Oriental Pearl Hostel - Hong Kong

HOTEL OVERVIEW

reception Located in the heart of Hong Kong, Oriental Pearl Hostel is an ideal choice for discovering this bustling city. The most famous tourist attractions such as Star ferry, the avenue of stars, the Hong Kong space Museum and the Hong Kong cultural centre are within walking distance.

The hostel boasts great location, convenient price and attentive service.

Guests, from around the globe, have choosen Oriental Pearl Hostel as their Hong Kong base.

LOCATION

City Area:Kowloon - Tsim Sha Tsui

Position of the zone in the city

General map

GUEST ROOMS

twin bed room Oriental Pearl Hostel offers 80 spacious, tastefully furnished guestrooms and suites.

Most rooms have been decorated in 2006. Guests can choose different type of rooms: standard and budget.

• Air conditioning
• Cable TV
• Colour TV
• Cot available upon request
• Direct dial phone
• DVD player
• Electronic safe
• Facilities for disabled people
• Fan

• Fax in room
• Hairdryer available on request
• High speed Internet connection
• Internet plug
• Mini bar
• Mini fridge
• Non-smoking rooms available upon request
• Pay TV
• PC with internet access in room

• Rooms with sea view
• Rooms with view
• Rooms with view available upon request
• Safe
• Soundproof rooms
• Telephone
• Telephone in bathroom
• Wireless Internet connection
• Writing desk

BREAKFAST

No breakfast provided.

HOTEL FACILITIES

• Access for disabled
• Air conditioning
• Credit card accepted
• Currency exchange
• Dogs allowed
• Gift shop
• Groups welcome
• Laundry service
• Lift/elevator

• Minimarket
• Pets accepted
• Recently renovated
• Room service - limited hour
• Room service - limited menu
• City guide
• City maps
• City tour

• Front desk - fax service
• Front desk - safety deposit box
• Luggage room
• Multilingual staff
• Personal newspapers
• Tourist information
• Meeting room
• Restaurants

HOW TO REACH THE HOTEL

By train
If you are coming from mainland China:
From KCR (Kowloon-Canton train): If you come from LoWu (Shenzhen China), please get off at the last station 'East Tsim Sha Tsui'.
Get off at K gate - Middle Road. Then walk towards Nathan Road direction. Reach the intersection right extention, walk 100 metres until Chungking Mansions main entrance. It takes about 2 minutes by foot.

From China Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou train, get off at the 'Kowloon Hung Hom' station. When you get off the train, buy the ticket for 'East Tsim Sha Tsui' station. It cost HKD$3.5 per person, and takes 2 minutes. Arrived to the 'East Tsim Sha Tsui' station, get off at K gate - Middle Road. Then walk towards Nathan Road direction. Reach the intersection right extention, walk 100 metres until Chungking Mansions main entrance. It takes about 2 minutes by foot.

By airplane
From the airport, guests can take the Citybus A21 Route, taxi or the MTR Airport Express to reach the hostel.

1.Airport Bus: Airport bus is the most popular method to get to Chungking Mansions. The Airbus Station is located near Hall B on the Arrivals Level (Level 5) of Hong Kong International Airport. Find the bus at A21 Airport Hung Hom KCR Station Route. You will see a map of the terminal. There is usually a lineup of around 10. The bus departs approximately every 10-15 minutes. The fare is HK$33. When you are on the bus, be sure to first secure your luggage then find a sit on the lower level. In 40-70 minutes (varies with traffic) you will reach the Bus Stop No.14 - Middle Road, Nathan Road.
Once you got off the bus, turn the back way, and walk approximately about 50 metres, It takes about 30 seconds by foot. You can see the ChungKing Mansions front entrance on your right hand side. You will see the huge TV screen on the wall of Chungking Mansions. Make sure you are at ChungKing Mansions, walk into the Block A (just be close to the Chungking Mansions front entrance). You can see two lift, take the right hand side one (that stops at odd numbers floor), push the 3rd floor button.

2.Taxi: it is the quickest and the most reliable method. It takes about 30-45 minutes. You are expected to pay about HK$280-300 for the trip. Most taxi drivers in Hong Kong know speak English. The following texts may come in handy (please translation to code GB2312):
'Tsim Sha Tsui Middle Road' (chinese word = 尖沙咀中间道靠弥敦道口停)
'Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station Exit E' (chinese word = 尖沙咀北京道靠弥敦道口停)
'Chungking Mansions'(chinese word = 尖沙咀重庆大厦门口停)

Taxi driver may not know precisely where ChungKing Mansions is. Even if they do, they may not have heard of its name in English. It will be helpful to show them the map or chinese word. There is no airport taxi, only regular taxis. Please catch the red coloured one, because other colours do not go to the Kowloon area. Once you got off the taxi, just find the huge TV screen on the wall of Chungking Mansions. It should be within your sight when you get off the taxi.

3.Airport Express (AEL): the Airport Express Railway can be easily spotted in the Arrival Hall. You will find ticket machine on side walls. Purchase your ticket for the Kowloon stop. Get off at Kowloon station. This will take 20 minutes. The fare is HK$90. Take Exit A and take a taxi, leading you in about 5 minutes to ChungKing Mansions. You are expected to pay about HK$20 for this short trip. Alternatively, take bus K5 to Holiday Inn hotel. Get off at Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hotel. Walk to the Nathan Road side, and turn to the left hand side for more than 50 steps, you will find the huge TV screen on the wall of Chungking Mansions.

By public transportation
MTR (Mass Transit Railway) is the most popular city transportation for foreign travellers.
It takes about 30 seconds on foot from E gate of Tsim Sha Tsui Station. You will find the huge TV screen on the wall of Chungking Mansions. It should be within your sight when you got off the E gate.