Travel: China - Hong Kong

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mum2BG:

Hi,


Would like to get some advise from those who had been to Hong Kong. I will be going HK next week with a family of 4 adults n 3 young kids. Am finding out which is the best n cheaper way to get from airport to our hotel, Novetel at Nathan. Is it expensive to take a cab? And is the hotel very far from airport? The hotel offer a shutte bus which charge HK150 per person and state that it takes abt 75mins to reach the hotel. Sound that the hotel is v far from airport n thought the charges is high too.

Appreciate any advise. Thanks.

Hi, we are going HK next week too. Have sent you a private message.

[deardear07]

chergaby:

deardear07:

Weather was cold enuf for me to b wearing a thick coat.only disneyland day on 30nov was warm to go sleeveless. The rest of my stay there-i was so so cold

We were there on 30 Nov too! Ya boy... it was real hot that day and we had to \"peel off\" of layers!

lucky thing was that i wore sleeveless that day, so just needed to remove jacket. but my kids were in long sleeves, just in case. so they just had to be in them the whole day. but towards the evening, it got cooler so no issues...

[mum2BG]

Hi,


Thanks so much for all your advise.

SBKS, my kids are 7 & 5 yrs old n another 18mths. So don’t think we will be able to take the bus and MTR with all the luggages.

Pixiedust, we are arriving on wkday evening. Afraid of traffic jam as it should be ‘knock off’ time. Taxi only take abt 30mins? Don’t understand why the shuttle bus takes 75mins. Could it be that the bus is going to a few hotels? How many people can the taxi takes?

Thanks.

[chergaby]

We had 5 adults & 2 kids and we took 2 taxis from HKIA to Tsim Sha Tsui area. We arrived on a weekday noon time, not so much issue of traffic jam. Taxi fare was abt HK250.


When we were planning, we thought abt Airport Express to Kowloon and trsf to bus/MTR or taxi or Cityflyer bus to Tsim Sha Tsui. After much calculations, we realised that not much savings, maybe SGD5 or so, in this way. Therefore, we decided to take a taxi instead.

Do take note that not they do not have lifts or escalators at some of the MTR exits, this can be tormenting to huddle your luggage up to the ground level.

[chergaby]

Taxis in HK can take 5 pax.

[pixiedust]

mum2BG


I am not sure of maximum number of people restriction in a taxi. My first thought is you will need 2 taxis ?

Same as chergaby, we do not use airport shuttle, MTR, bus or airport express for airport transfers. It makes no sense for us since we only need 1 taxi - faster and cheaper. Hence, I have no idea why it will take 75mins for airport shuttle.

I did a quick check on your hotel location : http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-6771-novotel-hong-kong-nathan-road-kowloon/location.shtml
It LOOKS like it is along Nathan Road which is a main road. Weekdays traffic should be fine unless there is freak weather condition. Usually it is the small side roads which are badly jammed due to illegal parking and the numerous pedestrian crossings. For Friday evenings/night and Saturday afternoons/evening/nights, I strongly recommend avoid taking taxis.

If I were you, I will take taxi.

[tang_kweeyee.02795yahoo.02795com]

Hi


I am going to HK on Christmas Eve. Any suggestions where to go during the Christmas period with 2 young kids? We will be staying at Sheraton Tsim Sha Shui.

May I know where are the factory outlets n good buys?

Thanks.

[dimsum]

pixiedust:

mum2BG


I am not sure of maximum number of people restriction in a taxi. My first thought is you will need 2 taxis ?

Same as chergaby, we do not use airport shuttle, MTR, bus or airport express for airport transfers. It makes no sense for us since we only need 1 taxi - faster and cheaper. Hence, I have no idea why it will take 75mins for airport shuttle.

I did a quick check on your hotel location : http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-6771-novotel-hong-kong-nathan-road-kowloon/location.shtml
It LOOKS like it is along Nathan Road which is a main road. Weekdays traffic should be fine unless there is freak weather condition. Usually it is the small side roads which are badly jammed due to illegal parking and the numerous pedestrian crossings. For Friday evenings/night and Saturday afternoons/evening/nights, I strongly recommend avoid taking taxis.

If I were you, I will take taxi.

HK taxi: Look at the digit at the back of the taxi. Normally, you see \"5\". This means it can sit 5 adults passengers.

mum2BG: I stayed in Novotel Nathan before. I took a taxi. I calculated and realised their airport shuttle is more expensive than taxi (we had 4 adults)

[mum2BG]

Thank you so much for all your advise. I will take taxi then.

[bebebub]

Just came back from HK. Weather has turned cold- in the range of 11-16 degree during my trip. With a good jacket, it was manageable when the sun is out.


Without kids, we opted for the 2 way Airport Express/MTR card which came with 3-days unlimited MTR rides at HK$300. A single trip airport express cost HK$130. The free hotel transfer from kowloon station was equally fuss-free. This was a good deal for us as we move ard hk on MTR without having to queue at the ticketing machines.

Avoid causeway bay n central on weekends if u can help it. It was extremely crowded compared to weekdays.

vks2010,
Thank you so much for recommending the Salisbury YMCA. I asked for a higher floor room n was granted. At HK$1060 per nite, we had a very nice n clean standard room with harborfront view. I think the level n facing of the room is vital. Our room was in the north tower, high floor. The standard room came with 2 single beds, with sufficient space for an extra bed to accommodate a small family. Great hotel!