Survival Guide - Hong Kong: Top Sights, Local Life, Made Easy - page 368

› For those seeking a midpriced stay, Wan Chai, on Hong Kong Island, has plenty of
midrange places, some at reasonable rates. Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon, however, offer by
far the most bang for your midrange buck.

› If you have cash, Hong Kong is your playground. The top-end hotels here are some of
the best in the world.

› Hong Kong's two accommodation high seasons are from March to April and October to
November, though things can get tight around Chinese New Year (late January or Febru-
ary) as well. Rates drop outside these periods, sometimes substantially.

Useful Websites

Hong Kong Hotels Association ( www.hkha.org ) Offers up to 50% discount on over a hun-
dred midrange and high-end hotels.

www.taketraveller.com Offers similar deals as the HKHA.

Country & Marine Parks Authority (

1823; www.afcd.gov.hk ) Maintains 40 campgrounds.

Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association (HKYHA;

2788 1638; www.yha.org.hk ; Shop 118, 1st fl, Fu

Nam Cheong, exit A) Has Hostelling Interna- Cheong Shopping Centre, Shum Mong Rd, Sham Shui Po;

tional (HI)-affiliated hostels.

Lonely Planet ( www.lonelyplanet.com ) Author-recommended reviews and online book-
ing.

Best Budget

Helena May ( www.helenamay.com ) Admiralty's colonial candidate has affordable accommod-
ation, but conditions apply.

Salisbury ( www.ymcahk.org.hk ) This YMCA-run hostel offers great value plus harbour views
in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Hop Inn ( www.hopinn.hk ) Guesthouse in Tsim Sha Tsui with small but spotless rooms de-
signed by local artists.