- Michael
- Nov 15, 2019
- 2 min read
5 Nights for Travelling
4*
We arrived on a Sunday evening after taking the E23 from the airport to Shan Si Street. I used Google Maps to then locate the hotel; it is fairly big with a big iClub sign so it wasn't too hard to find after walking around for a bit. We chose the hotel as it had a moderately good location against its price (i.e. better located hotels were far more expensive so this was a 'compromise'). It is somewhat close to Whampoa MTR station, although this was closed due to vandalism while we were there [protests]. There is a ferry terminal to North Point about 10 minutes walk away, the fare was 7.5 HKD. As prior mentioned, it has good bus connectivity with the rest of the city. Also there is a supermarket almost right underneath the hotel which is useful for snacks/drinks etc.
The check in location was slightly unclear as it is just a desk in the lobby with not much else going on. In comparison to our stay in Chengdu, the staff spoke very good English, no deposit was required and we got our key cards for a room on the 18th floor.
The room had a slightly weird smell however we think it may be due to the pest control activities they undertake, or perhaps the cleaning products, however you get used to it anyway. The air conditioning was great, perhaps aided by the size of the room which was very small, so heating/cooling was almost instant. As the room was small, the toilet space was small, but still sufficient, and the shower was fairly big. The room was equipped with amenities like a safe, cable TV (with National Geographic and Discovery channel), kettle, fridge, hairdryer, two bottles of water and limited free toiletries (more on request though). The bed was comfortable and situated right up against the window so we had a great view of the city, but it may be scary for those with a fear of heights!
We were surprised to find out they offered a complimentary breakfast, which consisted of toast, spreads, and on a few days, pastries (2 days there were no pastry unfortunately). There was also a 24 hour free coffee machine and water refill station, and juice in the morning. It wasn't busy at all when we stayed but this was probably due to the political issues in Hong kong at the time. We used the hotels washing facility which was 50 HKD for a wash and the tumble dryer which was okay.
Upon departure we utilised the hotels express check out; just deposit the key, and then also made use of their free shuttle bus service as the protests had caused the suspension of over half of the cities buses, alas the hotel shuttle ferried us across Kowloon to the Airport Express station where we got the A12 bus to the airport.
We would definitely stay here again if visiting Hong Kong.