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moving lift, but apart from that, it's safe. Some bookings come with free breakfast which is
served in an airy, light-flooded cafe. Pandora is popular with mainland tourists.
GUESTHOUSE
CARITAS LODGE
HK$504-720, d HK$574-820; ; Mong Kok East, exit C or D)
With just 40 rooms, this place is as nice as its sister guesthouse,
Caritas Bianchi Lodge
, but
the rooms are smaller and it's further afield. Still, you couldn't get much closer to the bird
market, and the New Territories is (officially) just across the road. Rates include breakfast.
GUESTHOUSE
NIC & TRIG'S
HK$400; ; Prince Edward, exit C1)
Run by a friendly hipster couple, this place inside a 'walk-up' tenement building (c 1957)
has atmospheric rooms inspired by retro Hong Kong. Toilet and shower areas are shared;
provisions are basic. If you need anything, just ask. The owners are happy to give you res-
taurant and sightseeing tips. Email and they will tell you how to get there.
HOTEL
SALISBURY
HK$300, s/d/ste from HK$1000/1200/2200; ; Tsim Sha Tsui, exit E)
If you can manage to book a room at this fabulously located place, you'll be rewarded with
professional service and excellent exercise facilities. Rooms and suites are comfortable but
simple, so keep your eyes on the harbour: that view would cost you five times as much at
the Peninsula next door. The dormitory rooms are a bonus but restrictions apply.
The four-bed dorm rooms are meant for short-stay travellers, hence no one can stay there
more than seven consecutive nights and walk-in guests aren't accepted if they've been in
Hong Kong for more than seven days; check-in is at 2pm. The same restrictions do not ap-
ply to the other rooms of the Salisbury. Sports enthusiasts will love it here - the hotel has a
25m swimming pool, a fitness centre and a climbing wall. The 7th floor is the smoking
floor.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
MADERA HONG KONG
HK$1200-4000, ste HK$4200-$9000; Jordan, exit B1)
