How to book cheap hotel Hong Kong?

[coolspot]

Hi all,

I'm planning on going to Hong Kong at the end of the month or in November for a couple weeks..., what is the best way to book a cheap hotel for Hong Kong?

Would it be with Priceline? Or are there Hong Kong specific sites to get a good deal for a hotel?

Thanks!

[cko64]

Hi all,

I'm planning on going to Hong Kong at the end of the month or in November for a couple weeks..., what is the best way to book a cheap hotel for Hong Kong?

Would it be with Priceline? Or are there Hong Kong specific sites to get a good deal for a hotel?

Thanks!

I got 4* Eaton Hotel for $68 USD using priceline around November too. Newly renovated room with 42" LCD. Small but functional room. Very Happy with the stay, good location near Temple Street.

[jbond]

4* Eaton Hotel for $68 US is a hack of a deal. Can you specify hotels of your choice from Priceline?

[cko64]

4* Eaton Hotel for $68 US is a hack of a deal. Can you specify hotels of your choice from Priceline?
No, you can't specify the hotels using auction websites such as priceline or hotwire. However, according to betterbidding.com or biddingfortravel.com, if you select 4* Central Kowloon, chances are very high that you will get Eaton Hotel.

I also noticed this hotel was won for as low as $60 USD and as high as $109 depending on stay period.

[coolspot]

Do you guys recall how much highspeed internet costs at the hotel?

Thanks!

[SiuBun]

Eaton is a good hotel, but takes a bit of walk to the MTR station. Overall, I think its still a good place to stay.

In terms of internet charges, if u just need it from email and stuff, just go into any Pacific Coffee (they're like Starbucks in HK), which has internet booths set up for customer use. And as well, some MTR stations have them as well, off the top of my head, Central, and Kowloon Tong has that.

[Motoss]

http://www.hoteltravel.com/hongkong/kowloon/ymca_salisbury.htm

I stayed here in September ....location is amazing - room is good - I stayed there for a stop over when i landed in the basic room - on the way from Singapore i stayed there for 2 nts but upgraded to part city view - with the upgrade IMO however if you are ok with a simple basic place with a excellent location then this is the place IMO

[cuto]

d'oh doesn't look like hotels in HK around the end of Dec are going for ~$68USD/night anymore. :(

does anyone else have a suggestion for a more affordable solution to staying within the downtown core (i.e. tsim sha tsui, mong kok, yau mai tai, jordan, etc.)??? my mom suggested service apartments?!

[cko64]

Ok, I shouldn't share this deal, because I am using the loophole of the website and in a way I am abusing their loophole.

hotelclub.com has a special offer whereas you sign up before Nov. 30, you'll get $50 USD.

http://www.hotelclub.com/us50/ *expired* see below for new link with $50 USD.

The loophole is you can sign up as many emails as you can. I signed up twelve, so I save $50 x 12 = $600.

Here are some sample of hotels I booked.

-Two nights at L'hotel Nina in Hong Kong (5*) for $50 USD/nite including taxes.
-Three nights at Traders Hotel by Shangri-La in Penang (4.5*) for $25 USD/nite including taxes.
-Three Nights at Bali Nusa Dua beach (5*) for $105 USD/nite including breakfast & Taxes. It's expensive, but this hotel made it to Leading Hotels of the World's list.
- Two nights at Grand Waldo Macau (5*) for $75 USD/nite (Fri & Sat, as you know, rates on weekend on Macau is 3X of weekdays) including breakfast & taxes.

One more tip, clear your cookies before you sign up for another account.

[COCAPOO]

hotelclub.com now open with a link of $20 not $50 any more. Any poeple know there is still a $50 deal?

[TDA]

Hi,

Thanks for the tip.. I signed up and got $20.

So how do you end up using all 12 accounts? did you book each single day separately under each different account? Or, more like, each hotel separately?

And wow, are those prices all from hotelclub? I'm not seeing rates anywhere near those...!

[cko64]

hotelclub.com now open with a link of $20 not $50 any more. Any poeple know there is still a $50 deal?
Too many people signed up for that deal and hotelclub reduced it to $20 USD.

Use this link, it is still $50 USD. Also this $50 USD will not expire until Jan 31, 2009 as oppose to Nov. 30, 2008.

http://www.hotelclub.com/FoxTel/

Sign up ASAP before it will be reduced as well.

[cko64]

Hi,

Thanks for the tip.. I signed up and got $20.

So how do you end up using all 12 accounts? did you book each single day separately under each different account? Or, more like, each hotel separately?

And wow, are those prices all from hotelclub? I'm not seeing rates anywhere near those...!
Forget about that $20 account. use the new link and get yourself $50 USD instead.

http://www.hotelclub.com/FoxTel/

Yes, I booked each day separately under different account.

Yes, those are the prices I paid (charged to my CC) for May, 2009 hotel stays.

[S14_Raven]

How long are you planning to stay for? Serviced apartments are usually minimum 1 month booking. I'm living in one now... and rent ain't cheap. Wish I knew about those cheap hotel deals, coulda saved myself a bit.

[COCAPOO]

Is it instant credit for $50 before using creidt card?

[cko64]

Is it instant credit for $50 before using creidt card?
Yes.

[forgamez]

Ok, I shouldn't share this deal, because I am using the loophole of the website and in a way I am abusing their loophole.

hotelclub.com has a special offer whereas you sign up before Nov. 30, you'll get $50 USD.

http://www.hotelclub.com/us50/ *expired* see below for new link with $50 USD.

The loophole is you can sign up as many emails as you can. I signed up twelve, so I save $50 x 12 = $600.

Here are some sample of hotels I booked.

-Two nights at L'hotel Nina in Hong Kong (5*) for $50 USD/nite including taxes.
-Three nights at Traders Hotel by Shangri-La in Penang (4.5*) for $25 USD/nite including taxes.
-Three Nights at Bali Nusa Dua beach (5*) for $105 USD/nite including breakfast & Taxes. It's expensive, but this hotel made it to Leading Hotels of the World's list.
- Two nights at Grand Waldo Macau (5*) for $75 USD/nite (Fri & Sat, as you know, rates on weekend on Macau is 3X of weekdays) including breakfast & taxes.

One more tip, clear your cookies before you sign up for another account.

Great tip!

One question: I am assuming you booked 1 night in each separate hotelclub account you set up. If so, when you checked in at the hotel, did you have to explain at the check in counter that you had booked a multiple # of 1 night stays at the same hotel?

If you don't tell the front desk ahead of time, would you not have to check out and check in on a daily basis?

[TDA]

Great tip!

One question: I am assuming you booked 1 night in each separate hotelclub account you set up. If so, when you checked in at the hotel, did you have to explain at the check in counter that you had booked a multiple # of 1 night stays at the same hotel?

If you don't tell the front desk ahead of time, would you not have to check out and check in on a daily basis?


1) Correct.
2) Yes, its a good idea to tell them because of 3), but not strictly necessary
3) Thats correct. It's more hassle and work for you AND them if you check in/out everyday.

[Punky Hunky]

How long are you planning to stay for? Serviced apartments are usually minimum 1 month booking. I'm living in one now... and rent ain't cheap. Wish I knew about those cheap hotel deals, coulda saved myself a bit.

Sorry to threadjack but how much are you paying? Where abouts in HK is your apartment?

[deals555]

Forget about that $20 account. use the new link and get yourself $50 USD instead.

http://www.hotelclub.com/FoxTel/

Yes, I booked each day separately under different account.

Yes, those are the prices I paid (charged to my CC) for May, 2009 hotel stays.


I also signed up, and got the $50 off, but when i want to book it, the max. date allowed is dec. 2008, can't go to 2009. how can you book it for may 2009? please help...thanks.

[cko64]

I also signed up, and got the $50 off, but when i want to book it, the max. date allowed is dec. 2008, can't go to 2009. how can you book it for may 2009? please help...thanks.
I don't quite understand the problem. The max date for hotelclub is Dec. 31, 2010. Did you select 2009 in the pull down menu? All my hotel bookings are for May 2009.

[deals555]

I don't quite understand the problem. The max date for hotelclub is Dec. 31, 2010. Did you select 2009 in the pull down menu? All my hotel bookings are for May 2009.

thanks, i know how to select 2009 now. but it said *50 Member Dollars is equivalent to $USD 50. Offer is only available to new members. As this is a special promotion 50 Member $ will expire on 31st of Jan 2009.

they allow you to book may 2009? i thought it expire on 31st of Jan 2009.

http://www.hotelclub.com/FoxTel/

[cko64]

thanks, i know how to select 2009 now. but it said *50 Member Dollars is equivalent to $USD 50. Offer is only available to new members. As this is a special promotion 50 Member $ will expire on 31st of Jan 2009.

they allow you to book may 2009? i thought it expire on 31st of Jan 2009.

http://www.hotelclub.com/FoxTel/

Yes, the $50 USD member dollars will expire (disappear from your account) on Jan. 31, 2009. So, you should use it before expiration day. But that doesn't mean you can only book hotel stay up to Jan. 31, 2009. You can book hotel stay up to Dec. 31, 2010 (2+ years).

[akito925]

Do you guys recall how much highspeed internet costs at the hotel?

Thanks!

if you use "Peoples cell phone services" you can get free internet, getting a password through your cell phone. thats how I got free WI-Fi internet

all hotels will charge for internet, unless written free,

seek internet cafes or starbucks

[cko64]

Hotelclub pulled the foxtel promo as well

http://www.hotelclub.com/FoxTel/ no longer works.

Edit : Although it says it no longer available, but it still works...for now. I just signed up 15 more acounts just in case. I think I am all set for hotel rooms this year.

[deals555]

does anyone know, if i have my laptop, does most the hotel in china provide free wi-fi? how can i charge my battary?

[member]

try http://www.hotelclub.co.uk/tube/ $25 pound=$49us

[deals555]

I have booked through hotelclub.com to Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls on Dec. 10, 08, i have got the comfirmation voucher from hotelclub.com, and the booking ID #, but when i called the Great Wolf hotel directly, just want to confirm they have me in. They couldn't find anything, my name, booking ID, nothing. what should i do? I hope hotelclub.com is not a scam.

thanks

[cuto]

anyone know if hotelclub has any on-going discount offers for new accts? i tried them all and nothing works :(

[CheapScotsman]

Its been quite a while ... can you still get cheap accommodations in the Chungking Mansions?

[hagbard]

Its been quite a while ... can you still cheap accommodations in the Chungking Mansions?

Scary place. We stayed next door in a similar setup fifteen years ago. About the only place if you want to spend less than $100 a night.

[CheapScotsman]

Scary place. We stayed next door in a similar setup fifteen years ago. About the only place if you want to spend less than $100 a night.I was last there in 1991. We got a clean but very small room for US$20 per night.

I never found it scary ... well only scary cause I've never seen a place so tightly packed and it (the whole building) would be a mess in a fire.

Wikipedia has an entry and doesn't indicate it has changed status ... so if the OP wants something really cheap and very to the bottom of Kowloon .... could probably get some more insite on this place via Lonely Planet guides

[hagbard]

I was last there in 1991. We got a clean but very small room for US$20 per night.

I never found it scary ... well only scary cause I've never seen a place so tightly packed and it (the whole building) would be a mess in a fire.

Yes, fires and earthquakes. Only time I've ever been in was for Indian food in 1985.

Wikipedia has an entry and doesn't indicate it has changed status ... so if the OP wants something really cheap and very to the bottom of Kowloon .... could probably get some more insite on this place via Lonely Planet guides

The place next door seemed nicer and easier to access. We also paid about $20 a night.

[EGee6]

try http://www.hotelclub.co.uk/tube/ $25 pound=$49us
I signed up but my account balance is $0.00USD :confused:

[deals555]

I signed up but my account balance is $0.00USD :confused:

it is already expired Dec. 31, 2008

[EGee6]

it is already expired Dec. 31, 2008

damn fine print! :mad:

are there any deals like this going on right now?

[cuto]

not that i know of. i was looking very hard too but no luck. :(

[COCAPOO]

Any new link for hotelclub to save $50? I missed this good deal.

[maggers]

You can check the Anne Black YMCA near Mong kok. Good area. there are some sites that have these rooms for 50-60$ US.(low Season) Not just for women. They do have exclusive women's floors though.
http://www.asiarooms.com/hong_kong/kowloon/anne_black_guest_house_(ywca).html?gclid=CMr_wLm-ipgCFQa-sgod2U7RCg