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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Vibrant City of Hongkong

Hongkong has been a quick out-of-the-country get away for most Filipinos. And because of low fares (even ZERO fare) popping out every now and then Hongkong became a Must See destination in Asia.
Plus, the opening of Hongkong Disneyland added flavour to it :-) Would you agree? hehehe.
After 3days in Disney,we spent 4 more days in Kowloon side (Hongkong). We stayed at Marco Polo Hotel.
The room is spacious though nothing really special aside from the fact it is adjacent to a mall plus its proximity to MTR and major attractions. Buffet Breakfast are almost the same everyday though I really like their noodles and dimsum.

View of the Hongkong Side during the Light Show

View of Hongkong and Kowloon Side from the PEAK

@ Marco Polo Hotel. My daughter seems to like the room :-)


View Along Canton Road. High End shops left and right
It is both our first time to stay at Marco Polo. We were not impressed! For the amount of money we paid per night it was not worth it. The check in counter staff seems to be unaware of our reservation through a website. She can't figure out that the whole amount has already been paid and she was charging us again and on a higher amount without the Internet fee. Anyway, we were able to fixed it afterwards but another mishap happened again. We checked in 2hrs early around 12noon and it was supposed to be at 2pm. The lady from the counter said that the room is not available yet but she will expedite the cleaning so we can have the room ASAP. Holding on to her words, we just roam around to kill the time (plus lots of sale at that time hahaha) instead of just sitting in the lobby. At exactly 3pm, we arrived the hotel again hoping that the room is available ...but you know what??? We were told that it's not yet ready though we even came 1hr later than the scheduled check in time. We were really pissed of about the incident and they never apologized. Anyway, we still insisted that we should get the next available room coz we cannot wait longer. Fortunately, they granted that! So, if you would ask me if I will stay there again?? the answer would be...I'll try their other Chains of Hotel  





2 comments:

  1. Naku Cie, buti na lang at nakapag-Hongkong kayo before nangyari yung tragedy no? parang nakakatakot pang mag-tour sa HK sa mga panahong ito :(

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  2. OO nga mabuti nga eh..katakot talga pumunta ngayon dun.

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