Express by Holiday Inn, Wan Chai

Positives: 1. Great Location 2. It's only a few months old, everything is very clean. 3. Free Safe in room. Free high speed internet and has 4 public PCs on the first floor. Free Breakfast. 4. Good services at the front desk. 5. Work desk in the room. 6. Great shower - Easy to adjust and very good water presure. Negatives: 1. Small room. No drawer for storage. 2. Charge HK $5 for each local call. (But my company's corprate rate includes free local calls.) 3. Free breakfast offers not much of selection and is not good. 4. No gym. No swimming pool. Tips for Budget Travellers: 1. Buy a calling card at Seven Eleven that can be used for long distance as well as locals. There's one just a block from the hotel. (Turn right from hotel enterance. Walk to the end of the block. You can see the 7/11 Store across the street. 2. I was told it costed between HK $350 to $400 by taxi from Airport to hotel. You can take Airport Express Train to the Hong Kong Station. It's HK $100 each one way. HK $160 for 2 people. You then switch over to MTR (Subway). (You can purchase the Octopus Card (Smart Cash Card) at the Central MTR Station.) Get off at the Causeway Bay Station, Exit A). Go up the elevator to Level B2 of Time Squares. Keep turn right. Go up the elevator to the ground level of Times Square. The hotel is across the street from the back of Times Sqare. 3. Laundry - It's much cheaper to take it to a lundary cleaners located at Tanlung Street (2 blocks from hotel). I used the one called "British" a couple of times for (Washing & Drying only. You can iron you only clothings at the hotel.) If you drop off in the morning, you can pick it up in the afternoon. On you return trip, you can check in at the Airport Express Hong Kong Station (most airlines have counters there) before boarding the train. 4. The "Wellcome Supermarket" is located 3 blocks away. Ask front desk for directions. 5. You can go to Stanley Market, Murray House (close to Stanley Market) or Repulse Bay on you own by taking the Mini Bus Route #40 (with Green Colour Tops) 4 blocks from the hotel. Ask front desk for directions. It only costs HK $9 one way. The mini buses are mainly for the locals. (I was born & raised in HK). If you not sure where to get off, ask other passengers because the bus driver may not speak English.