After so many trips to Hong Kong, I still have not found the perfect place.
My requirements for the ideal hotel are as follows:
1) bathroom - must be modern, spartan
2) location - must be near the subway, and I don't mean near the exit. Must be near the train. I really hate long walks underground and I'm afraid of taxis
3) must be near eating places I like
4) room must be more than 30 square meters
5) price must be reasonable
This time I decided to go for the Langham Place hotel in Mongkok. I stayed here once before overnight and liked it because it's connected to the Langham Place mall, which has an MTR station connected to it. My first time there, the shopping was OK. But tastes change and this time I thought the shops were boring.
Jeroen and I did love the room called the Prime Place.
![Room 1501, Langham Place]()
It has 37 square meters, a queen bed with delicious puffy pillows, an oversized bathtub we didn't use, a separate shower that was just fine, a DVD player, a large screen plasma TV, huge windows (nice), microwave oven and coffee machine (Jeroen drank three cups every morning), iPod dock, iron and ironing board, makeup mirror and real hair dryer that is not bolted to the room, safe, and wifi.
![langham place mall]()
Wifi, however, cost us HD$120 per laptop/per day, which is harang.
![Room 1501, Langham Place]()
Everyday Jeroen and I bought breakfast/snack items in the basement supermarket, so I had fresh bread and OJ every morning, while Jeroen fixed himself Turkey sandwiches and coffee.
Hint: you do NOT want sashimi for breakfast (*hurl*).
The bathrooms were cleaned amazingly well.
![Bathroom, Langham Place]()
The hotel connects to the Langham Place mall which has a huge H&M store, an incredibly busy Muji, a small i.t store and a small Seibu store, among many others, mostly for teenagers.
![langham place mall]()
There's a small Initial store for women, and another one for men. Oh, the salesmen can take your breath away.
![Initial at Langham Place]()
It also has the newly opened Swedish clothing store, Monki, which bored the hell out of me.
![Monki]()
One of the world's busiest Pepper Lunch outlets is there in the food court.
![Pepper Lunch at Langham Place]()
The mall has other interesting food concepts, but we didn't have enough stomachs to try all of them.
Do not bother with the coffee shop/buffet on the lobby level as the food quality is very low.
If you're staying with family or friends, you might be interested in this room, which can sleep three or four people (that's two singles and a queen bed).
![langham place mall]()
Jeroen loved the pool upstairs.
![langham place mall]()
If you're Cedric, you might be interested in the gym
![langham place mall]()
There's a nice outdoor deck.
![langham place mall]()
![langham place mall]()
To know about the hotel, go to http://hongkong.langhamplacehotels.com/
If you're a tourist, don't forget to get a discount card from the customer service desk at the mall.
To know more, click here http://www.langhamplace.com.hk/eng/
My requirements for the ideal hotel are as follows:
1) bathroom - must be modern, spartan
2) location - must be near the subway, and I don't mean near the exit. Must be near the train. I really hate long walks underground and I'm afraid of taxis
3) must be near eating places I like
4) room must be more than 30 square meters
5) price must be reasonable
This time I decided to go for the Langham Place hotel in Mongkok. I stayed here once before overnight and liked it because it's connected to the Langham Place mall, which has an MTR station connected to it. My first time there, the shopping was OK. But tastes change and this time I thought the shops were boring.
Jeroen and I did love the room called the Prime Place.
It has 37 square meters, a queen bed with delicious puffy pillows, an oversized bathtub we didn't use, a separate shower that was just fine, a DVD player, a large screen plasma TV, huge windows (nice), microwave oven and coffee machine (Jeroen drank three cups every morning), iPod dock, iron and ironing board, makeup mirror and real hair dryer that is not bolted to the room, safe, and wifi.
Wifi, however, cost us HD$120 per laptop/per day, which is harang.
Everyday Jeroen and I bought breakfast/snack items in the basement supermarket, so I had fresh bread and OJ every morning, while Jeroen fixed himself Turkey sandwiches and coffee.
Hint: you do NOT want sashimi for breakfast (*hurl*).
The bathrooms were cleaned amazingly well.
The hotel connects to the Langham Place mall which has a huge H&M store, an incredibly busy Muji, a small i.t store and a small Seibu store, among many others, mostly for teenagers.
There's a small Initial store for women, and another one for men. Oh, the salesmen can take your breath away.
It also has the newly opened Swedish clothing store, Monki, which bored the hell out of me.
One of the world's busiest Pepper Lunch outlets is there in the food court.
The mall has other interesting food concepts, but we didn't have enough stomachs to try all of them.
Do not bother with the coffee shop/buffet on the lobby level as the food quality is very low.
If you're staying with family or friends, you might be interested in this room, which can sleep three or four people (that's two singles and a queen bed).
Jeroen loved the pool upstairs.
If you're Cedric, you might be interested in the gym
There's a nice outdoor deck.
To know about the hotel, go to http://hongkong.langhamplacehotels.com/
If you're a tourist, don't forget to get a discount card from the customer service desk at the mall.
To know more, click here http://www.langhamplace.com.hk/eng/