Very small and basic (Ibis North Point Hotel Hong Kong)

Member Name: cs11462

Product:	Ibis North Point Hotel Hong Kong
Date:	06/09/09 (8 review reads)
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Advantages: Located next to underground, great harbour view

Disadvantages: Small, Quite Expensive

I visited Hong Kong in March 2009 on a business trip and spent 7 days at the Ibis North Point hotel. I booked the ibis because (compared to most) the cost was quite low and the standards are usually quite good for the price.

The hotel was convieniently located next to a metro station which was literally 2 doors down so this was very good. Booking into the hotel was very simple, although i did have my chinese colleague to help with this, so cant really comment fully. I was told that HK hotel rooms were very small and not to expect much, and once i arrived in the room i could instantly see what they meant. There was a large single/small double bed which filled the majority of the floor space with a desk that ran under the window, and a TV in the wall (dont get too excited, it was an old style TV with a massive hole is sat in. There was a small space to hang my clothes but only enough space for the length of a t-shirt (so girls if you take dresses, yoiu may have to be imaginative in how you hang it). There was a full length mirror that faced the ensuite. The bathroom was small, but actually quite big compared to the rest of the room. It was basic but ok.

If you do book to stay here i insist you book a harbour view, WOW, this made the size of the room worth it to see the view during the day. I arrived late night and couldnt see anything, when i woke, i was very pleasently surprised.

For an extra cost there is a breakfast you can have served in the 24 hour bar (i never used it other than for breakfast though). The bar/restaurant is small with long dinner benches rather than tables, and there were about 8 or 9 of these. It was never busy whilst i was there so we always had a table to ourselves. The food was ok i guess but was slightly surprised to see chicken nuggets on the menu, but then i imagine they have just thought this is what westerners will eat and they will like this for breakfast, i might be the token westerner but they were right on this occasion :-)

If you are staying in HK i imagine there are better hotels for the same cost, and having been i would say Kowloon side offers more in terms of nightlife, views etc but at the same time i think you could probably do worse. Definatly not recommended if you are sharing the room or expect to do anything more than sleep in there.

Summary: Not up to Ibis usual standard