Holiday Inn Express Hong Kong Soho (left IHG)
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There is no underground right outside the hotel but it's not far away, slight uphill - although not as steep as the hills in San Francisco
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thanks
- I looked at the map and it is maybe 3-4 blocks from the Sheung Wan station so not bad at all
- will folks really pay $200 usd/night for this HI express?
- looks no frills but looks like being in Soho is a good place for eating and just walking around.
- after getting out of the Airport Express I should just take a cab there huh?
- I thought about Kowloon East, as it is new too but isnt it far away from the action? Or would you consider it given the two hotels: price location value?
Thanks for all the advice.
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Thanks Nacho, thats what I thought. HK is so expensive that I couldn't turn down the 5K +$70/night.
- I looked at the map and it is maybe 3-4 blocks from the Sheung Wan station so not bad at all
- will folks really pay $200 usd/night for this HI express?
- looks no frills but looks like being in Soho is a good place for eating and just walking around.
- after getting out of the Airport Express I should just take a cab there huh?
- I thought about Kowloon East, as it is new too but isnt it far away from the action? Or would you consider it given the two hotels: price location value?
Thanks for all the advice.
- I looked at the map and it is maybe 3-4 blocks from the Sheung Wan station so not bad at all
- will folks really pay $200 usd/night for this HI express?
- looks no frills but looks like being in Soho is a good place for eating and just walking around.
- after getting out of the Airport Express I should just take a cab there huh?
- I thought about Kowloon East, as it is new too but isnt it far away from the action? Or would you consider it given the two hotels: price location value?
Thanks for all the advice.
The HIE Kowloon East is right above an underground station and a mall.
Yes the HIE in Causeway Bay costs around $200. HK hotels are famous for the insane prices.
There are a lot of nice places to eat close to HIE Soho - I'm thinking about staying there too on points because it's cheap now (newly opened). It won't be like this next year - I'd expect 20k next year.
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I booked on points for 5 nights, late November. Looking forward to reading reviews from anyone who stays (once opened.) This will be my first time in HKG so hoping this is a good central location to use as a base to explore the city.
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It's a ok location, it's not the centre of everything but for 15k a night it's a bargain.
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Bumping this in case anyone has actually stayed at this property yet. I am seeing a rate of about 1000HKD per night during my upcoming trip which is pretty good. Right now I am deciding between this property and the Kowloon East properties.