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[austinmc86]

Looking at going to Hong Kong. Would 3 nights be sufficient? Also, where would the best place to stay be?

[ttompatz]

[missty]

The best place to stay really depends on what you want, and how much money you have.

I lived on the island for a year and love it there. Its close to The Peak, the ferry terminal and the south side of the island like Stanley Market and Discovery Bay.

But most people I know prefer Kowloon side so it really depends. However, if you do decide to go for the island I've stayed in a great backpackers in Causeway Bay a number of times. It used to be called Wangfat but the name has changed to HK Hostel I think? Its cheap, clean and pretty central.

Also, 3 nights is enough to do the basics, so you shouldn't have any trouble filling up the days with stuff to do. I holidayed there for a week this year and was pretty busy doing everything I want, but you can certainly spend a weekend there and feel satisfied.

[wishfullthinkng]

3 nites is definitely enough to get a feel for the place.

i've personally enjoyed my time at wan chai on the hong kong side and strolling around the island.

[dsun1226]

I just came back on a 4 day/3 night trip last week. I wish I had more time to explore more parts of this great city but 3 nights is definitely enough to get a taste and to at least experience the major parts of Hong Kong. I would also recommend a day trip to Macau to visit some of the casinos and Senado Square.

[Koreadays]

how much did you guys pay for the package?

saw cathy pacific is offering flights RT from around 400 bucks return on there website, saying its like 40% cheaper.. but frankly it sounds expensive.

[dsun1226]

[Yaya]

I get bored after three days in Hong Kong. That city wowed me so much when I first visited in 1995, but I find it boring now. That said, there are things to see and do but because the won is weak against the HK dollar, things are EXPENSIVE.

My friend stayed at a hostel in the Kowloon area and it was pretty cheap for Hong Kong.

[AsiaESLbound]

I stayed 3 nights as a stopover to Manila last January in a nice cheap tiny room in Apple guesthouse up in that sketchy mansions place on Kowloon. It was like $10 a night and had DSL internet with a tiny desk, bed, and bathroom. I'm talking extremely small, but functional and cheap. The weather was very nice and the trail around peak had lush green exotic plants and flowers with a majestic view of one behemoth of a financial district like no other. The BIG city sized choreographed sound and laser show is phenomenal standing on Kowloon's walk of fame. I was trying to go to the big Buddha, but the line to the gondola was crazy long where it would be an all day wait so I returned to the city to take the old historic English built funicular up to the peak. You have got to take that up to the peak, it's so awesome to get a dramatic sensation that the BIG city appears to be built at a very odd 45 degree angle instead of 90 degrees straight up. The Kung Fu walk of fame place is worth a stroll, but the awfully polluted bay air may make you get floater spots in your eyes with a very strange unsettling feeling for a few minutes. I thought it was cool how guys were fishing right in front of a Starbucks, but it seemed too polluted for there to be fish. Hong Kong is a visa free taste of China. I'm glad I went, but don't think I'd want to stay a long time nor live there, but it makes a great stopover. You can get this trip for free using Cathay Pacific to go somewhere else as Hong Kong is their hub and they don't charge any more for this. It was only $600 dollars round trip to Manila from Seoul. I'd recommend 3 days/4 nights.

[austinmc86]

Would those 3 days be worth 1,000 bucks?

[missty]

[dsun1226]