Good hostel/guesthouse in Hong KOng / Kowloon

What is a good hostel/guesthouse on Hong KOng island or Kowloon?
Anyone been at the Dragon Hostel?

Thanks!

Maus

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Maus wrote:
What is a good hostel/guesthouse on Hong KOng island or Kowloon?
Anyone been at the Dragon Hostel?

The Wang Fat Hostel (despite the name it is a cheap hotel rather than a
hostel) in Causeway Bay. Right down the street from an MTR station,
clean, small rooms, and free Internet. In 2003 it was HKD 280 / US $35
per night, with discounts for longer stays (at least a week).

Avoid the Chungking Mansions and Mirador Mansions unless you are on a
very low budget. The guesthouses there have mostly dorm rooms and
theft can be a problem, and the bathroom in the Mirador guesthouse I
stayed in had a shower with cold brown water and protruding nails.

Haven't stayed there, but I've heard bad things about the Mount Davis
hostel also. The Wang Fat hostel had a lot of people who were in the
Mount Davis hostel and hated it.

On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:08:45 +0200, the renowned "Maus"
wrote:

What is a good hostel/guesthouse on Hong KOng island or Kowloon?
Anyone been at the Dragon Hostel?

Thanks!

Maus

Whatever you do, do not book anything through hostelworld.com.

Hello,

If you dont want to stay in hotel and think that hostel is in low quality,
I suggest you can stay on Lamma Island resort which has excellent
environment and located on Island. Rooms charge from HK$300 dollars. You
can see the below website for your reference:
http://www.involvementstay.com/

Hope it helps

"Maus" wrote:
What is a good hostel/guesthouse on Hong KOng island or Kowloon?
Anyone been at the Dragon Hostel?

You mean the one on Argyle Street in Mong Kok? I stayed there a few
months ago, and found it to be a good deal by Hong Kong standards. The
location was vibrant and interesting, well connected to public
transport, and the proprietor (Stanley) was very friendly and helpful.

miguel
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Indead that's the one!

Some other suggestions?

Maus

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"Maus" wrote:
What is a good hostel/guesthouse on Hong KOng island or Kowloon?
Anyone been at the Dragon Hostel?

You mean the one on Argyle Street in Mong Kok? I stayed there a few
months ago, and found it to be a good deal by Hong Kong standards. The
location was vibrant and interesting, well connected to public
transport, and the proprietor (Stanley) was very friendly and helpful.

miguel
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Latest photos: Malaysia; Thailand; Singapore; Spain; Morocco
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Avoid the Chungking Mansions and Mirador Mansions unless you are on a
very low budget. The guesthouses there have mostly dorm rooms and
theft can be a problem, and the bathroom in the Mirador guesthouse I
stayed in had a shower with cold brown water and protruding nails.


You are wrong on ChungKing Mansions.

It consists of 4 or 5 tall apartment blocks.

there are dozens or hundreds of little hotels 4 or 5 on every floor of
each building.

If you search, you can find very clean, quite, well run hotels in
there.

Very tiny rooms, but very cheap.

Since many residents throw their garbage out the window, it is probably
the place where SARS got started.

--- sarp

What about Lee's Garden and Star Guesthouse?


Maus

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Avoid the Chungking Mansions and Mirador Mansions unless you are on a
very low budget. The guesthouses there have mostly dorm rooms and
theft can be a problem, and the bathroom in the Mirador guesthouse I
stayed in had a shower with cold brown water and protruding nails.


You are wrong on ChungKing Mansions.

It consists of 4 or 5 tall apartment blocks.

there are dozens or hundreds of little hotels 4 or 5 on every floor of
each building.

If you search, you can find very clean, quite, well run hotels in
there.

Very tiny rooms, but very cheap.

Since many residents throw their garbage out the window, it is probably
the place where SARS got started.

--- sarp

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What is a good hostel/guesthouse on Hong KOng island or Kowloon?

The Wang Fat Hostel (despite the name it is a cheap hotel rather than
a hostel) in Causeway Bay. Right down the street from an MTR
station, clean, small rooms, and free Internet. In 2003 it was HKD
280 / US $35 per night

Price is still much the same, though I think they've progressively
gained more rooms in the same building, and one fifty metres away,
since. Small rooms help ensure you have a chilly room within a few
minutes, anyway

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ok, the wang fat sounds good to me, i'll have a look.
Still searching, someone been to Cosmic GH in Kowloon?

Maus

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In article . com,
wrote:

What is a good hostel/guesthouse on Hong KOng island or Kowloon?

The Wang Fat Hostel (despite the name it is a cheap hotel rather than
a hostel) in Causeway Bay. Right down the street from an MTR
station, clean, small rooms, and free Internet. In 2003 it was HKD
280 / US $35 per night

Price is still much the same, though I think they've progressively
gained more rooms in the same building, and one fifty metres away,
since. Small rooms help ensure you have a chilly room within a few
minutes, anyway

--
David J Richardson --
http://davidj.richardson.name/ -- Dr Who articles/interviews/reviews
http://www.boomerang.org.au/ -- Boomerang Association of Australia