Hong Kong Accommodation:
Hotels, Self-Catering, Camping and Youth Hostels
The hotels themselves are a reflection of Hong Kong – modern, compact, energetic and efficient – with service just a bit too rushed. Expect staff to be hurried and doing several things at once.
Be warned that rooms in the territory tend to be half the size of those in other cities. Some can be comically small with not enough room to swing a spring roll, let alone a cat.
In spite of the large number of hotel rooms available in Hong Kong, visitors are strongly advised to make an advance booking, especially during the peak season (May until November).
Hotels
Hong Kong offers a wide range of luxury hotels with all the major international chains represented. Smaller hotels specialising in �family style� hospitality can be a cheaper alternative.
There are also a number of fairly new hotels in the New Territories, providing a range of recreational facilities.
Guest Houses
Guest house accommodation, with good standards and facilities, is also available.
Grading
Though there is no grading structure as such, hotel members of the HKTA fall into one of four categories:
- High Tariff A Hotels
- High Tariff B Hotels,
- Medium Tariff Hotels and
- Hostels/Guest houses.
Self-Catering
Resort houses on the outlying islands can be hired.
Camping
Permitted in the countryside, though permission is required within the Country Park protection area.
YMCA/YWCAs
There are four main YMCA/YWCAs in Hong Kong.
The YMCA in Kowloon is at 41 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon (tel: 2268 7000; fax: 2739 9315; e-mail: info@ymcahk.org.hk; website: www.ymcahk.org.hk). For further details, contact the Hong Kong Tourism Board
Youth Hostels
There are numerous youth hostels in Hong Kong, all of which are outside the city. Contact Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association Ltd, Room 225-227, Block 19, Shek Kip Mei Estate, Shamshuipo, Kowloon (tel: 2788 1638; fax: 2788 3105; e-mail: info@yha.org.hk; website: www.yha.org.hk).
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