Hong Kong again...

The view from my hotel room on the 29th floor.

I lost count of how many times I've been to Hong Kong but I remember going there only once for personal travel. These 10 years, I've been going there for business every so often. However, I'm no expert when it comes to Hong Kong because most times, I always go to the same place for work and hang around the same area.

What I'm an expert of, however, is the hotels around Kowloon and Central. I don't think I ever stayed in the same hotel twice. I tend to try out different hotels each time I go there.

Something about hotels in Hong Kong is the size. You know, land is precious and expensive in this country. Room rate is high but room size is never huge. For most hotels, you'd be lucky to see a decent main entrance and lobby. The hotel I'm staying at right now is facing a street where no cars can stop. I got dropped off on the side of the building and have to drag my suitcase around the corner to get in.

The bigger hotels I've stayed at are located in Kowloon. But since I have to work in Central lately, it'd be too far to stay across the ocean. The smallest hotel I've stayed at is a boutique hotel located just around the corner from the office. It was so small that if I had a bigger suitcase, I would have no room to walk through.

The current hotel I'm staying at right now is even funnier. It's double the size of the smallest room I just mentioned but the shape is so weird that the space is not well-used. It's an L-shape with a wide corridor. The bed is outside the bathroom. The funny thing is that after placing the bed facing the window, there's hardly any room to walk through to get to the bathroom. I have to walk like a crab to get to the bathroom. I couldn't help cracking up laughing every time I do so.

The door next to the bed is to the bathroom. Notice the walkway to get to the bathroom.

The bathroom is very spacious but the shower room is so crammed but I could dance outside the shower. It's again one of those what-were-you-thinking moments again.

Where would I stay next time? We'll see...