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Hong Kong Island:
Things to do:
-Victoria Peak (tram),
-Ngong Ping 360 Glass bottom cable car (big Buddha),
-Downtown area
-Pink dolphin watching
-Ozone  Bar
-Tailors (Jantzen, tai panin admiraltyi cntr)
-Big Bus Tour
-Star ferry to Kowloon

Kosher Grocery Stores:
KosherMart On Hong Kong Island in the JCC
Kosher Original in Kowloon

Where to eat:
JCC Sunday night buffet can't be missed.
JCC Pizza - (Not open in the Summer)
Seven Zero - Dairy Resturant in the JCC
JCC Chinese
Shalom grill restaurant reported permanently closed by Mech
Shalom grill kosher market

Places to stay:
Grand Hyatt hotel
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Four Seasons

Kowloon:
Things to do:
-8:00pm Laser show
-Ladies market
-Ave. of stars- pier
-Museums (science, space)
-Diamond hill- nan lian garden/chi Lin nunnery
-Big Bus Tour
-Star ferry to Hong Kong Island
-Drinks at Felix (Peninsula Hotel)
-Drinks in the Lobby (Intercontinental Hotel)


Only place to eat:
Mul Hayam Restaurant at Kehilat Zion (Breakfast is now $100 HKD)

Places to stay:
The W Hotel - Great Hotel but far from Synagogues
Grand Stamford Intercontinental Hotel - next to Chabad (for Shabbos),
Intercontinental Hong Kong, Sheraton, Shangri la , Peninsula, Hyatt regency. (All these hotels are in great locations if you would like to be near KZ. You can also walk through the TST subway station to KZ from all these except IC Grand Stamford and Shangri La which is next door) 

Shuls
Kehilat Zion -Location: Unit 105, 1/F Wing On Plaza 62 Mody Road East Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon kzionhk@yahoo.com, or call: (852) 2366 6364 (office) or (852) 2368 0061
Chabad - Location:  67-71 Chatham Road, Oriental Centre 1/F Unit D, Tsim Sha Tsui  Telephone:  (852) 2366 5770  Mobile Tel.: (852) 9674 4450  Email: kowloon@chabadhk.org

Macau: (Ferry from hkg)
-Casinos (las Vegas style hotels),
-Curque like water show
-aj hachet tower (bungi)

-Disney

Lhasa:
Lake, pilgrims , culture

Airline Checkin Counters: Kowloon Station (below the W Hotel) to check your bags in. You then take the MRT straight to the airport (with just a couple of stops). It's super convenient and quick. You don't have to stay at the W to check in at Kowloon station though (and FWIW you can check in at Hong Kong station on HKI, too).


Trip reports:
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=1752.0
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=1070.0
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=3634.0
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=1548.msg22804#msg22804
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=2630.msg25855#msg25855
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=2630.msg25907#msg25907
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=2630.msg180625#msg180625
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=2630.msg264863#msg264863
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=2630.msg330403#msg330403
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=1885.msg17999#msg17999
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=25610.msg422555#msg422555
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=30766.0
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1920 on: September 24, 2017, 11:48:59 PM »
Quote from: Dave327 on September 24, 2017, 11:47:54 PM
Id go Kowloon cuz of the convenience of being next door to Shul/ restaurant.
And where would you stay? HR seems like a hassle and Intercontinental isn't showing any available rooms for some reason.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1921 on: September 24, 2017, 11:50:44 PM »
Quote from: mmgfarb on September 24, 2017, 11:48:59 PM
And where would you stay? HR seems like a hassle and Intercontinental isn't showing any available rooms for some reason.
Sheraton.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1922 on: September 24, 2017, 11:52:10 PM »
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1923 on: September 25, 2017, 12:50:47 AM »
Quote from: mmgfarb on September 24, 2017, 11:52:10 PM
Over the Shangri-La?
Cheaper and you can use points.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1924 on: September 25, 2017, 12:52:59 AM »
Quote from: Yehoshua on September 25, 2017, 12:50:47 AM
Cheaper and you can use points.
Makes sense, thanks. What about for Thursday, does it make sense to splurge for the Ritz?
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1925 on: September 25, 2017, 04:21:02 AM »
Sheraton is great and all, but cant beat shangri la for convenience
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1926 on: September 25, 2017, 05:36:02 AM »
Quote from: moish on September 25, 2017, 04:21:02 AM
Sheraton is great and all, but cant beat shangri la for convenience
agreed. I only stayed at the Sheraton to use my SPG plat and to help me requalify. If that is not an issue then just use CSR to book Shangri La unless the rate is very high. The people who stay at the shangri la swear by it.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1927 on: September 25, 2017, 08:27:08 AM »
Quote from: mochjas on September 25, 2017, 05:36:02 AM
agreed. I only stayed at the Sheraton to use my SPG plat and to help me requalify. If that is not an issue then just use CSR to book Shangri La unless the rate is very high. The people who stay at the shangri la swear by it.
The Shangri La is beautiful and that would always be my #1 choice in Kalwoon. If you do not want to splurge than you can stay in hotels like the Intercontinental, New World Millenium or Royal Garden...
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1928 on: September 25, 2017, 10:01:03 AM »
I must be the only DDFer that went with HKI for shabbos.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1929 on: September 25, 2017, 10:03:33 AM »
Quote from: Dan on September 25, 2017, 10:01:03 AM
I must be the only DDFer that went with HKI for shabbos.
Did you enjoy? I can't find your TR.
we are going to be in HK in January on AC glitch...figured we would stay in Kowloon like (almost) everyone else, but if you have different opinion....
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1930 on: September 25, 2017, 10:05:12 AM »
Quote from: zow on September 25, 2017, 10:03:33 AM
Did you enjoy? I can't find your TR.
we are going to be in HK in January on AC glitch...figured we would stay in Kowloon like (almost) everyone else, but if you have different opinion....
Didn't get around to a TR.
We loved the shul, absolutely wonderful and inspiring shabbos at Chabad and great food. Plus its walkable to the JCC restaurants.

We switched to the W after shabbos as our hotel in HKI was super ghetto.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1931 on: September 25, 2017, 10:07:01 AM »
Quote from: Dan on September 25, 2017, 10:05:12 AM
Didn't get around to a TR.
We loved the shul, absolutely wonderful and inspiring shabbos at Chabad and great food.
I understand that the shul community consists more of locals at HKI vs tourists at Kowloon, so makes sense you would enjoy.

Do you remember where you stayed?

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1932 on: September 25, 2017, 10:17:47 AM »
Quote from: zow on September 25, 2017, 10:07:01 AM
I understand that the shul community consists more of locals at HKI vs tourists at Kowloon, so makes sense you would enjoy.

Do you remember where you stayed?
Yup, loved that aspect and that it didn't feel like a tourist trap shaking down people for big donations.

We were young, cheap, foolish and stayed at the Garden View next to Chabad. Do not stay there.
If you want someplace right next to Chabad you can look into: http://twomr.com.hk/

Chabad should have other recommendations on their site.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1933 on: September 25, 2017, 10:20:37 AM »
Quote from: Dan on September 25, 2017, 10:17:47 AM
Yup, loved that aspect and that it didn't feel like a tourist trap shaking down people for big donations.

We were young, cheap, foolish and stayed at the Garden View next to Chabad. Do not stay there.
If you want someplace right next to Chabad you can look into: http://twomr.com.hk/

Chabad should have other recommendations on their site.
Nice.  Thank you.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1934 on: September 25, 2017, 10:37:15 AM »
Quote from: Dan on September 25, 2017, 10:01:03 AM
I must be the only DDFer that went with HKI for shabbos.

yup. did you daven in the jcc shul? curios what type of crowd that is. shul looks really nice!
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1935 on: September 25, 2017, 10:39:56 AM »
Quote from: Dave321 on September 25, 2017, 10:37:15 AM
yup. did you daven in the jcc shul? curios what type of crowd that is. shul looks really nice!
Quote from: Dan on September 25, 2017, 10:05:12 AM
We loved the shul, absolutely wonderful and inspiring shabbos at Chabad and great food. Plus its walkable to the JCC restaurants.
Quote from: zow on September 25, 2017, 10:07:01 AM
I understand that the shul community consists more of locals at HKI vs tourists at Kowloon, so makes sense you would enjoy.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1936 on: September 25, 2017, 04:40:36 PM »
Quote from: Chuck2 on September 25, 2017, 08:27:08 AM
The Shangri La is beautiful and that would always be my #1 choice in Kalwoon. If you do not want to splurge than you can stay in hotels like the Intercontinental, New World Millenium or Royal Garden...

I have booked in the Royal Garden because I had some free nights on Hotels.com and I didn't think the Sheraton was a good use of my SPG points.  The Royal Garden also looks right next to the shul?  Is that correct?  Anyone here stayed there for Shabbos and can comment on the stairs, locks, etc.?
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1937 on: September 25, 2017, 05:05:49 PM »
Quote from: mochjas on September 25, 2017, 05:36:02 AM
agreed. I only stayed at the Sheraton to use my SPG plat and to help me requalify. If that is not an issue then just use CSR to book Shangri La unless the rate is very high. The people who stay at the shangri la swear by it.
CSR travel is only showing club rooms for $525 a night which is obscene, Shangri-La has basic rooms for $358 which is a lot more reasonable but they're not showing up on chase for some reason.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1938 on: September 25, 2017, 05:07:54 PM »
Quote from: mmgfarb on September 25, 2017, 12:52:59 AM
Makes sense, thanks. What about for Thursday, does it make sense to splurge for the Ritz?
Bump. Stick with the W? GH?
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1939 on: October 02, 2017, 07:35:42 PM »
What’s the closest shul walking distance to the airport express train line? Anywhere to eat breakfast?
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