This was another spur-of-the moment decision. We didn't plan to go to Hong Kong in the first half of 2019. However, Cathay offered their tickets at a discount. We bought tickets on 3 March 2019, then we flew to Hong Kong on 5 March 2019 and stayed there for six days.
AIRPORT EXPRESS
Upon arrival in Hong Kong, we bought Group of 3 Single Journey tickets for HKD230. Average cost per person was HKD76.70, cheaper than the standard price of HKD110 for individual Single Journey ticket.
view from the airport express train
HOTELS WHICH PROVIDE TRANSPORT SERVICE FROM HONG KONG STATION
Shuttle bus service was one of our criteria when choosing the hotel in Hong Kong.
grand view hotel
We chose Grand View Hotel because the hotel rates were cheaper, WIFI was available free-of-charge in all areas including the rooms, and shuttle bus services to and from Hong Kong Station were available. The vicinity was not as nice as Admiralty and Tsim Sha Tsui, but the hotel itself was fine.
The hotel was located at 88 Chun Yeung Street in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. North Point MTR Station (Exits A1 and A2) was within a 10-minute walk. Bus stops at nearby Java Street were even nearer. And Ding Ding trams stopped about 50 meters away from the main entrance of the hotel.
The hotel room was relatively big and spacious. It had an air-conditioner, cable TV, safe, and tea and coffee making facilities. It was equipped with a kitchenette with a mini fridge and a stove. Cooking and eating utensils were provided upon request. A cleaning lady came every morning to clean the room, remove the garbage, provide new supplies, and change towels and linen.
The hotel was located at 88 Chun Yeung Street in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. North Point MTR Station (Exits A1 and A2) was within a 10-minute walk. Bus stops at nearby Java Street were even nearer. And Ding Ding trams stopped about 50 meters away from the main entrance of the hotel.
The hotel room was relatively big and spacious. It had an air-conditioner, cable TV, safe, and tea and coffee making facilities. It was equipped with a kitchenette with a mini fridge and a stove. Cooking and eating utensils were provided upon request. A cleaning lady came every morning to clean the room, remove the garbage, provide new supplies, and change towels and linen.
The hotel was located near the entrance of a public market. Every night, before we go back to our hotel, we bought fruits from nearby fruit stalls. Lanzones was priced at HKD48 per kilo; strawberries at HKD58 per kilo; longan at HKD40 per kilo; about half kilo of grapes at HKD10; and bunch of bananas at HKD10 too.
view from the hotel
Grand View Hotel has a rooftop swimming pool overlooking Victoria Harbour.
LUNCH AT KOREAN BBQ & BAR, ELECTRIC ROAD, NORTH POINT
We couldn't read the sign and the foreign alphabet characters at the entrance. It turned out to be a Korean restaurant. Good, the menu has English translation.
BEEF BRISKET DINNER
MCDONALD'S, KING'S RoaD, NORTH POINT
JOLLIBEE, KING'S RoaD, NORTH POINT
We found Jollibee at the opposite side of the road. However, at 9:57 p.m., it was already closed.
brunch at pizza hut, north point road, north point
central mid-levels-escalators, hong kong
dinner at pepper lunch express, hysan place, causeway bay
h&m, silvercord, tsim sha tsui, kowloon
harbour city, tsim sha tsui, kowloon
dinner at harbour city
ngong ping village, lantau island
starbucks, ngong ping village, lantau island
lunch at zen noodle cafe, ngong ping village, lantau island
tian tan buddha, lantau island
shopping at horizon plaza, aberdeen
Horizon Plaza is one of the four big outlet malls in Hong Kong. There are 27 floors in all. Prestigious shops such as Armani, Ralph Lauren, Lane Crawford, Kate Spade, YSL, Tod's, Paul Smith, Diesel, etc. are selling at 30% to 80% discount. Everything is guaranteed to be genuine.
We got the items shown below at 50% discount.
We got the items shown below at 50% discount.