A staycation at one of Hong Kong’s five-star hotels is all well and good if your workplace hasn’t been hit by slower sales, pay cuts and furloughs. For those who have been affected, or who are being more prudent during the pandemic, the good news is there are plenty of charming getaways among the city’s smaller boutique inns and lodgings.
So lower your luxury expectations and consider these overnight stays, all of which are under HK$1,000 (US$130) a night.
The Luxe Manor, 39 Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
This quirky Kowloon hotel is offering a Super Savers deal with a late checkout, at 2pm (subject to availability), and a 15 per cent discount on all food and beverages. The price may vary slightly depending on the date but, until the end of September, all Premier and Superior rooms, even with breakfast, are priced at less than HK$1,000. If you strip out breakfast, some rooms cost less than HK$600.
Page148, 148 Austin Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
A new, hip imprint from the Butterfly Hospitality Group, Page Hotels are designed for tech-savvy “urban explorers”. The rooms at Page148 have fantastic floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the Kowloon Cricket Club and the Gun Club Hill Barracks – formerly used by the British Army during colonial rule and now a People’s Liberation Army base.
A “Sunset Signature” package for HK$688 (available until September 30), includes a stay in a Signature Greenery room, with in-room “make your own coffee sangria” welcome drinks plus two sunset tea sets served in-room. You also get a 6pm checkout.
Novotel Hong Kong Century, 238 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai
The Hong Kong Island-based Novotel’s Cheesy Seafood Staycation is a budget extravaganza with a room upgrade, 2pm checkout, complimentary mini bar and breakfast (for Sunday to Thursday check-ins).
As the name suggests, the main attraction is the dinner (in-room if dining restrictions apply). Cheeses including Cheddar, Gruyère, Gorgonzola and mozzarella are mixed and cooked in a shake bag with a Boston lobster, abalone, crab leg, blue mussel, sea whelk, tiger prawn and more.
There’s also salad, corn, bread, a baked scallop Kilpatrick and a complimentary bottle of wine.
The price is HK$798 (Sunday to Friday) or HK$898 (Saturday), and the offer is valid until the end of September.
Pentahotel Hong Kong Kowloon, 19 Luk Hop Street, San Po Kong
The Penta brand celebrates neighbourhood lifestyle and this inner Kowloon designer-ly lodging revels in retro Hong Kong chic. The hotel has a weekend Relax & Recharge Package on offer until the end of August for HK$780.
Accommodation is in a cosy Penta Plus room and a hearty breakfast and a set lunch for two is also thrown in. Late checkout at 2pm is possible, subject to availability, and the hotel runs a shuttle to the K11 Art Mall, in Tsim Sha Tsui, and to Diamond Hill MTR station.
The Emperor Hotel, 373 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
This relatively new property across from the Happy Valley racetrack on Hong Kong Island is offering several deals, but the Golden Valley staycation for HK$888 seems like the best. It includes a lunch for two at the Cantonese restaurant Golden Valley, which held a Michelin star for seven straight years, and you get to stay in a Deluxe room. You also have late checkout until 4pm.
An even cheaper overnight package costs just HK$688 (HK$716 on weekends and public holidays), and includes a lunch at the Monkey Café. The offers are good until September 30.
L’Hotel Island South, 55 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen
For a night in on the south side of Hong Kong Island, L’Hotel proposes board games. Armed with a set of in-room games, guests stay in a City View room and are served an in-room four-course set dinner for two, plus an in-room breakfast (delivered by a robot, apparently). Also included are welcome snacks.
This package costs HK$990 and is offered until August 31.
Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel, 3 Canton Road, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui
For an overnight stay by the harbour on Kowloon side, the Marco Polo’s 24-hour Getaway package is just HK$980. Included are a Deluxe room, breakfast for two, afternoon tea and evening cocktails, with an array of savoury and sweet bites in The Continental Club Lounge. There is also a welcome fruit platter.
The offer is valid until September 30. If you stay before August 31, you’ll also be given HK$400 of coupons for shopping centres Harbour City and Times Square.
Lan Kwai Fong Hotel @ Kau U Fong, 3 Kau U Fong, Central
Some hotel deals can only be found on travel activity sites such as Klook.com. One such deal (HK$888; HK$988 for Fridays and Saturdays) is being offered by the Lan Kwai Fong Hotel and includes breakfast, English afternoon tea, an upgrade to a Mountain View room, plus a HK$500 dining voucher at the hotel’s one-Michelin-star Celebrity Cuisine Chinese restaurant.
Also offered is complimentary happy hour red or white wine on the BreeZe Lounge outdoor terrace. The hotel will let one child under 10 stay for free and provide a late checkout at 3pm.
