The link is not workable anymore. May I know what happened?

I'm at page 103 now. 11 more pages to go.. But still no pics of Dragon Hostel. Or did I miss out?

Appreciate those who have stayed in Dragon Hostel before can post up the hostel/room pics. The pics in their website were taken back in 2002..

Thanks.

Wow thanks northasian~

I can't make up my mind..

Arrival Date/Time: 27/04/2009, Monday (1310)
Departure Date/Time: 05/05/2009, Tuesday (1750)

- Total around 9 days.
- 4 adults.
- Both departure and arrival will be in Macau airport.
- Plan to stay in Kowloon area in HK.
- HK will take up around 4-5 days.

I intend to go for the following routes options:


Should I explore Macau for the 1st day then only leave for HK/Shenzhen on the 2nd day noon time or once I reach Macau then leave for HK/Shenzhen and come back to explore Macau on the 8th and 9th day?

Is Guangzhou and Zhuhai worth visiting? I have only approximately 9 days for HK/SZ/MCU. Do you think I still have extra time for either 1 of the places?

I've been to Ocean Park and Window of the World in 1997. Just want to confirm, Ocean Park has a major renovation and it's worth visiting again? How about Window of the World? If it's the same thing, I might just stay in SZ to shop lol.

Hmm in the midst of planning my itinery then only I'm able to figure out my accomodation.

Opinions please~

Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone~

I'll be staying in Dragon Hostel for my upcoming trip to HK. I'll also pay a visit to ShenZhen. Just wanna confirm, is it within walking distance from Dragon Hostel to Mong Kok East station to catch the train to Lo Wu station? Or should I take MTR from Mong Kok station to Kowloon Tong station then only interchange to the Lo Wu train?

This post has been edited by Argiope: Feb 5 2009, 02:55 AM

Oh thank you so much! I'll be departing on end of April.. So still plenty of time. Just in the midst of planning my itinerary.

This post has been edited by Argiope: Feb 5 2009, 12:53 PM

Hello Northasian,

Below is my drafted itinerary for my upcoming holidays in HK. Comments/opinions are welcome~

27/04 (Mon)
1330: Arrive Macau airport. Hop onto bus AP1 to Macau Ferry Terminal. Purchase First Ferry tickets to TST China Ferry Terminal.
1530: Arrive TST China Ferry Terminal. Take MTR from TST station to Mong Kok station. Check-in to Dragon Hostel.
1700: Take MTR from Mong Kok station to Central station. Go to Star Ferry Pier 7. Hop onto bus 15C to The Peak Tram Terminus.
1730: Arrive The Peak Tram Terminus. Go to The Peak by tram.
1815: Arrive Madame Tussauds.
1930: Leave Madame Tussauds and enjoy night view from The Peak.
2000: Hop onto bus 15 to Central.
2030: Dinner at Yung Kee.
2200: Walk around Lan Kwai Fong.
2300: Take MTR from Central station to Mong Kok station.
2330: Explore Mong Kok.

28/04 (Tue)
0830: Breakfast around hostel.
0915: Take MTR from Mong Kok station to Disneyland Resort station.
1000: Disney time.
2030: Leave Disneyland.
2130: Reach Mong Kok and have dinner.
2230: Explore Mong Kok.

29/04 (Wed)
0830: Breakfast around hostel.
0930: Take MTR from Mong Kok station to Tung Chung station.
1030: Arrive Citygate Outlets.
1400: Leave Citygate Outlets.
1400 onwards: Unsure where to go. Where do you reckon?
1900: Reach TST station and visit Avenue of Stars.
2000: Enjoy Symphony of Lights.
2030: Visit Harbour City.
2300: Explore Mong Kok.. again

30/04 (Thu)
0900: Breakfast around hostel.
1000: Check-out from Dragon Hostel.
1030: Visit Langham Place.
1400: Take train from Mongkok East station to Sha Tin station. Visit Snoopy World. Is it nearby to the station? As we'll be carrying luggage by then.
1500: Take train from Sha Tin station to Lo Wu station and depart to ShenZhen.

At night from 2300 onwards, there isn't any other place for me to walk around except clubs and the streets in Mong Kok, right?

Oh thanks for the comments~

Yeah, the Disneyland day gives me a bit of headache. Many people in this thread mentioned that half a day is already enough, including my colleague also. Haha she said she walk walk walk.. Then ei? Back to entrance already. Oh whole park covered already.

I was thinking maybe I will go to Tung Chung first then only head to Disneyland around 1300.

Really thanks alot northasian. Seems that it's not really far..

Yup definitely will ask again if there's any problem.

I'm now replying to this post from HK.

Please remember to bring your jacket/wind breaker here, especially if you are going to The Peak. I was shivering while trying to take a nice pic up there lol. It gets quite cold at night as well.

I've snapped some photos of my room in Dragon Hostel. Will post up tonight.

My rate was HK$420/night for a room with 4 beds and private bathroom. It's a really tiny room. However if you don't mind the room size, it's a good choice of budget hostel. Most importantly, it's very clean!









This post has been edited by Argiope: May 12 2009, 04:06 AM

I will answer what's best to my knowledge. The rest you have to wait for Northasian/other forumers.


1. Yes. You will receive remaining balance + deposit - HKD7.

2. If i were you, i would get it from the airport. But please check weather forecast for that day first.

3. Around 30 minutes. Please refer to http://www.mtr.com.hk

4. For your shopping tour to Citygate, i don't think that 9:30 - 12:30 is enough. You should be aware that lots of shops open only at 10:30am onwards. And you wouldn't want to carry all your shopping bags around in Disneyland. So you may go to Disneyland first then leave early to Citygate. But take note that you would have to miss the fireworks at 7:30pm (if there is any). My arrangement was Disneyland 1 day and Citygate another day. For more info: http://www.citygateoutlets.com.hk/index.html

5. I guess it's the egg rolls from Kei Wah Bakery. My colleague from HK brought that over. But don't put in luggage even if it's the metal tin cos i did that and half of mine were ruined.. only half were still in good shape.

6. http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/train/service_hours.html

Enjoy your trip!

Remember to bring umbrella to St Paul and Senado Square haha. When i was there it was so so so sunny.. Almost dehydrated. But i'm not sure about the weather in Nov.

When i was there the Disney fireworks started at 7:30pm but the website says 8pm. Maybe before you leave to HK, check the website again or reconfirm with the staff there. http://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/en...90522&tab=24519

Different hotels have different policies on luggage placement. Some hotels do charge if you put luggage overnight but some don't. I think you gotta confirm with the hotel. Or maybe some forumers here stayed in your hotel before can answer your question.

No prob. I skipped Cheung Chau so can't advise any.

I brought my tripod to HK via Air Asia.
Just put it in your check-in luggage will do.

But when i used it on The Peak, the guard asked me to stop using it.

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Added on October 21, 2009, 6:15 pmYes, since the ferry terminal is also at TST. The journey from Macau to HK takes around 1 hour.

This post has been edited by Argiope: Oct 21 2009, 06:15 PM

Yes, you need to apply for Visa to China. RM30 for 1-time entry.

Since you have only 5 days and if you really intend to go China, i would suggest you to go Shenzhen instead of Guangzhou. Guangzhou is quite big and there are a lot of places worth visiting, so i think 1-2 days is not enough (assuming you will cover HK & Guangzhou in 5 days). You may go to Shenzhen via Luohu, which is very near to HK and you can reach there by MTR. If you are going to Luohu, you may try out Days Inn. It's very spacious and personally i think that the rate is reasonable.

As for Macau, not much of shopping here. Mostly sight-seeing, gambling and food. Visa is not needed here and 1 day is enough. I don't recommend Metropark Macau. Staff kinda rude and room is quite old.