My room was flooded with sewage twice in the span of 10 days or so. What I mean by this is sewage was seeping out from the pipe running under my bed. The second time it happened I left - the health risks were too high.
Management refused a refund even on the remaining days. They would only offer inferior rooms that I could not accept as replacement.
The hotel was located close to where I was working. It was also close to good restaurants & bars. The Staff understood English & were very kind & helpful. The room was quite spacious, but more hanging space would have been good. I had no difficulties sleeping despite the heat, due to the good quality of the air conditioning.
Space is limited in an extremely busy and overpopulated place like Hongkong – so don’t expect the good things in life if you’re traveling to HK on a budget.
The hotel itself was a flat that was divided into several small rooms. Hostel would be a more appropriate term. It’s cheap, it’s relatively clean but again, the room & bathroom are really tiny. So, if you’re claustrophobic and fire-safety conscious, shell out a few more dollars and find a much better place.
The hotel can be tricky to find as there’s no signage along Nathan Road. Once you find the 3 hidden elevators on the building & wiggle your way up to the 16/F, don’t be surprised to be confused how to get inside door 16D if you arrive early for your 2 PM check-in.
The front desk is unmanned early morning and late at night. The door can only be opened with a code using the keypad. There’s a phone outside the door with a # to call if you’re leaving your luggage prior to check-in.
We booked for 2 family rooms (4 in one & 3 on the other) and it was really a “tightrope-walking” act. It was a blessing that only the 2 of us had big suitcases (from an Asian cruise a few weeks ago) & had only rendezvous with 5 other relatives for a 4-day blitz in HK.
Towels & toiletries were provided but the room is simply just too small to be really comfortable after a long day of walking, jousting with the crowd in the trains, stations & too many markets.
You shower in the same area where the toilet bowl & tiny sink are situated. No dresser, no tables, no chair inside the room. But, how can those fit in a room that’s just slightly bigger than a tool shed in most Western countries?
Water pressure is great – both hot & cold- and rubber sandals were provided since the bathroom’s floor is going to wet most of the time.
You could request for extra towels and supplies if ever you chance upon the ladies tidying up the place. You have to really emphasize & tell them -even if some doesn’t speak your language (time for Google Translate) -that you need your room cleaned or they will simply empty out the small garbage bin in your room & nothing else.
The free WiFi can be spotty in some areas and totally inaccessible if you happen to be assigned in rooms that fronts Nathan Road as was the 3 in our group – room #1605. Opening the door helps. The router is just on top of the front desk and on a few occasions, we see that it’s turned off. Just call using the same phone & number provided outside to have it turned back on.
In the really cramped lobby, there’s a water dispenser, a small fridge with a microwave on top. You’ll probably not notice them after coming from all the daze and confusion below.
And, remember, you need to push a switch on the left wall to exit the door.
The hotel’s location is excellent as it’s between 2 MTR Stations – Prince Edward & Mong Kok. Although you have to prepare yourself for the tide of humanity inside these stations specially on weekends.
Mong Kok -as well as the nearby area of Tsim Sha Tsui - is an old shopping area in HK having been here almost 30 years ago and I was totally surprised how not so much had changed architecturally. It’s just got too crowded, older and more vehicles and more expensive.
It was only during the day trip to Macau (from the Hongkong-Macau Ferry Terminal located near the Sheung Wan MTR Station) that we managed to get away from all the hustle and bustle, the noise and confusion.
The cheapest - & less crowded- way to go the hotel is to use the Airport Express (buy the HK$350 card to use for the return trip to the airport as well as unlimited rides in the MTR for 3 consecutive days & you get HK$50 back once you return the card) and get off at the Hongkong Station (last station). From there, walk towards a connecting bridge to Central Station and take the Red line going to Tsuen Wan.
Just make sure you get off at either Mong Kok or Prince Edward Station. Always exit the station where it points to Nathan Road, & it’s just probably a 15-minute walk to this hotel.
There’s a money changer & pharmacy (Wan Shing) beside the alley that leads to the 3 small elevators that services the old building.
On the ground floor there’s a laundromat and a noodle shop/restaurant (unfortunately, no English translation of all the posted menu on the wall) on that end of the alley that goes out to the side street.
There’re also restrooms but you have to ask for the key from the security guard from small window nearby.
So, after you had unpacked, take a shower, go down, look for a place to eat, slap yourself that you’re really here on this part of the globe and immerse yourself for all that action and adventure –and madness-- in HK.
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住宿日期:2019年2月
清潔與衛生
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旅程類型:家庭旅行
房間建議:If WiFi is important, don't request a room that's too far from the front desk
Firstly, the room is super small for a family or 5. After putting our luggages, there's no space to walk. Toilet smelly, choke and cannot flush. Look at the bed headboard. I asked for help with the receptionist about the flush she ask me to pour water after every use. They dont make up room only throw rubbish. Receptionist cannot speak english. Every floor lift, there is no going up button. Worst place to stay.