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Royal Garden Hong Kong

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69 Mody Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui E, Hong Kong, China

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4.50

Travel Blogs From Travelers at The Royal Garden Hong Kong

Going Home
Jul 27, 2008

Slept in quite late but just made it downstairs in time for the end of their breakfast buffet. Back up stairs to our room to pack then caught a cab to the airport (VERY hazy but this was only Medium pollution level - would hate to be here on a bad day!). Then caught the plane home again! Arrived home late, unpacked, then took photos of all our k...

A travel blog entry from Hong Kong by robsons
Yet more Shopping!
Jul 26, 2008 (11 photos)

Slept in so late we ended up just having lunch instead of breakfast at Delifrance. More shopping: this time a little suitcase (to carry all the stuff we've bought), and some shoes for both Jeff and Sherry. Walked through the rest of the Ladies Markets, including stall-holders who chase you down the street to offer you their stuff at half the pri...

A travel blog entry from Hong Kong by robsons
Shopping & The Peak
Jul 25, 2008 (8 photos)

Jeff's fourth and last day of training. Not a very successful day for Sherry today. Seemed that everything I went to look at was either not that great or I couldn't even find it! Started off by heading over to the tourist office to pick up another couple of maps for me and Tracey as I'd lost mine somewhere or other. This was near the Start Ferry...

A travel blog entry from Hong Kong by robsons
Markets
Jul 24, 2008 (13 photos)

Jeff's third day of training. Today Sherry did her very best to become a molten pile of wax on the pavement by walking around in the heat and humidity for most of the day! Decided to head up past Mongkok via the Prince Edward (no... not Prince Albert) station and check out a couple of less touristy markets that don't stay open as long. First sto...

A travel blog entry from Hong Kong by robsons
Lantau Island
Jul 23, 2008 (27 photos)

Jeff's second day of training. I (Sherry) went on a tour to Lantau island today, which first included a stop at the Avenue of Stars next to Victoria Harbour (where I saw Jackie Chan's handprints) and then to a wholesale jewellery showroom where I may have "slipped" and bought a diamond pendant. Oooopps. It was 50% off if that's any excuse. 8 ) A...

A travel blog entry from Hong Kong by robsons
Roaming Kowloon
Jul 22, 2008 (9 photos)

Jeff's first day of training so off to work for him and off to play for Sherry! After booking a tour to Lantau island for the next day and attempting to book one to Shezhen for Sa**************ed off in search of the famous Sam's tailor on Nathan Road. Found this very easily and had soon signed up for 2 pairs of trousers and 5 shirts. Took in on...

A travel blog entry from Hong Kong by robsons
Ocean Park
Jul 21, 2008 (17 photos)

Breakfast at the Charlie Brown café - the food range was a bit limited, but they made up for this with a very extensive range of Snoopy merchandise! We took the subway and then a bus to Ocean Park on the Southern side of HK island. We thought it was going to be good - in fact, we were contemplating not going to Disneyland and just visiting Ocean...

A travel blog entry from Hong Kong by robsons
Hong Kong Disneyland
Jul 20, 2008 (29 photos)

Up early @ 6.40am with lots of good intentions to get going ... but then fell asleep again until 8.00am. Bought Octopus cards each and discovered the world of the cheap and wonderful HK subway! Makes it so easy to get around and the aircon is just beautiful! Made our way to HK Disneyland: an exceedingly clean amusement park, very well laid out, ...

A travel blog entry from Hong Kong by robsons
Welcome to HK
Jul 19, 2008 (13 photos)

Flew overnight from Perth to HK & arrived here at 8am. We both slept a little during the flight but feeling very tired! At HK airport, we bumped into Peter Oldham, a guy we used to work with at BankWest Belmont & hadn't seen for probably 15 years! He's now working for one of the casinos here, managing their internal banking operations. T...

A travel blog entry from Hong Kong by robsons
Enroute to Hong Kong
Mar 31, 2007

Sat 31 of March, Aother Am in cairns with nothing but blue sky and warm temp 27.Enjoyed another breakfast out on the deck watching the locals set up their tents for a small fair out on the Lagoon. Checked the spot out and found a local artist who had some great water clours of the area. There was also some jewelry items other art and clothing al...

A travel blog entry from Hong Kong by mboyz

More Traveler Reviews of Royal Garden Hong Kong

Very comfortable, luxurious beds, great service

from A TripAdvisor User on 2005-11-03
My Mother & I were very well looked after at the Royal Garden. Initially they tried to put us in a smoking room, but after complaining moved us and gave us a drinks voucher for the bar while we waited for our new room. Very comfortable, great comfy beds & beautiful linen, and the room service we ordered was delicious and of a very high standard. A bit of affordable luxury in Hong Kong and a good location too. 5 star service for a 4 star hotel.

Great rooftop pool!

from Simmo113 on 2005-10-28
Ideal hotel for a Hong Kong stopover trip. Very smart hotel with amazing lobby atrium, good buffet restaurant, and great floodlit rooftop pool with views over the harbour. Rooms nice/average and all at good value.

I could definitely recommend this hotel

from gemrob on 2005-10-24
We stayed at the Royal Garden for a weeks holiday back in March and had a lovely stay, the hotel is very impressive and met the 4* status no probs.

Our rooms were great, we had a partial harbour view room for the first part of our stay which was lovely to sit and watch the view in the evening and then we had a city view for the second stay (we went to Macau by ferry for a night in between). Both rooms were lovely with luxuries you'd expect and a nice comfortable bed.

The rooftop pool and jacuzzi were relaxing after the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong and popped up everyday. Both are heated so it is still nice even when it is 11 degrees outside. The leisure staff were very friendly remembering our names, where we were going for the day, asking about our stay and giving us weather updates.

We treated ourselves to breakfast one day but as it wasn't included in the price of the room we tended to pop across the road to deli-France and pick up an almond croissant (yummy) on the go. As with most hotels the breakfasts are immense with enough to satisfy everyones requirements but also quite expensive.

Avoid the Martini bar if your spending money is limited. We checked it out the first night we arrived, before we found our feet. We didn't see a price list and had 4 small glasses of wine which ended up costing £30 (UK pounds, sorry can't remember the cost in Hong Kong dollars). We learnt our lesson so we tended to venture across the road for a quick drink before eating out and took advantage of the 'happy' and 'crazy' hour prices. We did find that alcohol tends to be expensive in Hong Kong anyway.

The location is very good. I was concerned that we would be too far out but the stroll along the harbour front to the star ferry was lovely and if you wanted a quick ferry ride to Hong Kong Island jump on the express ferry from East Kowloon (on the harbour front almost in line with the hotel) it's only a small amount extra.

We had excellent service from the reception staff, again asking about our stay happily provided assistance when asked - giving us directions, storing our suitcases when we went to Macau etc.

A tip if catching the airport express from the airport to Kowloon. There are courtesy buses that drop off at the hotels free of charge. Hop on the one for the going to the Regal Kowloon Hotel which is next door. You can also catch it back from here. Also check your cases in at Kowloon station - it makes for a relaxing journey back to the airport and the check-in queues are non-existent!

All in all I could definitely recommend this hotel.

Nice Hotel but the service is poor

from A TripAdvisor User on 2005-10-11
The hotel itself is in a great location and the rooms are well kept. However, I had a few bad experiences with the staff.

The check-in courtesies did not exist. I was not informed of the hotel amenities, when and where the breakfast would be (included). I received a twin bed room instead of double without being informed upon check-in.

When I left the hotel to go to the airport the cab drivers were refusing to take me to Kowloon Station, even though it was clear they were waiting for fares from the hotel. They told me they only go to Hong Kong Island...I guess the fare was not high enough. Eventually I asked someone inside to help me out. Very substandard service for a deluxe hotel. It spoiled the beginning and end of my trip.

A Great Stay

from JCR on 2005-08-11
We stayed here in July and had a wonderful time. We had a inter -connecting room and the facilities were excellent -large plasma T.V,really comfy beds, dressing robe and slippers, bottled water repenlished daily.

The roof top pool had a view over the harbour and it was nice just to relax after a day of sight-seeing.

Drinks in the Martini Bar are expensive (as we found out on our first night), we didn't eat in the hotel but there a lots of restaurants nearby. We had breakfast in Delifrance across the road.

We enjoyed the location -a walk of 20 minutes along the promenade to the Star ferry with the most fantastic view of Hongkong Island (this has to be done at night as well).

It was a 10-15min walk to Nathan Rd (its a bit quicker if you use the subway-100metres from hotel P2 entrance).

Fabulous Hotel

from aller et retour on 2005-05-24
I stayed at the Royal Garden Hotel in March 2005 and was impressed. The atrium and the lobby are beautiful, and the rooms are very well done. Bathroom was very modern with good-smelling bath products. Our room rate included breakfast, which was a delicious buffet of Eastern and Western foods. The gym was nice with lots of equipment.

If you have decided you want to stay in Kowloon, this hotel is a wonderful choice and less expensive than neighboring luxury hotels like the Island Shangri-La or the Peninsula Hotel. I highly recommend this hotel.

Can't go Hong Wrong...

from dub-a-licious on 2005-04-17
...if you stay here.

Was there in March and found it excellent. They also let us check in early on arrival (10.00am) and after a long long flight I was very grateful.

Staff were excellent and the roof top pool is terrific.

Obviously the Pen and Intercontinental are more luxurious but I don't think you'll get better value than the Royal Garden.

Nice location

from markh on 2005-03-30
i had a very nice stay at the royal garden. i will stay here again and would recommend this hotel to anyone. many restaurants in the hotel and also close by . several shopping plazas right across the street from the hotel.

give it a try.

Excellent, Classy, Great Stay!

from askeddie on 2004-09-26
I stayed here for a week while attending a convention and totally fell in love with this hotel. The rooms are fair sized and include several amenities, such as remote controlled lighting adjusts the mood and ambiance from the touch of a button by your bedside. Our room even had a great view. The hotel has a beautiful lobby, atrium, glass elevators, pool and a nice gym. It has a couple of great restaurants and a Martini Bar on the lower level, but the food is more on the expensive side. You can eat cheaper elsewhere. You are in a great area of Kowloon, just walking distance from tons of shops, a wonderful asian garden, and local entertainment. You will be very impressed with what you get for your money. I travel a lot for work and this has truly been one of my favorite stays. This should definitely be a Five-Star Hotel.

Highly recommended

from A TripAdvisor User on 2004-07-28
I stayed at the Royal Garden with my wife and family recently and can honestly say that we enjoyed it. The restaurants and bars are a bit on the expensive side, but the atrium inside the hotel is incredible!!

No. 1 man is the pool attendant who could not do enough for you.

We have already booked to go back again in October 2005


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