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Hong Kong 101: {A Beginner’s Guide}

November 13, 2011 by The Sunset Goddess 7 Comments

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So I recently spent a holiday in Hong Kong as an advance treat for my birthday.  While my travel companion had been to Hong Kong since childhood and already had numerous trips there, it was my first time to visit. Thus, the (quite long) eight day holiday, among other considerations (like practicing slow travel). After several days since getting back, I’m still going through and consolidating the gazillion pictures we took using the three cameras (plus cameras from an Iphone, Ipad and Ipod!).  In the meantime, I wanted to share with you some tips and information that we came across while we were planning for our DIY trip, and came up with some sort of a guide, which I know beginners to Hong Kong will surely find useful.   🙂 
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Booking A Flight to Hong Kong
Hong Kong 101

Hong Kong is only a two-hour flight away from Manila—amazingly, yes, the first world is that close to the Philippines! Given the close proximity, there are a number of airlines that fly the MNL-HKG route, with most airlines having a high frequency of flights per day. We booked our flights via Philippine Airlines (PAL) months before our October trip.  However, September came along and PAL started having daily strikes because of its labor outsourcing plans. PAL’s outsourcing started October 1st and supposedly, its operations will have normalized already. But we didn’t want to take the risk of a cancelled flight by the time we depart on October 22.

Hong Kong 101_Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong 101_Cathay Pacific
So we had our PAL tickets refunded and booked ourselves online on Cathay Pacific (CX).  It turned out to be a very good decision since eventually, we heard of PAL’s flight cancellations even in late October. Plus, in general, CX is a better airline—better seats, better service, and overall hassle-free (when I have the time, I’ll make a separate post on flying CX). The cheapest “promo” round trip tickets we could find in late September were non-rebookable and non-refundable at an all-inclusive US$285.59 each (around P12,280 at P43: US$1 exchange rate), which was fairly acceptable since this was roughly the price of our rebookable PAL tickets.  The refund of our PAL tickets was subject to a refund fee of US$100 per passenger—the price we had to pay for going on CX and getting out of the risk of cancellation (In the end, worth it!). Sadly, up to now, the refund of our PAL tickets is still under processing, especially since there were a lot of passengers who also had their tickets refunded recently. I still support PAL and hopefully, its operations will normalize soon enough.(**UPDATE**  Less than two weeks after this post, PAL approved the refund and issued a credit memo for the refund. ) 

 

As for other airlines, we never even considered Cebu Pacific.  We could have been willing to scrimp on other expenses during our trip but our choice of airline was not one of them.  As I said before (and given all the Cebu Pacific horror stories that I’ve heard about!), maybe for other (budget) international trips, I could still consider flying Cebu Pacific but this trip is definitely not one of them! Sure, our P12,280.00 CX ticket was relatively expensive compared to Cebu Pacific’s promo fares (which could go as low as about P4,000 each so that means our CX tickets were three times Cebu Pacific’s) but we got what we paid for—food, better service, better seats, and the (hindi matatawarang) feeling that we’re really flying an international airline (as opposed to just a regional/ budget airline). Baggage allowance is also important for a clotheshorse like me–on CX, we got 20 kilos of free baggage allowance each and we ended up getting more than that we had at least 7 kilos of excess baggage between us when we went back to Manila. We didn’t get charged at all for the excess 🙂
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Blankets for the flight. You won’t get this in Cebu Pacific.
IN A NUTSHELL: Book PAL or Cathay Pacific. Book budget airlines such as Cebu Pacific if price is your only consideration.

 

Finding Good Accommodations 

 

Hong Kong 101_accommodations, Sohotel

A good hotel in a good location is an absolute must in Hong Kong. Since we were staying there for eight days, finding a good hotel became all the more important. After considering several hotel options across different locations, we finally settled on SoHotel, which we found online via Booking.com. I would say it was really the perfect choice for us given all our “factors”—we wanted a not-so-expensive hotel in a good location and at the same time, the hotel must be clean and well-reviewed overall. And that’s exactly what we got in SoHotel. I will come up with a separate post on my SoHotel experience (see here). In the meantime, I would say that finding a good hotel is ultimately a very subjective process, which involves so many different factors based on one’s personal preferences. That being said, here are just a few things to keep in mind:

  • Which side? Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) is made up of two “sides” or main divisions (aside from the New Territories and the outlying islands)—Hong Kong island itself and Kowloon, which is connected to mainland China. At first, I thought it mattered on which side our hotel is located but based on my travel forum research on sites like Tripadvisor, it’s really so easy to go from one side to another given Hong Kong’s super efficient public transportation system.  So it doesn’t really matter which side you’re staying since you’ll end up easily going from side to another throughout the trip.
  • Location, location, location. I think the more “relevant” consideration is if your hotel is near certain main areas or neighborhoods, depending on your preferences for shopping and sightseeing, and if it’s near key MTR stations. In Kowloon, it’s good to stay near the Tsim Sha Tsui or Mong Kok district especially if you like to do some heavy shopping but you don’t mind the bustle in the streets. In Hong Kong island, the place to be is Central, although the hotels there can get really expensive (so it’s a good idea to get a hotel in the areas near or just off Central). Again, it really depends on your preferences. In Hong Kong island, there are so many other neighborhoods which cater to different tastes such as SoHo (South of Hollywood Road) for art lovers and Lan Kwai Fong for those who want to be near the night life. As for us, SoHotel is in the Sheung Wan area, which is very near Central so we found this to be an excellent location.
  • Book online. This was our first time booking a hotel abroad via the Internet and I had initial apprehensions about the security and reliability of the process. But our experience with Booking.com made me trust such online reservation sites, not to mention getting good rates for our hotel. I would also recommend Agoda and Hotels Combined. And of course, Tripadvisor for hotel reviews and recommendations. As a starting point, check out these links from Frommer’s for best Hong Kong hotel bets and The Guardian‘s guide to Hong Kong’s great budget hotels.

Preparing a Hong Kong Itinerary

Hong Kong 101_travel guide

We decided on spending eight days in Hong Kong while the usual packages offered by Manila travel agencies are for three days and two nights—and sometimes, that even includes a day trip to Macau! Personally, if I have to fit everything in 3D/2N (and most of the time, this boils down to only 2 full days!), I’d really just not travel at all. And this is a travel philosophy that I heartily swear by.  Hong Kong is definitely not a place where one should avail of compulsory city tours that come with travel packages—my mom went on one in Hong Kong and they were taken by their tour guide to knockoff factories and jewelry shops! So for Hong Kong, we thought that eight days was just the right length for our trip. Given that it was my first time there, we wanted to see as much of the sights as we can. In the end, eight days was long enough for us to see the sights and at the same time, we were somehow able to engage  in slow travel. For those eight days, I didn’t even go to Macau mainly because I’ve already been there for a full trip in 2008 (meaning, no side trip to Hong Kong!).  Some of our family and friends actually didn’t understand why our trip took that long but I guess it’s because unlike the usual 3D/2N package trips or the full-on shopping trips of some to Hong Kong, we were there to really see the sights and immerse ourselves in the culture.

  • Travel Dossier. Whenever we travel, we are quite OC when it comes to our itinerary.  Since we had eight days for the trip, we planned our itinerary meticulously, mainly based on online resources. One of my former bosses, who’s a frequent Hong Kong traveler, also gave me some travel guides and recommendations on where to eat. Since my travel companion this time has also frequented Hong Kong, he did the overview of the itinerary based on his own travels, blogs and online sources, but incorporating the “non-negotiables” I requested (like parks, Lantau island, and neighborhood walks). Then I compiled a “dossier” based on our itinerary, which is basically all the information that we need on the items in our itinerary—-descriptions of the destinations and restaurants, directions, maps, contact numbers, etc. After so many revisions, we ended up with a 30-page printed dossier, which essentially became our own personal Hong Kong guide book.  Making a travel dossier is definitely something I would do for future travels, and is something I would recommend to others.
  •  Guide Books. As to whether you should buy a guide book, even if you’re traveling on your own and not with a tour operator, there’s really no need to buy expensive Hong Kong travel guides since there’s so much free information available online. Also, there are so many free maps and guide books at the Arrival Hall of the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).
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Just some guide books and maps available for free at HKIA

Here are the online resources which I found useful as we were planning for our itinerary (aside from free guide books and maps):

      • Google Maps. It was only on this trip that I truly discovered and got to appreciate the wonder of Google maps. I especially like the feature on public transportation directions, which was super detailed.
      • Discover Hong Kong. This is the official tourism website and is a good starting point for planning any trip to Hong Kong, especially for first timers. I really like their section on Hong Kong Walks, where I was able to download great guides on themed walks through several Hong Kong districts and neighborhoods.  Check out their free mobile apps too!
      • Online travel guides from CNNGo, The Guardian and Conde Nast Traveller. I love the well-edited and very informative guides and tips you can find here.
      • Travel bloggers.  I look to fellow travel bloggers for inspiration and authentic accounts on the best sights to see and restaurants to try out. For this trip, we found really helpful (and even entertaining!) the Hong Kong travels of foreigners such as Kampung Boy City Gal  (a Malaysian traveling pair) and Amy of Cheh-Cheh.com. Locally, I also liked the Hong Kong tales of The Unlawyer and Nina Fuentes of Just Wandering.
IN A NUTSHELL: Like finding a hotel, planning a trip itinerary is also an expression of one’s personal travel preferences.   It’s good to get inspiration and ideas from guides and other travelers but how you put it together should really be about what you want for your holiday.

 

Packing for Hong Kong

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Packing for a trip is also very much a reflection of personal preferences. I like to dress up in my daily life and whenever I’m traveling, dressing up is something I enjoy all the more. So for our Hong Kong trip, I planned my outfits (right down to shoes and accessories) in advance based on our itinerary. I find that this really helps me pack better and helps eliminate overpacking, which is important since I am so not a light packer (packing light is a skill which I am still trying to learn). But I still made sure to bring one to two extra clothes for emergencies, and made sure to have room for shopping loot. Aside from those basic packing tips, here are other ideas you may want to consider:

  • Planning with the weather in mind. When planning outfits for trips, it’s important to be dressed appropriately for the weather. I’m very particular about this because I really don’t want to be surprised since I get cold easily. I made sure to check the weather forecast more than a week in advance over at Accuweather.com, which gave a fairly accurate picture throughout the trip.  The weather in Hong Kong when we were there was somewhat schizophrenic —it could get so hot at noon then quite cold in the evenings. I had to adjust throughout the day—like making sure I had a pair of tights and a jacket or cardigan in my bag that I could wear when it gets cold in the evening.
  • Electrical outlets. With all the gadgets we need to bring with us whenever we travel, it’s really important to research in advance if our gadgets will work with the electrical outlets in our destination country. I found out through this site that Hong Kong has Type G outlets (which is totally different from what we have here in the Philippines) and so we were able to bring with us the correct plug adapters. Our hotel  room had just one adapter in the room so good thing we brought our own since at night, we had to charge several gadgets at a time.
Hong Kong electrical outlet
  • Cabin/ Hand-carried baggage. Just in case I might not be able to do a separate post on HKIA, I just want to point out that when we were departing from HKIA, airport personnel were very strict about the number of carryon luggage for each passenger (unlike my experience in Singapore last year).  For my cabin baggage, I had with me a wheeled trolley, a large Longchamp Le Pliage travel bag, and my Louis Vuitton purse. So right before baggage check, airport personnel asked if I was traveling with another passenger. Good thing my companion was just carrying his backpack and an Ocean Park carrier bag and so they considered my other bag to be his cabin luggage.
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Arriving in Hong Kong International Airport with all our luggage
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My cabin baggage. Arriving in HKIA from Manila
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Departing HKIA with Longchamp large Le Pliage tote and wheeled trolley as cabin baggage.
  • Currency Exchange. Philippine pesos can be readily exchanged directly to Hong Dollars in Hong Kong (at the time, the exchange rate was around P5.50 to P6: HK$1). There’s no need to convert pesos to US dollars first since it’s cheaper and quite convenient to just have money exchanged in Hong Kong. When we arrived, we had some of our money converted in HKIA’s pre-immigration area at a Travelex counter since we had to have local money already for the taxi and the Airport Express.  I chose to exchange my pesos in a money changer near our hotel in Sheung Wan and I got a slightly better rate (it’s usually the case that non-airport money changers have better rates).
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So there you have it, my beginner’s guide to help in planning a Hong Kong trip. For information on getting around Hong Kong, I’ll probably do it on a separate post. Cheers! 🙂

Disclaimer:  All links and information in this post were accurate, to the best of writer’s  knowledge, when it was  published, but may change without notice or revision. Please confirm all rates and details before planning your trip. Thank you!

The writer does not make any representations as to accuracy, completeness, timeliness, suitability or validity of any information presented in this post and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in the information herein, or any losses, injuries or damages arising from its use.

 

The views, opinions, and positions expressed in this post are the writer’s own, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, strategies, or positions of any company or entity, nor do they reflect in any way any company or entity to which the writer is affiliated or working for, whether at the time of publication or in the future.

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Comments

  1. melvel says

    November 14, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    I did not know you’ve never been to HK before! Can’t wait to read the rest… I love HK! Especially shopping 🙂

    Reply
  2. The Sunset Goddess says

    November 15, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    Hey Mel! Yup, that’s mainly the reason why we were there for 8 days 🙂 haha.

    Reply
  3. Pinay Travel Junkie says

    November 16, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    This is such a comprehensive guide!

    Reply
  4. The Sunset Goddess says

    November 17, 2011 at 2:13 AM

    Thanks Pinay Travel Junkie! 🙂

    Reply
  5. The Phenomenal Woman says

    November 22, 2011 at 1:36 AM

    This is my first time to visit your blog and I enjoyed reading it.:)

    Like you, my husband and I have only traveled Cebu Pacific once and we do not have any plans of repeating. We prefer CX or SingAir for a more pleasurable travel experience.

    Reply
  6. The Sunset Goddess says

    November 22, 2011 at 2:42 AM

    Thank you very much Tina 🙂

    Reply
  7. Rade says

    September 1, 2013 at 4:26 PM

    Hi,

    I enjoyed reading your blog and is helping me now on planning our itinerary. Can I ask something, you mentioned that it is okay to bring peso and convert it to HKD so there is no problem bringing peso or do we still need to bring USD? I’m worried what if they will not change Peso to HKD =)

    Thanks. I will really appreciate your reply.

    Reply

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      • Lookbook: Blushing Nude
      • Tao Yuan Restaurant in Newport Mall
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      • Pagburnayan Pottery & the Vigan Market
      • More Time Travel via Old Time Photograph Co.
      • Lunch in Vigan's Cafe Leona
      • Traveling Back in Time in Syquia Mansion
      • Chavit Singson's Baluarte
      • Vigan at Night
      • Lookbook: Vigan
      • Nostalgic in Vigan's Calle Crisologo
      • Cafe Uno and Kusina Felecitas in Grandpa's Inn, Vigan
      • Grandpa's Inn in Vigan, Ilocos Sur
      • Bantay Abot Cave & On the Road to Vigan
      • Saud Beach at Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte
      • Lunch in Polaris at Saud Beach, Pagudpud
      • Breathtaking Bangui Windmills
      • The Romance of Cape Bojeador Lighthouse
      • Sunset Goddess Lookbook: Pagudpud Style
      • Sights To See When in Pagudpud: The Patapat Viaduct
      • Blue Lagoon Cove, Maira-ira Beach, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte
      • Food & Other Memories of Kapuluan Vista
      • Kapuluan Vista Resort, Ilocos Norte
      • Ya Kun Kaya Toast in NAIA 2, Manila
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      • Ilocandia Girlfriend Getaway!
      • Packing for a Beach & Country Getaway
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      • Studio Fix by Alex Carbonell & A Hair Story
      • Dim Sum Buffet at Li Li
      • Sweet Bella Cafe
      • Chatime Tea
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      • Venetian Gondola Ride & First Night in Macau
      • Shang Palace
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