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 Traveller's Tales: Advise for travellers in Hong Kong
Heed our handy tips on safe travel in Hong Kong. You may read about travel warnings, health, what to wear, travel with kids, travel with pets, local weather, local government, medical information and traffic information in the area.Also, you might want to read our
Hong Kong city guide.
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| A Saban |
12 March 2002 |
Stayed at Anne Black Guest House (YWCA) - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong is a great city. We enjoyed going to Victoria's peak and walking around the central district. It is quite expensive though and so we had to eat at McDonalds a lot. Internet is free at the public libraries and there is one next to the Anne Black GH. If you travel with Amex travellers cheques find out where the offices are otherwise the banks charge a large commission-there are two of them one in Kowloon on Cameron Rd and one in Central near the big HSBC building.
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| P Tim |
07 March 2002 |
Stayed at Empire Hotel Kowloon - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Many Restaurants around the hotels , but none of those I have tested are good.
Avoid the Shanghai style , they rip you off.
Kowloon is the tourist area. Prices are 20%+ more expesives than in the island.
So do not hesitate to cross the sea , it's just a station away by MTR.
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| R Fugere |
25 February 2002 |
Stayed at Evergreen Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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ok on the temple st. beware if you are homophobia i have been ask if i was gay but the guy kind n polite so i answered him no the same way he ask for then he just walked away!!
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| K Mcintosh |
31 January 2002 |
Stayed at Stanford Hillview Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong is a bustling destination, the Star Ferry is a must, but avoiding hawkers trying to sell tourists tailored suits who seem to stand every 10 meters down Nathan road can be a bit wearing.
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| S Lam |
01 January 2002 |
Stayed at Mayfair Garden Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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This is the fifth time that I've visited Hong Kong. There're general improvements in the cleaniness on the streets & food stalls. I'm quite impressed on the Airport Express Train that linked to the Kowloon central. It was very efficient & time-saving. The MTR facility is easily accessible.
However, for visitor who likes to purchase Chinese herbs from the local Chinese Medical Hall. Please look clearly at the price sign , it is very misleading.
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| M Feldman |
02 December 2001 |
Stayed at Emperor, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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It is surprising that with hotel prices having come down so much in HK, food prices (at the good places) are still sky-high. Changing money at the airport on arrival was a major rip-off and gave a bad first impression of the new airport. Unlike other tourist destinations, HK does not make it easy for tourists to have Internet access, unless they bring their own computers. You end up having to go to a video game store and become a "member".
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| H Heah |
30 November 2001 |
Stayed at Panda Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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HK is packed like a can of sardines! It's very noisy everywhere and wherever you are, it is not possible to have a moment of peace, except maybe in your own hotel room.
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| P Lawnham |
28 November 2001 |
Stayed at Evergreen Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Paid the $HK90 for the airport train. Very nice and fast. The special station, in this case Kowloon, has luggage trolleys and lifts to where shuttle buses wait, so it's easy. But driver of shuttle bus to this area left me, the last passenger, at another hotel, the Majestic, and I had to carry heavy bag through subway under Nathan road at Yau Ma Tei and another 100m or so to Evergreen hotel. No big deal except I paid the money in the hope of being dropped at doorstep. So I could have done just as well for $HK33 on the airport bus, which I did on the way back to the airport.
Found it easy to get the favoured tourist sites from Evergreen. The Temple Street night market is only a block away, though I'm not sure why people buy some of the stuff for sale. Certainly a contrast to the expensive brands on sale in the almost endless chrome and glass malls in Tsim Sha Tsui and Hong Kong island.
Took the MTR train from nearby Jordan station to Tsim Sha Tsui for $HK4 and visited art gallery on harbourfront, excellent for Chinese art and crafts over the centuries. Some of the exhibits look priceless.
Then took ferry ($HK2.20 for upper deck, $HK1.70 for lower deck and exposure to engine room) the short trip across to the Star ferry terminal at Central (that is, near Central MTR and airport station and market) on Hong Kong island. Then found my way through the station building to the mid-levels escalators that work there way about half-way to the top of the mountain behind the skyscrapers. Interesting cross-section of life as you go up, from crowded quarters lower down to more epnsive apartments higher up, which seemingly accommodate many expatriates.
Then walked across about 1.5km to a station for the cable tram that goes up to the peak. Pressed the button to signal I was there and the tram duly stopped and I got on for about $HK20. Might be harder to get on at such a station when tourism is busy. Spent a few hours at the peak, where there's not just the views but also shopping malls and many kinds of eatig placs including of course McDonald's, then went down again by bus to Central for $HK9.80. A long trip on narrow mountainous road on the bus. Suggest much better doing the bus at least one way to see the road's views.
From Central took ferry back to Kowloon and walked along the promenade eastward for about 2km then back to Ya Mau Tei. Had dinner in big cheap restaurant near hotel. That's one way of sending about nine hours in HK.
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| P Schuckardt |
23 November 2001 |
Stayed at Wesley, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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This was our 3rd visit to Hong Kong (1970 & 1990). We were very dissappointed this time. Shopping is not as good, no bargaining anymore and prices were expensive. We mainly walked or caught the MTR or tram. Restaurants are too numerous to mention. Not enough information in English and the pictures of available food mostly faded and poor quality.
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| J Mcalister |
01 November 2001 |
Stayed at Novotel Century Hong Kong Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Some guests will be unhappy with the Wan Chai location. The neighborhood is a construction zone of builders supplies and cheap bars. Taxis are not always easy to obtain. The doormen are nonexistant and when they do appear they are lazy, unhelpful and a worthless hindrance to an otherwise excelent value hotel. While some guests may find these factors a disadvantage, I found the location to be satisfactory. I had not need to be in Central or Causeway Bay or Admirality. I was lucky in geting taxis so I actually found the location to have certain advantages.
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