Brought our graduate students here after liking it the past two years. Never again. The management must have changed because the service has taken a nose dive and the rates were up. Problems kept popping up: breakfast that was to be included that kept getting billed; assigning students to smoking rooms and refusing to find them another until I stated we'd move them to another hotel; hard beds, and so on.
The final straw was the prostitutes knocking on our students' doors, they were going down the hallway looking for someone to invite them into their room! I didn't even bother to ask how the 'ladies' got into the hotel in the first place. Fairly large, slightly dated hotel on the south of Kowloon about 10 minutes stroll to the waterfront overlooking Hong Kong island. The staff are friendly and professional and while both the rooms and public areas are clean and plush some parts look as though they could do with a little freshening up.
There are several restaurants on the lower floors, a bar with a dart board! I see some previous comments about call girls outside the hotel. The hotel is in a good location with a large square out the front, a short walk to the underground station and surrounded for miles and miles by shops, bars and restaurants. HK has some good parks, one with an Aviary and one with a Zoo both of which are free. Price wise, shopping and eating out can be expensive due to the weak pound but very cheap shopping at markets and eating at smaller local restaurants.
Transport is very cheap - 17p on the ferry, 20p on the tram and around a pound for most underground and bus journeys. We have just returned from 10 days at this hotel. We went with another couple for a 40th birthday. It is not quite central, 15 mins walk to the harbour or 10 mins to tube station. It is having a face lift and all the exterier was covered in bamboo scafolding, a bit anoying. The rooms are pleasant enough. A bit small, we had room Not much storage space!!!! Put a few bits in your bag before you leave Disneyland was very quiet, Ocean Park worth a visit and go to the Peak on a quite day.
You may have to queue outside to wait for a table but well worth the wait. First the good things - the hotel's position is first class. The hotel staff are most helpful and their English good.
