May 11 2009
Cheap accommodations in Hong Kong
After posting my entry on Hong Kong Disneyland, I received some inquiries asking where we stayed and some itineraries for their Hong Kong vacation. So before I unravel more Hong Kong-Macau escapades, I’ll share you some cheap Hong Kong hotels, Hong Kong hostels and guesthouses that are suited for your budget.
I did my homework months before our HK trip that’s why I was able to narrow down my choices to 3 accommodations, and then finally decided to stay at HK Taisan Guesthouse to save on money of accommodation and more for shopping and food trips.
1. HK Taisan Guesthouse – Store 1 – http://www.hktaisanguesthouse.com/eng/index.htm
Adress: MTR Station Exit B1 , 15th Flr., Burlington House., 91-94 Nathan Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Telephone reception : (852) 2366 8273 (Ate Yolly’s number/Taisan Store 1) or 2366 8414
Most HK travellers recommended this hostel/guesthouse for first-timers, it has a very good location because: it’s along Nathan Road, with free computer with Internet, the airpot bus stop is just in front of the building where Taisan is located, very near shopping places, accessible to most tourist spots in TST, free rice for breakfast, very near the MTR Station (Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit B1), and has a nice view of Kowloon Park if your room has a window facing Nathan Road. Aside from that, the one manages Taisan Store 1 is a Filipina, Ate Yolly, and she’s very friendly you’ll feel at home. You may check their website for room rates but for the Family Room that we availed which can accomodate 4 people with 1 double bed and 1 single bed is 500 HKD per night.
Taisan Store 1 photos (Family Room)
- HK Taisan Guesthouse
- Taisan store 1
- Taisan Store 1 bathroom
2. Golden Crown Guetshouse – http://www.goldencrownhk.com/newg/homeeng.html
Adress: 13th Flr., 5th Flr. Golden Crown Court, 66-70 Nathan Road, TsimShaTsui, Kowloon
TEL: (852) 2369 1782 FAX: (852) 2368 1740
This is my second choice since location-wise and the room rates are very similar with HK Taisan Guesthouse. The downside is there’s no computer inside the room unlike in Taisan although you can use the computer at the reception area when needed. You also have to pay for the room deposit via Paypal, Taisan didn’t require any deposit as long as you arrive before 12 noon.
3. Hotel Benito - http://www.hotelbenito.com/eng/index.htm
Adress: 7-7B Cameron Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon
Tel: (852) 3653 0388
Fax: (852) 2369 1283
Hotel Benito is a boutique hotel but I also considered this because sometimes, they have promos in Asiatravel.com wherein you get 1 free night if you availed their Early Bird reservation promo. The rooms are impressive, I kept this hotel in mind when we have the chance to visit HK again and when we have some moolah to spare.
For your Hong Kong itineraries, I am still not an expert in Hong Kong after my 2 visits but shoot me an email if you need help or reply to this post if you want to get lost in Hong Kong like me, kidding! I also recommend the Hong Kong thread in Pinoy Exchange for the very helpful and detailed discussion on all things Hong Kong, visit their newest thread, Hongkong for Dummies, I will be forever grateful to the makers of this thread.
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Wow! This is really helpful. Hope you could post more. I’m planning to visit HK last week of November with my family (all of us first time). Will wait for more of your posts. Thanks a lot!
hi sis.thanks for this post! really informative for HK traveller like me
Plano ko rin pumunta HK …when I dunno yet but this is a good informative post that I could definitely use sis;) Post ka pa ng more infos ha!
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Hey, thanks for sharing these budget friendly hotels.
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Hi! If i we will be staying on the Taisan Store 1, san kami bababa if we’re riding an A21 bus from the airport?:)
Hm, cant say but when my turn going to HK? LOL..
Thank fro sharing
@Gweng, baba kayo sa Bus Stop No. 13. But pls. note that yung count ng bus stops nila starts at the airport. Just be alert, you should see an HSBC building to your right, malapit sa Cameron Road.
wow this is a very helpful post..if ever I had the chance to visit HK, I will surely take your suggestions
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Good information! I have found that some apartments (flats) can be had for short-term nightly/weekly rent also. Some of these are great for families. I keep a list of them on my web site that cost less than US $100 per night. http://visithk.weebly.com – Bill
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Hi! thanks for sharing your info. my friends and i are off to HK on oct. i tried to contact ate yolly of tai san store1 (tried both (852) 2366 8273 and 2366 8414) to reserve a room but i could not connect., says number is invalid. please help! thanks.
Hi Hilds! Did you include the international dialing number? Try including (00) before punching the number of Ate Yolly.
Hi Badet! i just tried calling them again 00 852 2366 8273 and 00 852 2366 8414. this time, i’m getting ‘the number you are calling is currently unavailable’. not sure if ken’s confirmation email is enough at tai san. we read a lot of not so good experience at pex that’s why we’re trying to contact ate yolly to confirm our reservation. thanks
Hi Hilds, I sent an email to your address kaya lang it can’t get through. Anyway…
I tried dialling this number 00 852 2366 8273 on my globe celphone and it’s ringing naman…
Do you have Ken’s confirmation email na ba? Na-experience ko rin kasi yung nagpalipat-lipat din kami ng rooms during our stay kasi that time, si Mrs. Lee yung nakakausap ko hindi si Ate Yolly. Kaya nga I recommend na si Ate Yolly sana talaga yung makausap para sure.
I posted my own Taisan experience din sa Taisan 1 sis, _pink12_ yung username ko dun.
May isang taga-Pex na nagpa-book na lang sa Golden Crown Guesthouse instead of Taisan, yun nga lang you have to pay reservation fee sa Golden Crown.
Hi, we’ll be in Hongkong sa September and we made reservations din sa Taisan. Meron kami email reservation and we are planning to pay a deposit of 500 HKD as guarantee for our reservation, magkakaproblema kaya kami? Free ba yung internet sa room? at yung ibang facilities provided nila according sa website nila totoo ba yun, baka naman may charge kami upon settling our bill, nkupo
Nabasa ko kze merong dispenser, is water provided ba?
Paask pa more help ha since you’ve stayed there, lubusin ko na
.. from airport start na ba bilang ng bus stop as 1 o sa next bus stop pa? sabi kze nasa 13th stop ang Taisan mismo. From Taisan how to go to the following:
1. Taisan to Ferry for Macau.
2. Taisan to Ngong Ping then Ngong Ping to Disneyland.
3. Taisan to Victoria Peak
4. Taisan to airport.
Pwede humingi details, what to ride and all.
Salamat.. sobrang thank you sa reply
, aabangan ko.
Pinagpipilian ko din ung taisan at golden crown. nagemail ako sa taisan and sabi magdeposit daw kame ng 500HKD as reservation fee either thru bank or western union. Ok lng po ba di na magbayad ng reservation fee at duon nlng magbayad ng full? Ung 500HKD na family room ba nila tax inclusive na po ba? Thanks for you wonderful blog about HK. I will try to call Ate Yolly thru the number you have given. Ok lng po ba na sabihin namen na recommended mo ung place na iyon? Kay Ate Yolly ka rin ba bumili ng disneyland ticket? Meroon din po bang discounted ticket sa ocean park. Sensya dami ko pong tanung. Sa november po kame punta ng HK.
Thanks.
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I will be having my 1st HK tour this Jan 2010.. I’m on my own and will do this backpacking style!! I already have a reservation at Dorsette but Taisan Guesthouse is a lot cheaper so i decided to go for Taisan Store 1..It will be a 3D/2N travel and I had already filled the 2 day with itinerary based on your HK-Macau Travel!! But still need to fill the day3 with day trip to maximize my HK adventure.. I was thinking of the Lantau Island but your blog post on this focus on hiking.. I only got half day to spare for day3 so hiking is out.. could you pls help me draft a half-day itinerary for lantau island plus cost & all ride/tranfer?ur blog is very helpful.. tnx,tnx..
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Hi I just want to ask like golden crown its 350hk dollars per night right? Is it per pax or its already the whole room? Like if 5 persons are staying all of them are already accomodated for 350hk dollars per night? Thanks!
hi im planning to visit hongkong with my wife and 3 year old kid
on march 2010
i was able to get a airfare from cebu pacific for 3 night and 4 days but unfortunately the two days are wasted becaseu will be arriving in HK 6pm and will depart 6 am hope you could help me out with the best IT that i would do. so that we will enjoy our stay in HK
…. also help me in finding cheap hotel and transpo to and from disneyland and airport
thansk il be waiting for your response
hi badet, just had my HK-Macau Adventure last January2010 and it was so awesome..super, super tnx to your blog.. i’m a solo traveller & a real newbies in traveling abroad but w/ your itinerary & accomodation guide– it feels like i’m already a PRO.. i opted for Golden Crown bcoz HK Taisan Store1 doest have a single room..anyways, it was still a good choice– room is clean & small but has big bed..i was expecting single bed yung nasa single room but turns-out to be double bed instead– saya saya kc sarap magpahinga after a long day of walking!!hope you could help me out once again for my Singapore-Malaysia getaway this Sept.. cheers to u!!
hi
thanks for all your post about hk, it really helped me a lot. ask lang sana ako if my hot and cold shower ba ang hk taisan guesthouse?
Hi Nathalie,
Yes, they have hot and cold for the showers.
Badet, I’m leaning more on Taisan GH instead of Hotel Benito (parang di ako mapalagay dun sa (-) reviews nung iba).
Anyway, I checked their site and wonder if you know how big is their Single Room (Large) and the Double Room (General and Large). Bali kami lang ni mama ko, me and my 2 yr old.
Also, may wifi ba lahat ng rooms nila?
where is d best place to shop pala???im planning to go there next month??? yong affordable:)
Tsim Sha Tsui area is like a huge shopping place
, there’s Uniqlo, Giordano and Bossini in every corner. Check out the Esprit shopping outlet along Canton Road. For more info, read my post about shopping in Hong Kong.
Hi Badet this is my 3rd time in HK> Last Dec. 2008 we stayed at Raymonds guest house alin ang maganda and clean yun bang taisan or yuifai guest house. Tell me naman kc ako ang guide ng mga friend ko ayaw kong mapintasan ang choices ko. Thanks in advance.
Hi Lily, I can only speak for Taisan kasi that’s where we stayed. And from Pinoy forums, recommended din naman yung Taisan and you’re well taken care of because of the Pinoy caretaker Ate Yolly. =)
hi badet!
Just wanna ask if it is better for us to just buy ticket for disneyland when we get in to HK then travel na lang to Macau tru ferry… how much is the cost of the ferry going to macau, converted to peso, mga how much kaya sya? then when we get in to Macau how can we go to venetian macau? Thanks much!
hi Badet! thanks for sharing… was able to reserve a room at Taisan for next week.. ask ko lang, mas ok ba mag A21 bus or mag MTR papunta sa store 1? thanks!
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hi ms.badet,
ang cute ng pic. nyo po, sana maexperience ko din yan pagpunta ko hk dis comming july po, saka po pwede na rin magtanong kasi ang dating namin ng hk is 8pm pano po kami maka2punta sa taisan incase po dun kmi mgchek in, atsaka meron po ba na entrance lang byaran sa disneyland wala ng rides,
ahmmm, dae ko po tanong pasensya na, its my first tym. atsaka po mga ilang oras po byahe to taisan galing airport,, thank you po. pag me tym po kayo please email me. pandabeer10@yahoo.com. thank you po ulit.
Hi Merry,
Thanks for visiting my site! From the airport you can ride the airport bus, A21 or N21 pag nighttime na. It stops in front of the building of Taisan. Travel time to Taisan is 45 minutes.
Entrance fee to Disneyland includes unlimited rides and attractions na. =)
Hi Kathy,
It’s more convenient to take the Airport Bus, aside from the scenic ride, the bus stop is in front of taisan =)
Thanks for that very informative information! I will try to stay in HK Taisan it looks really cheap for only 2 nights that really affordable for me!
I will be in Hongkong on November.
Hi badet… your blog is very useful…I’m planning to go to the same accommodation…how can I contact yolly? and how far is the place from disneyland? ty in advance^,^
Hi Bianca,
You can contact Yolly through this number, (852) 2366 8273. You can get to Disneyland by train, just 30-45 minutes by train, Taisan is very near the TST MTR Station so you can get practically anywhere.