Hong Kong suggestions neeed

Greetings,
Soon my wife, son and I will be adventuring off to Singapore and Hong Kong
for the first time.
I am hoping that there is a knowledgable traveler or local out there who
can provide us guidance towards a place to stay. We are looking for a
moderate to low cost place with good access to the immediate Hong Kong
attractions ...especially the hikes!!! How bout out on one of the
islands?

Just read the messages from www.blueskyview.co.uk's Hong Kong topic from
2/24/06. Seems most suggest Kowloon with one vote for Tsin Sha Tsui.
With the public transportation so easy and efficient are there any
suggestions on the outskirts???
The Salisbury seems to only have single and double rooms...we are three.

wheelwards wrote:
Just read the messages from www.blueskyview.co.uk's Hong Kong topic from
2/24/06. Seems most suggest Kowloon with one vote for Tsin Sha Tsui.
With the public transportation so easy and efficient are there any
suggestions on the outskirts???
The Salisbury seems to only have single and double rooms...we are three.

HK hotel rooms are typically very small compared to western standards.
Check out asiahotels.com and see if you can find anything. Eventhough
public transportations is efficient, it can get expensive. You want to
stay close to where the action is.

Thanks PeterL! Will do. Do you know anything about the YMCA Salisbury
Hotel?

In article .com,
says...

HK hotel rooms are typically very small compared to western standards.
Check out asiahotels.com and see if you can find anything. Eventhough
public transportations is efficient, it can get expensive. You want to
stay close to where the action is.

Actually public transportation is not expensive, but it's a good idea to
stay not too far away from where the action is. Kowloon is IMHO the best
choice.
--

Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - 7000 photos of Asia, Africa and Europe

Alfred Molon wrote:
In article .com,
says...

HK hotel rooms are typically very small compared to western standards.
Check out asiahotels.com and see if you can find anything. Eventhough
public transportations is efficient, it can get expensive. You want to
stay close to where the action is.

Actually public transportation is not expensive, but it's a good idea to
stay not too far away from where the action is. Kowloon is IMHO the best
choice.

Not expensive by western standards. But if you have to take the subway
to and from work it can be pricey, esp. if you cross the harbor. And
it's crowded during commute time. So if you take a taxi it really
bumps up the cost.


--

Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - 7000 photos of Asia, Africa and Europe

wheelwards wrote:
Thanks PeterL! Will do. Do you know anything about the YMCA Salisbury
Hotel?

Salisbury Y has an excellent location, central to everything. If you
can get a room there by all means. I think the rooms are a little
larger than your standard HK hotels.

Great advise! Thanks!
any other suggestions besides the Salisbury??

Suibway and star ferry aren't so expensive !!

"PeterL" a écrit dans le message de news:
...

Alfred Molon wrote:
In article .com,
says...

HK hotel rooms are typically very small compared to western standards.
Check out asiahotels.com and see if you can find anything. Eventhough
public transportations is efficient, it can get expensive. You want to
stay close to where the action is.

Actually public transportation is not expensive, but it's a good idea to
stay not too far away from where the action is. Kowloon is IMHO the best
choice.

Not expensive by western standards. But if you have to take the subway
to and from work it can be pricey, esp. if you cross the harbor. And
it's crowded during commute time. So if you take a taxi it really
bumps up the cost.


--

Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - 7000 photos of Asia, Africa and Europe

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 20:19:45 +0200, the renowned "Nick H."
niko25at@NOSPAM (at) yahoo.de wrote:

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:52:00 +0100, Alfred Molon wrote:

Actually public transportation is not expensive, but it's a good idea to
stay not too far away from where the action is. Kowloon is IMHO the best
choice.

I'd say there is also action going on on Hong Kong Island. ;-) I find more
stuff to do on HKG Island than in Kowloon. Moreover, Star Ferry rides and
subway are not too expensive.

They stop pretty early if you're staying Kowloon side and into boozing
it up in Lan Kwai Fong.


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Spehro Pefhany
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