May 14, 2014, 6:17 pm
Last edit by: christep
HKG DO 2014 | 8-9 November
HKG Arrival Transport Guide
Proposed Activities
Friday 7 Nov
During the day HongKongHikers (in the person of christep who manages that group) will be running a not particularly hard social hike anyway, which visiting FTers are welcome to join.
Information for this hike can be found in post 201. Please PM christep or comment in this thread if you wish to join to confirm details of where to meet etc.
5pm - Morton's in TST - Pre-pre-Do drinks, with complimentary filet mignon sandwiches
7pm - IC (Salisbury Road) Lobby Lounge - Pre-Do drinks with excellent views of the harbour
Saturday 8 Nov
Option 1:
Day trip on Hong Kong Island
Yum cha at 9am at Metropol (across the road from Conrad), followed by taking the Peak Tram up to The Peak and a walk around Lugard Road for excellent views of Hong Kong. Quick lunch while still at The Peak, then head down into town for a private tram tour for a maximum of 35 guests. Price of the tram tour will depend on the number of people signing-up but will not be more than HK$200 (around £15 or US$25) per person. Payment will be taken on the day. The tour will finish by 4pm, giving attendee time to prepare for the Do dinner on Lamma Island.
Option 2:
8.15am - meet at Admiralty or TST for day hike in the North East New Territories.
We will walk along the very picturesque shore of the marine geopark, visit the old (and now largely deserted) Hakka village of Lai Chi Wo, and finish around the edge of Starling Inlet, overlooking the border and the eastern end of Shenzhen. We'll take lunch at a local rice & noodles place at the end of the hike. The total distance is about 15km (a little under 10 miles) and there's only one significant bit of hill climbing of about 180m (60 floors of a building). It should be doable by anyone with the fitness to walk at a reasonable pace for about 4 hours. No specialist gear is needed - just lightweight clothing (no denim/heavy cotton please), strong trainers/sneakers, a hat to keep the sun off (if we're lucky), and a small backpack to carry enough water for the hike and any other essentials (which would include a change of clothing if it's warm or wet). Here are three albums of photos taken by HongKongHikers members on this route (the wild boar having just been killed by (I assume) village dogs is unlikely to be repeated!). And here's a Garmin GPS trace of the route.
4.45pm - back at Admiralty
All
6.45pm - Meet at Central for ferry to Rainbow Restaurant on Lamma Island for dinner. (Ferry departs 7.00pm). Please don't be late, as you'll have to swim to catch up.
Sunday 9 Nov
Option 1:
9am - Day trip to Lantau Island. It's close to the airport so anyone flying out can easily head off as necessary. Hiking option will be available for those who are not flying out today. Details here.
Option 2:
Champagne Brunch at the IC HK Enjoy a leisurely Champagne brunch from 11:30-15:00 at the IC's Harbourside $782 (inc service charge). Pay on the day. I'm currently holding reservations for 10 diners and will reserve places on a first come first served basis from expressions of interest through the registration form (links to registration form are found at the top and bottom of this wiki post!). Review found here
1. TEX277
2. Economy Seat
3. percysmith
4. KIXman
5. Itsalongwaydown
6. TravelKane
7.
8.
9.
10.
After some discussion, the third option of a serious hike on Lantau has been canned since it seems that Andy's day trip is serious enough for everyone in terms of walking...
Monday
Awesom Andy will be a makeshift tour-guide taking requests from anyone interested.
Attendance
(Username, arrival date/flight, departure date/flight, hotel)
Confirmed
Awesom Andy Completed registration
TEX277 Completed registration
Oreck Completed registration
NHH Completed registration
Itsalongwaydown Completed registration
cjwong88 Completed registration
christep Completed registration
Economy Seat Completed registration
kirkwoodj Completed registration
Getiton Completed registration
smitty06 Completed registration
SumGai88 Completed registration
freqflyercoll Completed registration
TravelKane Completed registration
percysmith Completed registration
ColoradoGal Completed registration
nomadic.relief Completed registration
lowjhg
pfbloom Completed registration
GrjApp Completed registration
slickalick Completed registration
sneezyalex (Now HGHUA) Completed registration
ckpeter Completed registration
kaka Completed registration
timid_trnchcoat Completed registration
Travelingsmithy Completed registration
Arcanum Completed registration
EZEDoesIt Completed registration
KIXman Completed registration
johnwmaher (NOV 7/CX 505, NOV 10/CX 520, Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui)Completed registration
ellyse Completed registration
JohnK Completed registration
JohnK+1 Completed registration
Interested
penegal
centxwx
Melville
chchkiwi
dedehans
belinik
rstruthe
garykung
Belinik
tuapekastar
yul36
intuition
danang
TravellerOnline
jozdemir
deathscar
WillTravel (+1)
GrizShel
SQ421
moondog
***NEW*** Registration now open!
HKG Arrival Transport Guide
Proposed Activities
Friday 7 Nov
During the day HongKongHikers (in the person of christep who manages that group) will be running a not particularly hard social hike anyway, which visiting FTers are welcome to join.
Information for this hike can be found in post 201. Please PM christep or comment in this thread if you wish to join to confirm details of where to meet etc.
5pm - Morton's in TST - Pre-pre-Do drinks, with complimentary filet mignon sandwiches
7pm - IC (Salisbury Road) Lobby Lounge - Pre-Do drinks with excellent views of the harbour
Saturday 8 Nov
Option 1:
Day trip on Hong Kong Island
Yum cha at 9am at Metropol (across the road from Conrad), followed by taking the Peak Tram up to The Peak and a walk around Lugard Road for excellent views of Hong Kong. Quick lunch while still at The Peak, then head down into town for a private tram tour for a maximum of 35 guests. Price of the tram tour will depend on the number of people signing-up but will not be more than HK$200 (around £15 or US$25) per person. Payment will be taken on the day. The tour will finish by 4pm, giving attendee time to prepare for the Do dinner on Lamma Island.
Option 2:
8.15am - meet at Admiralty or TST for day hike in the North East New Territories.
We will walk along the very picturesque shore of the marine geopark, visit the old (and now largely deserted) Hakka village of Lai Chi Wo, and finish around the edge of Starling Inlet, overlooking the border and the eastern end of Shenzhen. We'll take lunch at a local rice & noodles place at the end of the hike. The total distance is about 15km (a little under 10 miles) and there's only one significant bit of hill climbing of about 180m (60 floors of a building). It should be doable by anyone with the fitness to walk at a reasonable pace for about 4 hours. No specialist gear is needed - just lightweight clothing (no denim/heavy cotton please), strong trainers/sneakers, a hat to keep the sun off (if we're lucky), and a small backpack to carry enough water for the hike and any other essentials (which would include a change of clothing if it's warm or wet). Here are three albums of photos taken by HongKongHikers members on this route (the wild boar having just been killed by (I assume) village dogs is unlikely to be repeated!). And here's a Garmin GPS trace of the route.
4.45pm - back at Admiralty
All
6.45pm - Meet at Central for ferry to Rainbow Restaurant on Lamma Island for dinner. (Ferry departs 7.00pm). Please don't be late, as you'll have to swim to catch up.
Sunday 9 Nov
Option 1:
9am - Day trip to Lantau Island. It's close to the airport so anyone flying out can easily head off as necessary. Hiking option will be available for those who are not flying out today. Details here.
Option 2:
Champagne Brunch at the IC HK Enjoy a leisurely Champagne brunch from 11:30-15:00 at the IC's Harbourside $782 (inc service charge). Pay on the day. I'm currently holding reservations for 10 diners and will reserve places on a first come first served basis from expressions of interest through the registration form (links to registration form are found at the top and bottom of this wiki post!). Review found here
1. TEX277
2. Economy Seat
3. percysmith
4. KIXman
5. Itsalongwaydown
6. TravelKane
7.
8.
9.
10.
After some discussion, the third option of a serious hike on Lantau has been canned since it seems that Andy's day trip is serious enough for everyone in terms of walking...
Monday
Awesom Andy will be a makeshift tour-guide taking requests from anyone interested.
Attendance
(Username, arrival date/flight, departure date/flight, hotel)
Confirmed
Awesom Andy Completed registration
TEX277 Completed registration
Oreck Completed registration
NHH Completed registration
Itsalongwaydown Completed registration
cjwong88 Completed registration
christep Completed registration
Economy Seat Completed registration
kirkwoodj Completed registration
Getiton Completed registration
smitty06 Completed registration
SumGai88 Completed registration
freqflyercoll Completed registration
TravelKane Completed registration
percysmith Completed registration
ColoradoGal Completed registration
nomadic.relief Completed registration
lowjhg
pfbloom Completed registration
GrjApp Completed registration
slickalick Completed registration
sneezyalex (Now HGHUA) Completed registration
ckpeter Completed registration
kaka Completed registration
timid_trnchcoat Completed registration
Travelingsmithy Completed registration
Arcanum Completed registration
EZEDoesIt Completed registration
KIXman Completed registration
johnwmaher (NOV 7/CX 505, NOV 10/CX 520, Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui)Completed registration
ellyse Completed registration
JohnK Completed registration
JohnK+1 Completed registration
Interested
penegal
centxwx
Melville
chchkiwi
dedehans
belinik
rstruthe
garykung
Belinik
tuapekastar
yul36
intuition
danang
TravellerOnline
jozdemir
deathscar
WillTravel (+1)
GrizShel
SQ421
moondog
***NEW*** Registration now open!
HKG DO 2014 | 8-9 November
May 8, 2014, 9:44 am
#46
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: BNE
Posts: 2,622
Take a look at the Harbour Plaza North Point (if points aren't an issue). I've stayed there a few times when visiting HK previously and never had any issues. It's a 2 minute walk to Quarry Bay MTR (just one stop further than North Point), a decent hotel with normal size rooms. It's just that there's not a huge deal to do in the immediate proximity. I see Expedia HK have the hotel in their sale (for the next 9 hours or so) and 7-9 November are currently going for just under $1000 per night.
May 8, 2014, 11:14 am
#48
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: SYD
Programs: QF WP
Posts: 1,799
Having said that, given its current price versus other properties for the weekend, it would not be easy to find something that is of better value in this price range. Travel time to Admiralty via the MTR is roughly 20 mins including walking time. The MTR fare is $6HKD with the octopus card (i.e. less than $1 USD).
Last edited by Awesom Andy; May 8, 2014 at 11:31 am
May 8, 2014, 4:46 pm
#50
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SYD, BNE and BKK
Programs: QF Platinum (OW Emerald), PC Platinum, HH Gold
Posts: 1,029
Having said that, given its current price versus other properties for the weekend, it would not be easy to find something that is of better value in this price range. Travel time to Admiralty via the MTR is roughly 20 mins including walking time. The MTR fare is $6HKD with the octopus card (i.e. less than $1 USD).
Size of the room does not matter as the weekend looks to be full of activities and not likely to spend too much time in room.
May 12, 2014, 1:13 am
#51
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Oz
Programs: QF LTG, Velocity FF Red, HH Diamond, PC Platinum Ambassador, UA Nothing
Posts: 1,914
Please sign me up! Flights and hotel booked.
Arr QF127 from SYD at 1745 on Thur 6th
Dep QF30 to MEL at 1930 on Mon 10th.
Staying at the Conrad. Two nights on certificates and 2 nights on points.
Arr QF127 from SYD at 1745 on Thur 6th
Dep QF30 to MEL at 1930 on Mon 10th.
Staying at the Conrad. Two nights on certificates and 2 nights on points.
Last edited by Itsalongwaydown; May 13, 2014 at 6:18 pm
May 14, 2014, 4:14 pm
#55
Moderator, All Nippon Airways and Japan
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TYO
Programs: NH SFC (*G), JL JGP (OWE), AS MVP, WOH E, IHG SE
Posts: 3,908
I'm interested! Let me look into flights and hotels and get back to you.
Edit: Hmm, I just realized my visiting parents will be leaving Japan on the 8th... It might be difficult to make this one.
Oh, I went ahead and added a Wikipost so that all attendees can post their attendance, flights, hotels, etc.
Edit: Hmm, I just realized my visiting parents will be leaving Japan on the 8th... It might be difficult to make this one.
Oh, I went ahead and added a Wikipost so that all attendees can post their attendance, flights, hotels, etc.
Last edited by armagebedar; May 14, 2014 at 6:22 pm
May 14, 2014, 8:58 pm
#56
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: SYD
Programs: QF WP
Posts: 1,799
I'm interested! Let me look into flights and hotels and get back to you.
Edit: Hmm, I just realized my visiting parents will be leaving Japan on the 8th... It might be difficult to make this one.
Oh, I went ahead and added a Wikipost so that all attendees can post their attendance, flights, hotels, etc.
Edit: Hmm, I just realized my visiting parents will be leaving Japan on the 8th... It might be difficult to make this one.
Oh, I went ahead and added a Wikipost so that all attendees can post their attendance, flights, hotels, etc.
May 14, 2014, 11:41 pm
#58
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Chicago, USA
Programs: UA 1MM Gold AA Gold NW Silver Marriott Plat. SPG Plat. Hilton Gold Hertz 5 Star
Posts: 3,218
Hotels
IBIS Sheung Wan is close to the MTR.
IBIS North Point does have incredibly small rooms.
Via PM please 2000-2200 HKD + 10% svc charge
Conrad
JW Marriott
Island SH
I like Lanson Place in Causeway Bay
1180 HKD + 10% svc charge
IBIS North Point does have incredibly small rooms.
Via PM please 2000-2200 HKD + 10% svc charge
Conrad
JW Marriott
Island SH
I like Lanson Place in Causeway Bay
1180 HKD + 10% svc charge
May 15, 2014, 12:00 am
#59
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SYD, BNE and BKK
Programs: QF Platinum (OW Emerald), PC Platinum, HH Gold
Posts: 1,029
Hoping the horse races are on this particular weekend on Sunday afternoon at Sha Tin or Happy Valley. Would love to visit either race track.
Can't see a schedule as the racing season ends July but for some reason I am thinking they will be on Saturday evening. Fingers crossed they are Sunday afternoon.
Can't see a schedule as the racing season ends July but for some reason I am thinking they will be on Saturday evening. Fingers crossed they are Sunday afternoon.
May 15, 2014, 12:06 am
#60
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Chicago, USA
Programs: UA 1MM Gold AA Gold NW Silver Marriott Plat. SPG Plat. Hilton Gold Hertz 5 Star
Posts: 3,218
Hoping the horse races are on this particular weekend on Sunday afternoon at Sha Tin or Happy Valley. Would love to visit either race track.
Can't see a schedule as the racing season ends July but for some reason I am thinking they will be on Saturday evening. Fingers crossed they are Sunday afternoon.
Can't see a schedule as the racing season ends July but for some reason I am thinking they will be on Saturday evening. Fingers crossed they are Sunday afternoon.
Weekdays are usually Happy Valley (Wednesday)