5 Abroad: Hong Kong Accomodations

Monday, November 28, 2011

Hong Kong Accomodations

We wanted to take a trip to Hong Kong over Thanksgiving weekend. I didn’t know it would be so difficult to find reasonably priced accomodations for a family of 5. Most of the hotels did not offer rooms with 2 double beds. The hotel rooms in Hong Kong are small and most would not let us have more than 2 adults and 1 child per room. There were some hotels that had family suites but they were expensive. Our friends that had been to Hong Kong recommended the YMCA Salisbury. It is listed as a hostel, but from what I understand, it is pretty much a nice hotel. I noticed that my travel books also listed the YMCA Salisbury as the only hotel for families. Sadly, the YMCA Salisbury was booked for the weekend we wanted.

DH and I decided to book accomodations on http://www.airbnb.com/. I had heard about several websites like airbnb where people list their apartments or homes for temporary stays. We booked a 2-bedroom apartment in the Soho area of Hong Kong. The apartment was small, but it was definitely more than adequate for our short stay in Hong Kong. We had a positive experience with booking accomodations through http://www.airbnb.com/ and would definitely consider doing it again, especially in places like Hong Kong where it is difficult to book larger suites for families at a reasonable cost.
We paid roughly US $130 per night. The apartment had 2 queen beds and a pull out sofa bed in the living room. We were provided with towels and linens. There was a small kitchen that was equipped with pots and pans and bowls and utensils. There was also a small fridge and microwave. We had a TV with cable and free internet access. The only downsides to the apartment were that 1) it was on the 4th floor with no lift access 2) the building was really old and seemed rundown and 3) the apartment was definitely on the cozy side.

The bedrooms were big enough just for a bed.