| Hong Kong hotels are some of the most expensive | | | | by the Hong Kong Chapter of the Boy's Scouts |
| accommodations in Asia. But that doesn't mean you | | | | association and offers guests clean rooms and good |
| won't find any budget or affordable hotels at all. For | | | | service. The BP is located right on the northern tip of |
| the most hotel choices for a traveler on a budget or | | | | Kowloon Park right next to Nathan road. Since the |
| just anyone looking for a decent place to stay | | | | hotel is 25 floors high you can get a really good view |
| without breaking the bank, head for the Kowloon | | | | of the city, park and hotel. A room at BP will set you |
| peninsula in Hong Kong. | | | | back around HK$650 (low season room rate). The |
| The Kowloon peninsula is Hong Kong island's gateway | | | | room rate does not include breakfast though, |
| to mainland China. There is an efficient and affordable | | | | however there are many affordable places to eat |
| train system running up and down Kowloon with | | | | nearby, even a McDonald's restaurant. |
| stations positioned throughout the popular districts in | | | | Another budget hotel worth looking at is located a bit |
| the area. You can easily travel back and forth to | | | | further up in Mongkok district. It's called the Largos |
| each other by Hong Kong's classic and iconic ferry | | | | Hotel. Just like the BP the rooms are small but |
| boats across the Hong Kong Harbour or by train | | | | comfortable and good for a night's rest. Rooms here |
| through a tunnel beneath the harbour. | | | | cost around HK$600 (low season rate) and is a good |
| By staying in a hotel in Kowloon you will be in a | | | | option close to the Mongkok train station and the |
| strategic location for the best shopping, eating and | | | | ever popular street markets stalls open every night |
| nightlife with ways to easily explore all parts of Hong | | | | nearby. |
| Kong. And by staying in Kowloon you'll have plenty of | | | | Now if room space is a big concern and you have a |
| accommodation choices to choose from as well. But | | | | serious case of claustrophobia yet can afford to |
| here's a warning in advance. Most hotel rooms in | | | | spend just a bit more then the Prudential Hotel in |
| Hong Kong are small and most cases it doesn't | | | | Tsim Sha Tsui district should be your first choice. The |
| matter whether you are staying at a 5 star hotel or | | | | Prudential is one of those rare hotels with big rooms |
| a cheap place. | | | | and bathrooms. A superior room can fit two twin |
| The best place to stay in Kowloon is close to a | | | | beds, a large desk and a lounge couch. All for HK$900 |
| major avenue called Nathan road which runs through | | | | per night. And it's also in a convenient location with a |
| several popular districts called Tsim Sha Tsui (TST), | | | | train station entrance below the hotel with plenty of |
| Mongkok, Jordan and Yau Ma Tei. Nathan road is also | | | | places to eat and shop within walking distance. |
| referred to as the "Golden Mile" that will dazzle you | | | | Even though hotels in Hong Kong are considered |
| with it's sights, sounds and smells. Much like Broadway | | | | expensive they are still booked full most of the time, |
| in New York City, Nathan road is the spine of | | | | especially during the low season. And it's a good idea |
| Kowloon and when you find it you'll never get lost. | | | | to not visit during October (the conventions in town) |
| One of the best budget to affordable hotel in | | | | and February (Chinese New Year's). Room rates |
| Kowloon is the BP International Hotel located in | | | | during those time can double and even triple in price. |
| shopper's paradise district of Tsim Sha Tsui. It is run | | | | |