Metropark Causeway Bay
I stayed in 3 different hotels over 2008 Chinese New Year week, 7 days at this hotel. The Metropark was the best overall value.
Location across the street from the Tin Hau MTR station on the HK Island line was fantastic. Combined with an MTR Octopus card and you have easy access to almost everything that HK/Kowloon has to offer.
Staff was always friendly and provided extra pillows and a USA power inverter when asked.
Harbor View room (not suite) was normal sized for Asia – about 25% smaller than USA hotel rooms.
Don’t expect much from the TV – mostly Chinese stations.
Our package included free internet, which helped us plan our day trips. However, it wasn’t the normal plug in get DHCP address and go. We couldn’t get it to work with a router and had to use IE to connect over their "hotel internet proxy" – which was more effort than normal. I doubt my Nokia Internet Tablet would have worked at all. I don’t travel with a laptop, but fortunately my travel partner did. Otherwise, I would be SOL.
The view from our 14th floor "Harbor View" room was unbelievable. I could stare out that room for hours just watching HK and harbor activities. We watched the Chinese New Year harbor fireworks from hotel the roof, I doubt we could have found a better viewing location.
The shower was similar to my home shower. Ok for a hotel.
We never drank the hotel water – a Wellcome and 7-Eleven were on the block for quick snacks and water. The MTR/Octopus card can be used for purchases at these shops.
As usual, food in the hotel was expensive. I ate 1 breakfast and 1 dinner here, good, but expensive. The dinner buffet was tasty, breakfast had enough English food to keep my stomach happy after almost a week of only exotic food.
If I return to Hong Kong or Kowloon, the Metropark will be on my short list of hotels to consider, but the internet connectivity will be a challenge.
After a long day of shopping, sight seeing, or even a trip to Macau, coming home to the Metropark was always good.
