{"id":751,"date":"2008-05-19T19:59:55","date_gmt":"2008-05-19T19:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/?p=751"},"modified":"2008-05-19T19:59:55","modified_gmt":"2008-05-19T19:59:55","slug":"what_your_lodging_dollar_gets_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/what_your_lodging_dollar_gets_1\/","title":{"rendered":"What your lodging dollar gets you in HK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unlike Singapore, where the lodging market is bracketed by decent hostels and hotels whose rates seem to go ever higher into the stratosphere, Hong Kong has hotels that go even higher along with a veritable crap-shoot of choices for cheap lodging, many of them not being flashpacker quality. I’ve written about some of these places before (mostly in Chungking and Mirador Mansions) as well as some of the decent guesthouses in Causeway Bay (Noble Hostel and Wang Fat), that, although they were a good value, they were lacking in perks and style.
\nI recently found a small local HK chain of hotels called Mingle. They have two locations, one near Knutsford Terrace in TST and the other in Sheung Wan on HK side near the Macau Ferry Terminal.
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\nSmall bed for a very small (narrow) room! Very firm though…<\/em>
\nThe cheapest room is this one; very narrow and long. You get your bed at one end, a full and very clean bathroom on the other and a workspace, closet, hot water and a place to plug in your iPod. No window though. That comes with the bigger rooms, but since you’re in HKG, how much time will you spend here?? Oh yeah, did I mention the tech focus of this hotel?
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\nThere’s a flat screen TV where you can control the cooling and lights in the room. Also music and vids on demand! <\/em>
\nEach room has a Linksys iPhone where you can log in directly to Skype. There’s also a FREE wireless access point in each room because the router that runs the iPhones also is an access point. And unlike my recent experience with internet at HKIA, the net here is fast and wide.
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\nEven the cheapest room here gets your own private bathroom. With ensuite shower!<\/em>
\nThe showers are powerful and the water was very hot. Perfect!
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\nStyish sink<\/em>
\nNot bad for under US$100\/night. This is the kind of mid-level lodging that I’ve been looking for for a LONG time! Now if only Singapore could have something like this too…
\nMingle on the Wing
\n125 Wing Lok Street
\nSheung Wan, Hong Kong
\nhttp:\/\/www.mingleplace.com\/<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unlike Singapore, where the lodging market is bracketed by decent hostels and hotels whose rates seem to go ever higher into the stratosphere, Hong Kong has hotels that go even higher along with a veritable crap-shoot of choices for cheap lodging, many of them not being flashpacker quality. I’ve written about some of these places … <\/p>\n

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