15 Apr 2007
Seeking Affordable Accommodation in Hong Kong
Posted by: Squareface In: Taking in; on; and to Shanghai (or China in general)| Travelogue
I have plans to head to Hong Kong to meet Sam this May holidays.
My plans cannot be concrete until I can book a cheap place to stay for 5 nights. I’ll be reaching Hong Kong on the evening of 28 April, and leaving on the evening of 3 May. Does anyone have any cheap accommodation to recommend?
I’ve been looking at the various hostels in Hong Kong/Kowloon/Causeway Bay but the prices are not affordable to me. Most are over 300HKD, and I’m looking for a double room with a bathroom en suite below 200HKD.
I’ve browsed hostelworld, hostelbookers, and all sorts of travel sites, backpackers’ sites, but it seems like I have not much of a choice for cheap accommodation, unless we bunk in a 12-bed dormitory. Accommodation is not cheap in Hong Kong.
I must remember that Hong Kong is a totally different version of China. If Chinese at all. I cannot expect to get a luxurious hotel room at less than 150RMB. Hostel rooms are already more than 300HKD. Argh.
