful talaga. Around 10 PM naglalakad pa kami sa TST area with my 7 year old daughter kaming dalawa lang. Kasi Daddy niya namimili pa ng shoes.

[mysterioza_me]

^Siguro around 2-3k per night? Or may mas mura pa ba?

^^sis can you tell me saan area or saan accomodation ninyo?

[ficklemind]

first time ko in HK, we stayed in TST, sabi ko sa parang aircon na divi pero ok naman. dito pa din kami magstay when we go back, kahit may baby na kami kasama.
try searching Golden Crown Guesthouse sis.

[mysterioza_me]

^Haha, cute naman ng aircon na divi. Ok lang naman siguro na sa TST area kami magstay since may kasama naman kaming guy. Sa nababasa ko kasi napaka-strategic ng location na ito lalo na sa budget travellers. Almost 1yr na planuhan ito bilang budgeted ang lakad namin.

Thank you sa recommendations mga sis. Keep it coming please.

[ohcmon]

^ When we stayed in TST 2 years ago I didn't get the divi vibe naman? Meron mga nagtitinda ng souvenirs malapit sa Chungking kaya siguro may tiangge factor pero may high-end shops din naman around that area.

Will recommend Golden Crown Guesthouse din. Superb location at malinis though medyo maliit ang rooms.

[mysterioza_me]

^Mukhang common nga sis na maliliit ang rooms sa HK. Expensive daw kasi ang space sabi sa nababasa ko.

[hayne22]

San nyo po mas ma recommend? Airbnb sa TST or Mongkok area? or Goldencrown? 4 adults 2 kids kasi kami and staying for 4 nights. May nakita ako sa Mongkok parang 27k all in sa Airbnb. Pag airbnb nasa 700hkd per night ata..

[hushush]

^mongkok area kung night shopping or night market ang agenda mo plus dami makakainan na mura. Kaya lang tanghali nagbubukas halos karamihan ng kainan kaya maglalakad ka along nathan road para makahanap ng makakainan. TST naman kung museums or parks at branded items ang hanap mo lalo kung may kasamang kids.

[hayne22]

We've decided na sa Golden crown na lang kami. How did you book it mga sis? Secure naman yung site nila? Wala kasi akong makitang email nila.