Originally Posted By TDLFAN -Park Lane Hotel in Causeway Bay, and costs about US$200 plus a night. -Golden Mile Holiday Inn..about US$150 a night. -Regal Kowloon.. about US$175 a night.. -Peninsula Hotel Kowloon... well.. let me just say I can't afford to stay there anymore.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Consider the Salisbury YMCA, where a single hotel room is less than US$100, and it's got a great location right next door to the Peninsula Hotel.
Originally Posted By Mr X I think he's refering to the YMCA hotel (which looks pretty decent actually), NOT the attached hostel. Wow, it's right next to the Peninsula huh!? Didn't know THAT!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I don't do YMCAs anymore since I got married. >>> I only stay there if I've packed my cop outfit . Actually, Mr X is correct - I was referring to the hotel. Let me elaborate: Whenever I suggest to people that they stay at the YMCA, I always get funny looks. The Salisbury YMCA in Hong Kong provides both dormitory housing as well as hotel lodging. The dorms are only on one or two floors of the building. The other floors have regular hotel rooms, ranging from single-person rooms to multi-room family suites. Since it's the YMCA, you don't get things like concierge service or room service, but the hotel rooms have all the basics: private bath, telephone, TV, minibar, high speed Internet access, etc. You even get a bowl of fresh fruit to promote healthy eating. Being the YMCA, there is also a gym, cafeteria dining, and of course a chapel with various services through the week. I'm sorry about going into this in such detail, but the Salisbury YMCA is such a gem and by far the best budget housing option in Hong Kong that it's worth going into details. To get a hotel room at that location for the price is quite amazing - don't let the fact that it's the YMCA deter you. For not much more, you can even get a harbor view room, which has essentially the same view as at the Peninsula next door but at a fraction of the price.
Originally Posted By Lake Nona I stayed at the Salisbury YMCA when the USS Midway anchored off Hong Kong Harbour in 1990. I do remember the Kenya Rugby Team staying inhouse for the Carlsberg 10's. A very good location just minutes away from thr Star Ferry. <a href="http://www.ymcahk.org.hk/sales/html/hst001e.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ymcahk.org.hk/sales /html/hst001e.htm</a>
Originally Posted By HongKongDisneyLand For Your Information: There will be another Landmark in Hong Kong soon. International Commerce Centre (ICC) at West Kowloon (situated on top of the Union-square MTR Station). It will be 3rd tallest building in the world. Ritz-Carlton hotel will be located on the top portion of the building, probably the highest hotel in the world. for details see below: <a href="http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=101555" target="_blank">http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/b u/?id=101555</a> <a href="http://www.shk.com.hk/data/publication/quarterly/17/17/17_pd.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.shk.com.hk/data/pub lication/quarterly/17/17/17_pd.pdf</a>
