Travel Jams

Hong Kong is almost synonymous to 'shopping'. A visit in this vibrant city is never complete without shopping. If you want to shop like a local, you must never miss going to Dragon Centre. It is a 9-storey shopping center in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon.


Here's a quick snippet of what's inside this mall:



The most notable feature of this mall is the skylight. Sunlight shines through to the first floor. There's also an indoor roller coaster that hangs from the roof, which unfortunately has stopped operations in mid-2000s.

How to get there:

LOCATION 

LOBBY / COMMON AREA

TIP: There's a vending machine that sells food, drinks, hygiene care kits, and even adapters.

Computers are free to use.

The bathroom as viewed from the bed. That's Xy-Za studying the shower area.

TIP: If you're on the conservative side and uncomfortable of being exposed while taking a shower, turn on the hot shower a couple of minutes before you take a bath. It will fog up the bathroom walls. Of course, don't forget to give a heads up to your companion that you will be taking a nice hot shower just to be sure they won't look. :) 

The bed, pillows, and duvet are unbelievably comfortable! It's seriously a battle to get up early to go around Hong Kong. Bonus points for the daily housekeeping services, making sure everything is fresh and clean when you come home from a busy day of adventures.
There is no wardrobe / closet for clothes so you would have to make use of the space under the bed for your luggage. There's also a safe under the bed for your valuables.

TOILETRIES 

STAFF

PRICE

WiFi

Pros:

• Convenient location; within walking distance to shopping destinations, tourist attractions, and MTR station
• affordable
• online booking available
• with hot and cold shower
• with air humidifier, hairdryer, and electric kettle.
• provides basic supplies, including toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, soap, and disposable cups for your coffee/tea fix
• 24/7 offers bookings for tours around Hong Kong. We bought our Disneyland tickets there. :)

Cons:

• Limited space
• No wardrobe or closet for clothes
• Glass bathroom walls! (sorry, just had to add that to the cons! haha!)

BOTTOM LINE: 

Contact Details:

"Let's go to Hong Kong!"

It wasn't really on top of our bucket list, but hey, it's Hong Kong - a popular travel destination in the Asian region. So when there was a seat sale, we just booked our flights without overthinking anything.

In March, we purchased Cebu Pacific tickets to Hong Kong (thank you, seat sale!). Admittedly though, it was a little less than a week before our flight earlier this month when we sort of finalized our plans. And by "sort of finalize," I mean booking our return flights, arranging our accommodations, and drafting our itinerary. I travelled with my travel blogger friends (the ladies behind Pinay Travelista and The Purple Slippers) and I'm putting our little secret out there: We crammed in planning this trip maybe in a futile attempt at YOLOing.  Ha!

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