An unexpected gem is always welcomed by any traveller. I found mine from Monocle’s travel guide book, the impeccably run T Hotel in the outskirts of Hong Kong island, Pok Fu Lam.
With breathtaking views and an ever alert student run hotel and cafe, The “T” brings a breath of fresh air to budget yet style conscious traveller.
T’s rooms are well appointed and well thought through. The bathroom has a rain shower and heating lamp for winter. I’ve seen rain shower heads but not heating lamps in Hong Kong hotels.
The console for gadgets is intelligently tucked away next to the phone yet well placed for international plugs (none of those odd and ends where your plugs are too big to fit into)
The Neighbourhood is a plus, retaining some charm of the old world and grittiness that often gets white washed in modernising asian cities.
My only gripe is its location and the difficulty in getting a cab driver to bring you here. Thank goodness for Uber though! It’s the same gripe that gives the T its charm. Location.
It’s a rarity for Hong Kong hotels NOT to have this view..
Rather, I have this view while having afternoon tea. (And the tea set is better in quality than what the Penn offers!)
The T is a nice respite from the urban density that Hong Kong offers. I for one love and dislike that density at the same time.
The T offers me a small sanity check after roaming the streets of Hong Kong
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