| C Chen |
21 September 2005 |
Stayed at Shamrock Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Location is excellent as the Jordan station outlet is less than 50m away from the hotel entrance.
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| J Sakaguchi |
22 August 2005 |
Stayed at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Highly recommend Isola (Italian) for lunch; a fabulous view even with the rain and food was excellent. Also had a great dinner at the Water Margin in Times Square in Causeway Bay (North Eastern Chinese) which had a very interesting, rustic Chinese ambience. Got around by walking and the MTR which was very easy.
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| C Wong |
12 August 2005 |
Stayed at Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Ocean Park with Gray Line Tours. Hon Po Restaurant on Austin Road.
Marco Polo HK Hotel is just like 50 metres away from Star Ferry and a ride on the ferry is just HK2.20cts. The hotel is housed together with their other chain namely Gateway and Prince surrounded with shops, cafes and restaurants, supermarkets and fast food. So its very convenient.
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| C Teoh |
22 July 2005 |
Stayed at Guangdong Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Taking MRT around HK is definite and the hotel is only 3 mins away from the nearest MRT station. Around the hotel are the individual shops in Tsim Sha Tsui which you do bargain hunting. If you are for branded stuffs, visit Harbour City/ Ocean Terminal which is only 10 mins walk away. Ocean Terminal is also the jetty for ferry service to Macau and Shenzhen. About 20 mins away from the hotel is the Hung Hom train station for inter-city transportation. Beware of food or restaurants around this area as it can get quite expensive. Must try the beef noodle in a restaurant next to the hotel (left of the lobby).
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| A Advani |
13 July 2005 |
Stayed at New World Renaissance - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Great eating out in HK! Cannot remember the names of the great DimSum restaurants I ate at, but none that I've ever been to during my many visits to HK are ever dissapointing. A great bar for a sun-downer is The Captains Bar at the Mandarin Oriental [dress smart casual at minimum!], and another one is The Chinnery Bar in the same hotel which boasts a fantastic collection of malt whiskies - these 2 bars are a MUST visit whenever I am in HK.
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08 July 2005 |
Stayed at BP International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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I was travelling through Hong Kong to mainland China to teach for a year. Guangzhou's Shamian Island is a great stop if you're heading toward Guangzhou or other Guangdong destinations.
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06 July 2005 |
Stayed at Guangdong Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Taking the MTR and walking to all destinations is what'll make travelling in Hong Kong special. The city transport is well planned and with a little figuring out, you wouldn't need a cab. Of course once in while you'd take the wrong MTR exits, but with a map handed out at the airport for tourists, you'd be sure to find your way. Also try the city check in at the basement of the IFC mall. While waiting for your flight, do some more shopping at the posh IFC mall and then take the 25 minute bullet train ride to the airport.
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| J Phoenix |
28 June 2005 |
Stayed at Bishop Lei International - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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The Japanese restaurant on Victoria Peak was awful. The service was poor and the food was misrepresented in their windows. Ocean Park was fun and interesting as well as educational. The pandas were adorable. Overall a great day out. Chinese yuan was reluctantly accepted by the "Middle Kingdom" Chinese restaurant in Ocean Park and this was very much appreciated at the time. However, the service (post payment) was not regarded as acceptable.
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24 June 2005 |
Stayed at Empire Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong in June is wet, wet, wet. I enjoyed finding refuge in the new Hong Kong Heritage Museum is Sha Tin. Excellent permanent and temporary exhibitions and a glimpse of the new West Kowloon mega-development. Dreadful restaurant facilities - take a sandwich.
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| C Gek meng |
19 June 2005 |
Stayed at Concourse, Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Cafes outside the hotel served HK$15 for set breakfast which include sandwiches, noodles and hot drinks per person. Open at 6.30 am. Some other cafes opened 24 hours. Useful if you are joining the Grayline tour located at the hotel which starts either at 7.20 am or 7.55 am depending on the tour packages. Must be punctual and eat your breakfast before the tour or the tour staff will leave without you. No stopping for breakfast. The tour staff will then pick guests from other hotel to make up the group tour. For Dim Sum, you can take a 5 minutes walk to the Pacific Shopping Centre and take a lift from basement to the 5th floor where a restaurant served good Dim Sum. For 6 persons we paid about HK$250. Fish dishes were very expensive in any restaurant in HK. Ladies Street is about 10 mins walk from the Hotel. Need to bargain hard. The male owner of a corner shop in Ladies St, selling bubble tea was very rude. Drink is expensive and cost HK$100 for a small cup. We did not know that for every drink we had to pay him first before he gave us the drink. We were ordering for 6 persons and thought that we would paid him the exact amount after the 6 orders. The shop along Ladies St is selling good Wife Biscuits. Need to carry properly as biscuits crumble easily.
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