Where is the best area to stay in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is a very unique and interesting city that has multiple personalities and cultural influences. It was ruled for 150 years by the British and was handed back to China in 1997 and today the city is home to many nationalities across the globe.
The city has developed rapidly over a quick succession of time and has become one of the leading financial centres in East Asia and this wealth and power show throughout the city. However, you will notice traditional values juxtaposed to modern ones, which gives the city that mixed feeling of variedness and change. From people on old wooden boats to luxury yachts and from traditional Asian homes to ultra-modern high-rise hotels, the city is full of wonderful contrasts just waiting to be found out.
The best area to stay in Hong Kong is the Kowloon district, which covers the whole peninsula in the south of the mainland and has outstanding views of the island of Hong Kong. In the Kowloon district, the areas of Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei and around the Kowloon metro station have the most amounts of hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs and tourist attractions. Also, this area has many shopping experiences to encounter, from little street markets to some of the biggest malls in the city.
Tsim Sha Tsui is where all the tourists, visitors and locals congregate and there all around 2 million altogether, so expect a few crowds but this is what makes this place so special. This area is full of vibrant and colourful shops that sell different items like pottery, antiques, food, clothes and various other souvenirs.
This part of Kowloon is mainly full of residential houses as well as a good choice of hotels, shops and restaurants. There are various markets in the day as well as night that are permanent and sell lots of goods and there are some historic buildings to check out in the area.
The station alone is a reason to go and marvel at the awesome construction, which is, funnily enough, a very quiet station as it isn’t used that much. The station is also a mall and there are various shops that sell decent souvenirs and once outside you will see the magnificent huge high-rises that surround the station.
Just across the water from Tsim Sha Tsui is the island of Hong Kong and all along the waterfront are hotels, although there are fewer and you face the mainland instead of out to sea. The island is where Hong Kong’s tallest buildings are found and this is the main financial centre with wealth on show everywhere you go.
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