Editing Hong Kong (section)

== Hong Kong Hostels and Guesthouses ==

The Hong Kong Youth Hostel Association has [http://www.yha.org.hk/eng/hostel.php?channel=hostels-overview seven youth hostels] with curfews located mostly [http://www.hihostels.com/dba/country-HK.en.htm?himap=Y#book outside the city]. Free shuttle bus service is provided by several hostels but the service stops at 10:30pm so you'll need to factor in $100 to $300 for late night and early morning arrivals. 

For accomodation in the HK$150-$250 range within the city, the major backpacker's hostel area in Hong Kong include: Mongkok, Tsim Sha Shui and Causeway Bay. Most of Hong Kong's guesthouses and hostels are located in high-rise buildings called ... Mansion. Don't expect a European style hostel experience... or a real mansion. They usually offer very small motel style rooms for 1 or 2 people or a simple bedspace. The following places have been recommended by CSers.

* [http://www.yesinn.com/hk/ehostel.htm YesInn]
* [http://www.youthsquare.hk/en/#/YLoft YLoft Youth Square]
* [http://www.dragonhostel.com/ Dragon Hostel]
* [http://www.gardenhostel.com/ Garden Hostel]
* [http://www.hopinn.hk/en.html?article=&id=22 Hop Inn] (single rooms here are for a higher budget than the ones listed above)
* [http://sites.google.com/site/checkinnhk/home Check Inn HK] (also slightly higher budget than the ones listed above)

=== "Most hostels I found online are full, and I have no booking?" ===

Don't worry. There are more than 700 registered hostels in Hong Kong (according to a survey conducted in August 2011), it is almost impossible for all of them to be full at the same time.

Many of the hostels in Hong Kong (especially the ones in the locations listed out below) do not do online booking and they don't have their own website so you have a good chance of finding rooms there if you visit them in person once you arrive, especially during busy holiday seasons. 

The following buildings have plenty of hostels (at least 20) in each of them. The streets listed below also have hostel clusters.

* Kowloon: Tsim Sha Tsui: Chungking Mansions – 36-44 Nathan Road (Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station, Exit E) (Yes, that's the Chungking in Chungking Express [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109424/]) - According to a survey in August 2011, there are more than 160 registered hostels in Chungking Mansion. 

* Kowloon: Tsim Sha Tsui:: Mirador Mansion – 54-64B Nathan Road (Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station, Exit E)

* Kowloon: Mongkok: Sincere House – 83 Argyle Street (Mongkok MTR Station, Exit D2)

* Kowloon: Mongkok: Wing Wah Building – 40 Shantung Street (Mongkok MTR Station, Exit E)

* Kowloon: Mongkok: Fa Yuen Street (between Argyle Street and Soy Street) (Mongkok MTR Station, Exit E)

The following websites can help you to look for reasonably priced guesthouses in Hong Kong. 

* [http://www.hostelworld.com Hostelworld]
* [http://www.hostelbookers.com Hostelbookers]
* [http://www.booking.com Booking.com]

=== Mid-range and Higher end Accommodation ===
These are another option for budget travellers if your couchsearch doesn't work out and hostel reservations are hard to make. Team up with other CSers and you can share costs.
* [http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/china/hong-kong-r1973696/ Lonely Planet's list of mid-range hotel options]
* [http://www.caritas-chs.org.hk/eng/lodge_srv.asp Caritas Lodge] $420(single)-$720(triple)/night, $7,500-$11,700/month
* [http://hotel.ywca.org.hk/eng/AnneBlack/anne_room_rates.htm The Anne Black YWCA] $600-$1,100/night
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/jul/04/top-10-budget-hotels-hong-kong Top 10 budget hotels in Hong Kong] Prices are listed in UK pounds.

General info on Hong Kong hotels *[http://12hk.com/accomo/hotels.shtml Link 1] *[http://12hk.com/accomo/ChoosingAHotel.shtml Link 2]

=== Short/Long term stay ===

Some websites that our CS-ers recommend, if you're looking for flatshare/renting a flat in Hong Kong:

* [http://hongkong.gumtree.com.hk Gumtree]

* [http://hongkong.craigslist.hk/hhh/ Craigslist]

* [http://hongkong.asiaxpat.com/property/ Asiaxpat]

* [http://cityloft.com.hk Cityloft]

Or try our [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=36058 "Apartment/Flat-Share Hunting"] subgroup under the CS Hong Kong group.

Click [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=407&post=9552395 here] for a CSers list of reasonably priced serviced apartment providers in HK.