School me on Hong Kong

[tubby]

I've been wanting to travel to Hong Kong but haven't made the travel choice yet, because I'm not Chinese so language barrier is an issue.

Can someone tell if me if it's easy to travel around? (Car needed? Within walking distances? Taxis?)

Where is popular places to go? Eat at? Must visits?

Which are the best hotels? Convenient?

Does anyone know a good website to book for flights & hotel? Or is it better to purchase separately? (if anyone know the prices right now, would be nice too)


Thank you!

[m3thods]

http://www.revscene.net/forums/450910-hong-kong.html

To answer your questions quickly:

No car necessary. MTR+buses can get you pretty much everywhere in HK.

What did you want to do/see there? There's something for everyone there depending on what you wanted to do/see. If you like to shop, are you looking for anything in particular?

I stayed in Tsim Sha Tsui (pretty central to everything). The Salisbury YMCA is a great cheap hotel. You'd have to book early though (either directly, or something like hotels.com). I booked flight and hotel separately.

And don't worry too much about language. As someone who didn't speak a lick of Canto or Mandarin, HK was a blast.

[tubby]

Originally Posted by m3thods

http://www.revscene.net/forums/450910-hong-kong.html

To answer your questions quickly:

No car necessary. MTR+buses can get you pretty much everywhere in HK.

What did you want to do/see there? There's something for everyone there depending on what you wanted to do/see. If you like to shop, are you looking for anything in particular?

I stayed in Tsim Sha Tsui (pretty central to everything). The Salisbury YMCA is a great cheap hotel. You'd have to book early though (either directly, or something like hotels.com). I booked flight and hotel separately.

And don't worry too much about language. As someone who didn't speak a lick of Canto or Mandarin, HK was a blast.

Main purpose is just to eat, shop and tour around. No specific shopping, though i'd like to check out the big malls, etc.

What are must-do's theres if you know of any?

Can I ask where did you book your flight from? Agency or online? If online which websites? I was looking through expedia/orbit....but don't know if those prices are good deals.

And how many days do you think enough for a first timer? I was thinking 7-10 nights (can't take too long off work), but I'm thinking its not enough?

I appreciate your reply, thank you!

[yray]

Must do: Hooker from portland st or champange building in TST

Ticket: AC/CX website; your goal for round trip flight is $1024 tax in

Days: 24 hrs

Spoiler!

read the fucking thread

[m3thods]

Originally Posted by tubby

Main purpose is just to eat, shop and tour around. No specific shopping, though i'd like to check out the big malls, etc.

What are must-do's theres if you know of any?

Can I ask where did you book your flight from? Agency or online? If online which websites? I was looking through expedia/orbit....but don't know if those prices are good deals.

And how many days do you think enough for a first timer? I was thinking 7-10 nights (can't take too long off work), but I'm thinking its not enough?

I appreciate your reply, thank you!

For eats, there's plenty of info in the other thread.

I booked flight from the CX website. You can use this to show around: Cheap flights | Free flight comparison at skyscanner.ca

Hotel was booked via hotels.com, which was cheaper than booking with the hotel (YMCA Salisbury) directly).

Personally I think a week is too short. If I'm going to pay 1k+ for a flight, I'd rather take my time. That said, 10 days is a good start.

The other thread has a ton of info. Just read from the last page going backwards.

[bcedhk]

Summer is fucking hot and full of China tourist.