Regal Hongkong Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong 

Stayed two nights for business in Hong Kong. Overall an older property with older bathrooms, OK for a business trip but probably better suited as a tourist hotel, with a its great location in Causeway Bay. Pros - Fitness center has new equipment, is reasonably sized for a hotel and has been recently renovated. Includes 3 treadmills as well as other cardio equipment and some free weights and machines. - Bell service efficient for arrivals and catching taxis. - Served by airport express bus from Central or a HK$40 taxi ride from the airport express train station at Central (at HK$100 the airport express is generally the fastest way from Hong Kong airport compared to HK$400 for a taxi). Regal also has a bus direct from the airport but that only runs every 60-120 minutes and can take over 90 minutes for the trip. - Good breakfast buffet with a selection of hot and cold western breakfast items plus some asian food choices. - Housekeeping was prompt when an iron and ironing board was requested. Cons - Didn't find the bed that comfortable, and despite air conditioning the room was humid in June. - No complimentary bottled water in the room and tap water not recommended. Instead hotel minibar charges HK$45 for a 500ml bottle of Evian (by comparison, HK$6 will buy a 1,500 ml generic bottled water at the local Wellcome grocery store a 5 min walk from the hotel). - Hotel laundry is also expensive, at HK$75 for a shirt. With the humidity,if you wash anything yourself it may not dry in 24 hrs. In summary, hotel somewhat overhypes itself on their web site and reminded me of an older, somewhat tired out Vegas hotel. That said, for the price of the room it can be a fine stay in a great location on Hong Kong island.

We stayed at the Regal Hong Kong hotel for 5 nights in March and paid ?58 per night with BA holidays. At the time most of the 4 star hotels were at least double this price. After reading the tripadvisor reviews I was a little unsure of what to expect but as the price was so cheap I decided to go ahead with it. On reflection I was pleased I did. The staff on the reception was polite and friendly, but apart from checking in and out I didn't have any need for any dealings with them. I'm not sure if it's general hotel policy but upon checking in I was asked if I wanted to upgrade to a suite for approximately ?50 extra per night. It provided numerous extra benefits such as the suite (!), free Internet access, buffet breakfast and a shoeshine service (!) amongst other things but I'd prefer to spend ?200 in Hong Kong rather than the accommodation so declined the offer. The hotel room was very clean although a little on the small side. However, it contained a large en-suite with a big circular bath. Mini bar, safe, air con with controls and the usual other facilities were present. There were also bottles of water and other snacks in the room but these were ridiculously priced (as an example a bottle of water was about ?4.) Internet access is available within the rooms but again this was quite pricey and only available with a laptop i.e. no TV Internet access. The location of the hotel is excellent. It is close to the Causeway Bay MTR and has plenty of places to eat surrounding it. There are also loads and loads of shops in the surrounding area and plenty of malls. In fact, if you like shopping it's an ideal location! The hotel contains several restaurants. However, we only ate at the restaurant on the first floor and although the food was very good it was quite expensive. There are plenty of other decent and cheaper restaurants in close proximity to the hotel. Being really picky, the only negative I could mention is the strange decor throughout the hotel and the rooms. After reading the reviews I expected the worst but I was pleasantly surprised by the hotel, and would not hesitate to stay there again when I return to Hong Kong.