Hong Kong hotel advice
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: NYC / TYO / Up in the Air
Programs: UA 1k (12 year fallen GS) 1.7MM, AA 2.1MM, EK, BA, SQ, CX, Marriot LT, Accor P
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He said that the budget for trip #1 is $200 for the hotel night. The IC tends to cost a lot more than that. Even if he has points to burn, for such a short stay, I would stay somewhere more modest... maybe a notch from the Ibis, but not 5-star either. The Charter House might not be a bad choice. I will say that HK hotel prices are more volatile than any other place I've been in the world apart from maybe NY (e.g. during the past 3 months alone, I've seen the Cosmo for as little 500hkd --Ctrip special rate which they seem to turn on when occupancy is slack-- and as much as 2200hkd; monitoring the scene and knowing when to pull the trigger is critical.