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 Hong Kong travel tales
Our customers who stayed at The Harbourview Hong Kong Hotel share their experiences.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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| C Lu |
21 December 2004 |
Stayed at Harbour View International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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If you are visiting HK for more than 1 day, try getting an Normal Optopus card instead cost HK$150 (HK$50 as deposits) as you can used in most of the transportation, ie MTR, bus, ferry, peak tram, minivan, McDonald, 7-Eleven for food etc. Min Top up is around HK$100 in MTR station HK$50 at 7-Eleven. Airport express shuttle bus costing HK$100/pax is another good option as it stops/fetches you directly from major hotels, however it takes around 45min-1hr. I took it and for me it goes to 3 hotel destinations in Wanchai region. You can see the suspended bridge if you took the bus but not the MTR/express train from airport.
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| R Booth |
22 May 2004 |
Stayed at Harbour View International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong was fantastic - an excellent and cheap public transport system ensures you can get about and see the sights with minimum fuss and at a low cost though Taxis are very reasonable too. Night life is superb with Lan Kwai Fong sporting some super bars and excellent places to eat in Soho. A 'must' would be 'Jaspers' excellent a la carte menu with super prices. Wan Chai provides some other good pubs but be wary of the clubs - a club has a different meaning in Hong Kong to the UK!!!!
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| R Henneg |
30 November 2003 |
Stayed at Harbour View International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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If you have time, take the one hour ferry ride to Macau and have dinner at the 60 story observation tower, the view is spectacular! We discovered this by accident, but thought it was the highlight of the trip. The town square and shopping area is fun also.
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| L Lim |
27 February 2003 |
Stayed at Harbour View International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong is where I met my (future) missus 22 years ago. So, this place has a special meaning for us whenever we return to visit. We took the A12 airport bus there and A11 bus on the return trip. Efficient and convenient if you do not have too much luggage. Spent much time at Wanchai, which is about 10 minutes walk away. Also enjoyed Central, Victoria Peak at night, and the many street stalls.
I think it pays to be cautious, even somewhat overly. Met a man who just walked up to me and said "you are a very lucky man". "Oh really?" The next moment, he was trying to show me his namecard. No thanks. On another occasion, a woman came flying to the seat next to me at a park. Sobbing, I could see. I thought to myself, what if she suddenly clinged on to me and start a scene while her hands searched for my wallet? I walked away the next minute.
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| J Bradford |
11 January 2003 |
Stayed at Harbour View International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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The Hong Kong Museum of History is excellent to get an overview of the history and development of the area. Mixing a dozen a-v presentations, artifacts, and fullscale street scenes, a junk, and other diorama, it brings to life the lives of the various people who form Hong Kong society.
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| G Marquaire |
05 January 2003 |
Stayed at Harbour View International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Tai O village at Lantau Island is a good way to get out of Hong Kong busy streets.
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| W De wildt |
24 December 2002 |
Stayed at Harbour View International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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You should see the surrounding islands.
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| J Bono |
10 December 2002 |
Stayed at Harbour View International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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The coffee shop was closed most of the time but the restaurant did not hesitate to serve just drinks.
The entry of the hotel is a bit hidden. It is not easy to find it when you arrive for the fist time. Fortunately the bell boys are attentive and show you the way.
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| D Jacobs |
21 October 2002 |
Stayed at Harbour View International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hectic as usual, though a lot of fun. Finding taxi stands difficult. The Star Ferry great as always.
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| M Ramirez |
05 August 2002 |
Stayed at Harbour View International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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the hotel was really close to various mean of transportation. via the mtr or the star ferry.
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