Try Hotel MK @ Mongkok.

if you are travelling in group of 3 or more, eating out at 'dai pai tong' are cheaper actually. went to sam sui po and ordered 3 dishes for 2 person. portion is very big and only cost around $120 with beer

Why is it expensive? My booking at JJ Hotel was at RM1,410 for 6 nights, 2 pax. Per pax is only RM117 or so. It's below your budget of RM130 per pax.

I'm extra cautious in HK because the accommodation is usually small and I have been pre-warned by several friends about cleanliness and bed size, which could be very small, making it uncomfortable. I choose "comfortable" places with decent rates because I wouldn't want to wake up with aches or discomfort as it's a long day when you get up. If you don't wake up feeling fresh or good, it'll be a a tough day ahead.

Just my 2 cents.

Ughhhh it's madness, I've become tan! And really very hot, worse than Malaysia. Well, comparable hahahaha.

Bumped into 3 artists, managed to take photo with 1. 2 others are less well-known. Keep your eyes open bigbiggg
And nice to hear you've got some good experience with local. I had mostly good interaction with the locals, with 1-2 more negative ones. But I doubt I'll go HK any time soon or in at least 1-2 years. I really really dislike the culture of them smoking anywhere they like especially while walking or looking over a beautiful scenery at Tsim Sha Tsui.

CNY season i think will be nice ya! I'm sure it's very 'yit lau' (meriah) there. And you could probably experience the local way of celebrating.
Wah you stayed in Chung King area... I heard it's quite "mixed" ya the place. How much was it per night?

I stayed in JJ Hotel. I have checked countless hotels including AirBnB and also ran through hundreds of reviews of Hotels before deciding on JJ. Several reasons for choosing this place:

1. The room appear decent in photos. The beds looked 'big enough' as I heard the beds in Ibis is small - this was personal feedback by friends who stayed in Ibis. True enough, it was nice and comfortable.

2. Value for money. Based on a max budget of RM120 per pax per night, it's very hard to find a decent place in HK coz the accommodation there is expensive. Plus, I prefer to stay in HK Island which friends say are less "zap" (less complicated/ messy).

3. Location was good - It's along the main street (rather than some lorong). Easy to find and recognize. There's a 24-hours Yoshinoya next to it and 7-11 down the road. You don't have to worry about going hungry or feel afraid as you walk home late, with most shops closed.

In fact, the bus stop is just 30sec walk and MTR is 5min away. Very convenient. Friend and I took the bus quite often because it's easy. Don't have to worry about missing your stop because there's LED in the bus that shows which stop is next, in both Chinese and English.

If there's anything negative about the Hotel:
- There's no hair dryer haha. We both have short hair so it doesn't bother us too much.
- The bathroom is glass. So among friends, you gotta bring the blinds down and up whenever you use the loo or bathroom coz even the door is glass.
- Air cond has a soft noise; doesn't bother with sleep though.

Just to manage expectation if you're considering JJ. It is located in the same building as Karaoke for VIPs (other floors) and something related to gambling. I think the whole building has about 20 floors but the Hotel is only 3-4 floors. But it never bothered us because there's no noise from these activities nor do I see suspicious people. There are always security or people who opens the door for us as we enter the building. It's a nice decent building, not old and dingy btw.

It's about RM113 per pax per night. If I ever return to HK, I will go back to this Hotel. It's value for money and comfortable to stay in. There's also a good coffee shop opposite, which I had my breakfast for 5 days in a row

This post has been edited by sweet_pez: Oct 2 2017, 05:59 PM

I agree that food isn't very expensive. Their portion is huge.

For small eaters, a set breakfast at char chan teng can be shared. What I noticed was their set usually includes:
- Macaroni soup
- Eggs + toast
- Drink (coffee/ tea)

Price: $38
+$2 for cold drinks = $40

I had the above for 5 days (haha!) and I can only finish half of my macaroni. It's sad to waste food. So after 2 days of that, I ordered the set that only comes with eggs + toast with drink.

that smoking part is really surprise me. i thought they are like singaporean only can smoke at smoking area but is much like malaysia

maybe because lot of PRC so they can't really regulate the rules.

btw, i stayed at sheraton hotel and the harbour view just spectacular.

The Jj hotel cost about 2k for 5 nights during new year eve period. So it's around rm200 per pax. I think it's peak season around end of January. Most hotel increase their prices.

I see, maybe coz I went during offpeak.
Well then hope you find a suitable accommodation!

You may consider this hotel, Regal Riverside Hotel at Sha Tin. During my last travelling to HK, we stay at this hotel.

https://goo.gl/maps/zGcbEPLSZhq

Mostly will thought it far from city, but with HK MTR system and their public transport, we can reach Ocean park within 1 hour.

We usually take bus 86K to Sha Tin station. (There are bus station in front of the hotel). Once you reach Sha Tin station, you can take MTR to place you want to go.

Hope this help.

Wah Sha Tin is quite a distance from the other areas. It takes almost an hour+ to get to HK island.

It's a bit far, unless Angelpoli intends to explore more of the northern side.

there're so many hotels in the city, why Sha Tin?

I think especially for tourists who wish to travel around, looks like Sha Tin is not a good idea?

KUL-HKG malindo RM660, consider cheap?

Pretty cheap. You can go for it.
I got a bargain but I don't know how often they have this Sale - RM542 via MAS. But it was offpeak le, super hot.

I checked MAS on March next year around 700++, this price ok mah.

This post has been edited by recca_act: Oct 4 2017, 05:02 PM

Good price, March is when it's cooling. Buy buy!

yes yes.

That is my first reaction when my friend booking this hotel.

But fall in love with that hotel once step into hotel room. Room is spacious and price is reasonable. Maybe we also go to Shen Zhen for 3 days, we can go to Lo Wu by Sha Tin Station. Sha Tin is between city and Lo Wu, that is the reason my friend choose this hotel.

Also riverbank in front of the hotel, is good place for relaxing and morning walk.

Following is our 10 days trip

1st Day - 9pm reach Macau, after dinner, about 12am, go back hotel to sleep.
2nd Day - 9am go to The Venetian until 3pm, then go to Ruins of St. Paul's. 6pm, take ferry to HKG, go to hotel and dinner at BBQ Kingdom (next to our hotel)
3rd Day - Shopping at Mong Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui
4th Day - Ngon Ping 360, Tian Tan Buddha, Tai O and Mui O (take ferry back to Central)
5th Day - Ocean Park
6th Day - Sham Shui Po, Central and The Peak
7th Day - Shen Zhen
8th Day - Shen Zhen
9th Day - 12pm reach HKG hotel. Last min shopping at City link, Shatin plaza and New town plaza (Few shopping mall link together and near to our hotel). Dinner at Kam Sha Kok dai pai dong near our hotel
10th Day - bye bye HKG

Oh JJ Hotel. Located which area ya? Like mine is Tsim Sha Tsui. Haih we should book for more pricey hotel. Next time as you said value for money jor. But because our guesthouse near to Harbour City. The view was very nice lah. Probably will go there only after 1 or 2 years perhaps. There're development keep on changing de. And yes food portion damn big =.=' one bowl of rice also full geh. Taste over there not like Malaysia as we Malaysian taste more strong. I miss the wanton mee and the roasted goose that i ate over there. Damn gooding... xD~

JJ Hotel is in Wan Chai. It's slightly to the East on HK Island. Pleasant area to stay in and better than expected.

Hahahaha yeah better pay abit for Hotel. While I can say I'm not very particular, I need a clean place with decent bed/ room. Gotta get "home" comfortable after a long day outside

You plan to go back in 1-2 years? That's good, maybe got even better Hotels by then hmmm.

Some waiters abit rude for me. I went to a quite famous kopitiam - australian dairy company. The old waiter interrupt our conversation and dunno why he get offended by himself. I was like what...okay...just let him be. I have to eat vry fast and walk vry fast. P/S: A person doesn't know how to survive in hk. I scare they will scold me if I eat vry slow but I really really like some of their foods.

1. POLO bun from Kam Wah Cafe is vry cheap and super nice! OMG!!
2. Dim Sum Icon - all dim sum are vry cute but a bit pricey
3. Glory bakery which is much more cheaper than the bear bear cookies (dunno from which bakery alrdy) but it is super niceeeee omg!
4. 麦牙酥饼 super cheap and niceee! Can buy at any supermarket!

And many more! OMG

This post has been edited by Maggie95: Oct 15 2017, 12:01 AM

Thanks Maggie, will go try 1,3,4 haha. Dim sum already got many choices/wish list...
Anymore to share?