great nightlife!!

The nightlife of Hong Kong is great! You can take many photos with great view!

Great for: Beaches, Nightlife, Budget Travel, Family Holidays

13 February 2006 | A Yahoo! User

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PERFECT HOLIDAY

Enjoy the shopping and clean safe beaches.All with the knowledge that you are safe and everyone speaks english. The food is diverse and fantastic also cheap, Hotels to suite every budget and the place is clean. Arrive and depart from one of the worlds best airports with links to the city centre that run on time and easy to use.You will want to return again and again.

Great for: Beaches, Hiking/Camping, History/Culture, Theatre/Music, Budget Travel

Last Visit: September 2004

30 July 2005 | A Yahoo! User

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A perfect place in Stanley to kick off your shoes and relax.

El Cid is a place in Stanley that is just as charming as could be. You can sit on their veranda and drift off in your own little world as you listen live acoustic guitars and have sweet melodies drift you off with a glass of sangria. Incredible!

5 June 2005 | A Yahoo! User

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What a nice place

I love this place because it is very, very convenience and things are cheap. The only bad thing about Hong Kong is too hot but the overall is an excellent place to go.

5 June 2005 | A Yahoo! User

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SUPER COOL

excellent place. I love Hong Kong, especially the airport in there, it is huge!!!! And there have many shopping area. quiet cheap too

5 June 2005 | A Yahoo! User

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it's in my blood, beauty speaks without a sound

Hong Kong feels like home to me (I'm from Nashville). I visited 10 years ago and then about 4-5 times while teaching in the mainland last year, and it is just absolutely the coolest city in the world. I love it, it's in my blood. Try it, and I promise you will love your time there.

5 June 2005 | A Yahoo! User

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Busy, Multi-faceted metroplex

Spent over a month a year in HK for 20 years (owned business). As review says bustle and crowds are a big turn off to many. I used to say that HK represented both the best (fast money) and worst (overcrowding and poor working conditions)of capitalism. I often would stay in Hong Hum in martial arts studio/church and escape to more rural Chinese settings. Preferred to go to parks and countryside for meditation and to relax. Morning Tai Chi classes are a must for visitors and enjoy the many Chinese celebrations. However, no matter how much I tried, both Cantonese and Mandarin escaped me. Your review of people's reaction to Chinese takeover may be very true of younger residents, but most of my acquantances, who lived for many years under Chinese rule in China, fled the country. And their children still in HK are quite nervous about the future (as you point out).

5 June 2005 | eegrobert@sbcglobal.net

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I can't wait to go back

In China, there are places that are undeveloped or is just farmland, but Hong Kong is a lot different. It is more civilized and it is like the Chinese version of New York with less violence and friendlier people. The cons are that you will probably get lost and that you might need to know a little bit of chinese.

5 June 2005 | nopath4me

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I'll be back

I lived in HK for 3 years and reading the reviews about things to do, places to go, things to eat brings back very fond memories. All the positives written are accurate the only thing I would like to add is the best time to visit is around Christmas (the decorations can't be beat) through Chinese New Year, give or take March and April. The summer typhoon season can be brutal especially with the non-stop rain and humidity. Hong Kong is safe and there is never a dull moment to be had. If you are in good shape and enjoy a strenuous hike, walk up Old Peak Road to the Peak. The views are beautiful and once you reach the top, visit Cafe Deco...great look-out point at night...ask for a table along the windows.

5 June 2005 | A Yahoo! User

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Fabulous, and it smells like tea and fish. Gotta love it!

We went to HK in September, and it was very, very hot and humid. We still had a GREAT time. The public transportation is easy to use, and the cab drivers were all helpful, polite, and efficient. We don't speak Chinese and we had no difficulty. In fact, a lot of people spoke English, more than we expected. The markets are a blast. We took the train to Guangzhou, in mainland China and that was a bit overwhelming with people harrassing us to buy things. We took the ferry to Macau, which is beautiful and there's some fun shopping and sights to see. It was easy to get lost there though, and we did. Causeway Bay had great dining and better shopping. For antiques you can't beat Hollywood Road. I asked people when the best time of year was to come and they said Spring, April/May. The Jumbo Floating Resturaunt was kitschy and I didn't really care for the food. I'm sure there is a better "Chinese" experience there than that. We stayed at the Ritz-Carlton and the Peninsula, both luxurious, but the Peninsula can not be beat. It is a breathtaking hotel, and you must stay there, at least for a night. AMAZING!

5 June 2005 | A Yahoo! User

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