I've booked flight to HK with family next March holidays. Plan to explore by ourselves. Targetting Metropark Mongkok to stay for 1st night. Anyone had experience staying there? Will they be fussy if more people cramp in a superior room than the alotted number?

This post has been edited by Ninjitsu: Nov 14 2010, 03:17 PM

Anyone tried the Airport Express Travel Card? 3 consecutive days of unlimited travel means 72 hours from the moment of purchase?

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Added on November 23, 2010, 10:34 amIs there a crossover at Tsing Yi MTR Station from the Tung Chung Line to the Airport Express Line?

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Added on November 23, 2010, 4:06 pmWhat is the best way to get to The Peak & Madame Tussards?

This post has been edited by Ninjitsu: Nov 23 2010, 04:06 PM

You might wanna try my.pyotravel.com which is cheaper for my hotel booking than agoda.

Isn't June to Sept the typhoon period in Hong Kong?

How about kids? Do they count?

Is the electrical switch socket outlets the same as the ones here in Malaysia?

Please comment on my Hong Kong Itinerary. WIll be going during the March school holidays.

HONG KONG ITINERARY 15-19 MAR 2011
Mar 15
1. Hong Kong International Airport, leaving the Immigration and Baggage Claim areas, walk through the Greeting Hall. Look for Airport Express Customer Service Counter. Airport Express 4-person group ticket to Kowloon Station HKD220 + 1 child HKD45 = HKD265 = RM106. Take Airport Express train at the same level to Kowloon MTR Station. Once every 12 minutes. Travel time 21 minutes. Alternative: Octopus Cards can be bought at any Airport Express & MTR Customer Service Centre. Alternative A21 Bus to Kowloon. HKD33 x 3 = HKD99, HKD16.50 x 2 = HKD33. Total = HKD132. Bus stop No. 14 from Airport.
2. Take complimentary Airport Express Shuttle K3 from Kowloon Station to Holiday Inn Golden Mile. Walk 30metres to Imperial Hotel.
PM
3. Take MTR from Tsim Sha Tsui Station to Jordan Station and exit via A. Turn right into Jordan Road for 100 metres to Temple Street. Opens 7.00 pm. Alternative: Take red cab to and from Temple Street. HKD36 to and fro (less than 2 km per trip).
Mar 16
AM
1. Take MTR from Tsim Sha Tsui Station to Central Station. Exit at J2. Look for Legislative Building. Walk along Jackson Road, turn left into Des Voeux Road, then Garden Road to Lower Peak Tram Bus Terminus. Get Tram 2-Way & Madame Tussards Combo tickets. Visit Peak Tower for shopping. Madame Tussards at P101 Level P1. Lunch at Burger King Shop 103 Level 1. Alternative, take Bus 15C from Star Ferry Central to Lower Peak Tram Terminus. Fare is HKD4.20/adult. Journey 10 minutes.
PM
2. Take MTR from Tsim Sha Tsui Station to Mongkok Station and exit via D3. Do a U-turn & turn right into Argyll Street for 50 metres. Tung Choi Street is on the right. Opens noon. Alternative: Take red cab to Ladies’ Street. HKD39 to and fro (2.2 km per trip).
3. Option : Take MTR from Tsim Sha Tsui Station to Admiralty Station. Cross over to Island Line to Causeway Bay. Exit at E.
4. Walk along Nathan Road. Turn right to Salisbury Road to Hong Kong Space Museum (Wed. Exhibition Halls free), Avenue of Stars & Symphony of Lights.
Mar 17
AM
1. Take MTR from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central. Exit at A. Walk along Connaght Place for 100 metres and enter into Exit B2 Hong Kong Station. Take Hong Kong Station MTR Tung Chung Line to Sunny Bay MTR. Get off Sunny Bay Station and connect to Disneyland Line to Disneyland Station.
2. Transportation free from Disneyland Station to Hollywood Hotel. Walk behind Disneyland MTR Station next to Public Transport Interchange and car park.

Mar 18
1. Full day at Disneyland.
Mar 19
PM
1. Take MTR from Disneyland Station to Tsing Yi Station. Exit at A2 to Maritime Square. Then back to Tsing Yi Station. Look for Airport Express Customer Service Counter. Airport Express 4-person group ticket to Airport Station HKD150 + 1 child HKD30 = HKD180 = RM72. Cross over to Airport Express Line to Airport Station.
2. Airport Departure Tax – Adult HKD120. Child - Free

Yeah, might visit Ngong Ping 360 after checking in Hollywood Hotel on Mar. 17. The 3 kids wanna spend 2 nights in Disneyland...the lil bosses.

Anyone tried staying at Imperial Hotel at Tsim Sha Tsui before?

Is it cheap to purchase a mobile phone in HK?

Anyone tried buying a 'group of 4' Airport Express ticket for only HKD220 to travel to Kowloon MTR?

Yep, I'm in HK now with my family.

But if you are travelling with kids, the walking and squeezing in the MTR might not be ideal. Cabs with 5 persons travelling is cheaper than MTR. With extras thrown in for crossing channels and tunnels to and from the Island or Lantau might inflate the cab fares several ringgits higher than MTR. In the end, cab rides are worth it, especially for a family of 5 with small kids.

Honkies are generally rude people and cabbies can openly refuse to take you to places like The Peak or jammed areas. One or two cabbies might be friendly enough to chat. lol. A cabbie can tell me where to buy guns. Another cabbie said people from the PRC inflated property prices so much so that a 200 sq. ft. room for rent goes as much as HKD6000/mth. So a manager who make about HKD30000 can only afford to rent a 200 sq. ft. apartment. So, be happy if you are have a 2000 sq. ft. condo here.

Haven't been to HK for 10 years until now. Visited a cousin. In Kowloon, they're building a train line 50m underground that will run all the way to Beijing/Shanghai.

The weather has been cold with north-east monsoon winds blowing from South China Sea. Windbreakers might not be enough. Honkies wear insulated coats and sou'westers. Temperatures were about 13-18C. As the third world man walk along Tsim Sha Shui, he notices HK fashion is like Tokyo's. HK gals wear mini skirts with leggings and high boots. Typically, my pulse beat at rest is 58/min but when I was in HK, I think it went to 70.

The Peak was lame in the daytime. Recommend to go at night to see the city lights. Went to Galleria and bought a tee for a fellow forummer here and onward to Madame Tussards. Nice. The best was Yao Ming.

Contrary to posts here, HK food is not expensive. Fast food sets or eateries selling rice/noodles with chicken, pork or fish goes for RM10-15 with drinks. Of course, restaurants are expensive. Businesses can open from 6.30am til 1.00am. Streets are filled with lots of people walking even at midnight.

There are all factory outlet shops at Citygate Square at Tung Chung MTR in Lantau. So bought a few Addidas/Nike/Reebok shoes at less than RM100. Outdated models, so no demand from the Honkies, but okay for me.

Disneyland is so-so. Lamest perhaps compared to Anaheim, Disneysea. Temperature at Disneyland is perhaps 2-3 degrees lower than HK. It can drizzle with gentle drops for many hours non-stop. The 8.00pm fireworks was awesome much.

Also, don't miss the Symphony of Lights every night at 8.00pm at the Avenue of Stars.

Graduate gals cry when they are rejected for a job as house-maids... Where I stay for the first 2 nights, I noticed all ethnicities gather in HK to make money. Black, Indians, Middle-Eastern, Indons, Flips, etc.

Imperial Hotel in TST is about 250 sq. ft. per room not too bad for RM276/night. Lots of shopping in the vicinity. Bargain is a must in HK. A trader can quote an item for HKD120 and when you walk away she can say HKD80. Then you buy it. Later, in another area the same item can go for HKD55. You will then kick yourself. Disneyland's Hollywood Hotel is almost RM600/night. Not worth the price.

Beer goes for RM2, even a Budweiser, whereas fags go for RM20. :
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All in, including Air Asia flights, 4 nights hotel, meals, a bit of shopping took me back less then RM9K for a family of 5. The best we enjoyed was the cool air and the capitalism there.

Cheers!