Cityview Hotel Hong Kong
We’re back from a really good but tiring trip!! One of the highlights of this trip was the hotel we stayed in!
Presenting to you—Cityview Hotel!
It was SOOOO easy to get to the hotel. From the airport, we took the Airport Express to Kowloon Station. We heard that even the locals take this express train… makes you wonder how cab drivers earn their airport dollar!
At Kowloon, look for the Airport Express Shuttle Bus K5. This bus which comes every 15 min, is FREE and it sends you straight to Cityview Hotel!
Btw, we saw our first interesting signage on the bus:
It seems that you can’t talk to the bus driver – Not that we really wanted to as well! ….Our Cantonese is not that proficient 
After we checked in, we rushed up to our rooms to see what the rooms were like… Look!
Not bad eh? It costs HK680 (S$125) per night excluding taxes. Considering we are close to peak season, this was very affordable.
ED thinks that it is very small (as compared to our room in Malacca, Malaysia) He says that it is only slightly bigger than our hotel room in Paris.
However, the room was very clean. It had the regular Bar Fridge (empty inside), Room Safe, complimentary coffee & tea, electric kettle, and Wall-mounted LCD TV. The bathroom had only shower facilities (good water pressure, regular hot water!), and of course the usual toiletries.
We put the beds together, and our whole family slept on this makeshift Double Bed. There was enough space for our two large suitcases to be left open on the floor, and still enough for the kids to dance and prance around.
Now the most exciting bit was the LOCATION of this hotel! It is is Yau Ma Tei area, which is smacked in between two HOT shopping spots – Tsim Sha Tsui and Mongkok. AND AND AND, the hotel is ONE minute walk away from Yau Ma Tei MTR station.
In this ONE minute, you walk pass a 7-11 store (where you can buy food/drinks/top-up Train Ticket), and 2 other food stalls! It is also next to a school and hospital. So walking back late at night is safe as the street is brightly lit. There’s also a security check at the hotel’s main door after 11 p.m.!
So if you’re looking for a decent and safe place to stay in Kowloon, we strongly recommend Cityview!
November 18th, 2009 at 3:49 am
Awww… I wanna go on a HK trip too! (and a Japan trip… and a Taiwan trip…) hahaha!
Looks so nice!
November 20th, 2009 at 2:32 am
Thanks for the useful tips about hong kong.
Will consider the bay view hotel the next time i am there
November 20th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Yup! 2 thumbs up for Cityview Hotel! Stayed there during my stay in HK! Super good location & value for money! Oh man… missed HK already!
November 20th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
I did not know that u stayed there too
Small world hor!
November 20th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Good writeup about the hotel
November 22nd, 2009 at 4:03 pm
hi Ed, mind elaborating why HK is not child-friendly? The wonderful pics are contradicting your statement
November 22nd, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Thanks for the compliments about the pictures!
HK is not child-friendly, as firstly, there are lots of steps and slopes…Its very tiring for young children.
The adults there are also impatient and can be a bit rude. U will hardly see any children on the streets except at Disneyland and Stanley Market.
Toilets are especially hard to find, and even like the toilet at Mcdonalds is really filthy! We had to always make sure that the kids went to the toilet before they went out.