| S Macdonald |
24 February 2003 |
Stayed at Wesley, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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If you are staying for 3 days, pick up the Octupus pass, if only for convenience. Try to see Lamma Island and Lantau if you have time. Take the number 6 bus to Stanley and enjoy a nice afternoon away from the city. Hong Kong Island and Kowloon are nice, but there is much more to this place than that - try to explore as much as you can.
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| C Henry c. reyes |
23 February 2003 |
Stayed at Charterhouse, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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The hotel is about 7 minutes away from the MTR stations. The major bus lines are within a block. Hong Kong is one of the most tourist-friendly places I have ever visited. The maps provided at the airport are quite extensive, and give an effective layout of the public transportation system. The MTR itself is pretty easy to grasp.
The Night Market in Jordan or the Ladies Market in Mongkok is an interesting shopping experience. Lan Kwai Fong is also an nice place to be on a Friday night.
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| M Krishnan |
23 February 2003 |
Stayed at Stanford Hillview Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong is a nice destination. People volunteer to help you even though you never asked them for help. They helped us with directions, with giving us short cut routes, even carrying the baby stroller!
I wouldn't recommend tours as they are expensive and difficult to keep up with a baby in hand. We visited Nathan road on the evening we arrived, this is the best place to get really good exchange rates! Do not get money in the airport. We found rates from HK$7.18 to HK$7.80 for a US$1. This may not seem much but if you are changing big amounts it quickly adds up!
Next day we visited Victoria Peak. This could be skipped but for the view of the city! We then took a stroll around the Hong Kong Park and the Central Area which is place for Financial center and skyscrappers. We then took the Star Ferry back to Kowloon. The night lights wasn't as good as I thought it would be.
We did the Night market on temple street and did quite some bargaining. We did the Bird garden and flower street the following day. You need atleast 5 days if you want to do other places such as the Lam tin ruins the Buddha in Lantau, Stanely Market and the monastery in Kowloon.
Transportation
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Within Hong Kong and Kowloon best way to travel is the MRTS. From the MRTS you can take the cabs or city buses. Cabs are very cheap for short distances such as 10 Km only.
NOTE: If you need an aiport to hotel shuttle send email to asia-hotels.com after booking the hotel (at least 72 hours before check-in). Othewise rates are double.
Also, the left luggage in the airport is really expensive so we had to carry all our luggage to hotel and back!
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| M De castro |
22 February 2003 |
Stayed at Metropark Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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I wasn't thrilled about catching public transport since I am used to catching taxis. The MTR is very efficient though and was never late. I found food to be more expensive than Singapore. I only went to one restaurant and it was so smoky from cigarettes that I couldn't wait to get out of there and didn't really enjoy the food.
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| E Jasinska |
21 February 2003 |
Stayed at Ibis North Point - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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You can take the A11 airbus from the airport, ring the bell for a stop after bus stop #19 and you'll be dropped off right in front of the hotel (airbus return ticket only cost $75 HK). The airbus runs every 20 mins from 6.00 am till midnight. To get the bus back to the airport you have to walk around the block of residential buildings opposite the hotel (1-2 mins walk) to reach the bus station behind them and go to the stop marked A11 Airport.
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| D Ambrose |
21 February 2003 |
Stayed at Charterhouse, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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My trip was mostly to people watch. I did a lot of walking and riding on public transport to get a feel for what it's like to live in Hong Kong. It's an impressive place and I enjoyed the people immensely. Most surprising to me was the easy going pace of pedestrians. Although sidewalk traffic at first seemed chaotic, Hong Kongers have a truly polite way of negotiating by each other.
I was constantly charmed by the small islands of greenery and refuge throughout the city - little parks of 2 or 3 trees and some plants to large hillside walkways lined with boulders, grass and flowers. I hadn't visited Hong Kong for almost 20 years and have seen a marked improvement in cleanliness. What a surprise to watch a city street cleaner scrubbing down the outside of a sidewalk refuse container with sudsy water!
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| M Kim |
21 February 2003 |
Stayed at Stanford Hillview Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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If one is spending more than a couple of days in Hong Kong, staying in Central is a much better idea. Public transit and taxis in Hong Kong are easy to use and abundant
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| F Cookenour |
20 February 2003 |
Stayed at Bishop Lei International - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Only a short walk to SoHo, Lan Kwai Fong, and great shopping. Free shuttle bus runs frequently to Central but why wait. City bus stop is directly in front of hotel and will take you anywhere in HK. I love this city and will be returning frequently.
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| R Papaioannou |
18 February 2003 |
Stayed at Anne Black Guest House (YWCA) - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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There is alot to see and do in Hong Kong but be warned that you could spend a lot of money shopping, eating out and visiting the various sites if you're not too careful!
We found getting around to be relatively simple using the excellent MTR service. Although it's a 10 minute walk from the hotel, it's still part of the fun, right?
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| R Lystad |
17 February 2003 |
Stayed at Newton Inn North Point - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Taking the Peak Tram to Victoria Peak is a must for all visitors to Hong Kong. Taxis are fairly cheep, so no problems getting around.
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Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Hong Kong
