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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).


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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #800 on: December 31, 2014, 12:05:05 AM »
Ok,the free phone is gonna decide for me.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #801 on: December 31, 2014, 08:54:58 AM »
Is that the Hyatt that lends smartphones for all guests?
Ok,the free phone is gonna decide for me.
Forgive my ignorance, what's this free phone thing?

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #803 on: December 31, 2014, 09:30:25 AM »
Forgive my ignorance, what's this free phone thing?
Hyatt TST offers a free phone to guests during the stay.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #804 on: December 31, 2014, 02:23:10 PM »
have you been to the IC?. Wondering how that place is.
There are 2 IC's in Kowloon-I stayed at the Grand Stanford (which is a bit newer and in better condition) and had an amazing time. Clean rooms in amazing condition, great great service, and right down the block from KZ/Mul Hayam! Only gripe-the worst a/c I ever experienced in the lobby area (and you really notice that in HKG!!!)

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« Reply #805 on: December 31, 2014, 03:26:04 PM »
There are 2 IC's in Kowloon-I stayed at the Grand Stanford (which is a bit newer and in better condition) and had an amazing time. Clean rooms in amazing condition, great great service, and right down the block from KZ/Mul Hayam! Only gripe-the worst a/c I ever experienced in the lobby area (and you really notice that in HKG!!!)

Depends which season you go. I didnt need AC just now. Was beautiful weather.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #806 on: December 31, 2014, 05:12:32 PM »
Depends which season you go. I didnt need AC just now. Was beautiful weather.
That is true-we were there in the summer when it was 100 degrees and 80% humidity, so we did not hang around the lobby areas much-but just to note -the rooms there have AMAZING a/c-we were freezing at night!!

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #807 on: January 03, 2015, 01:42:58 PM »
Anyone have knowledge of the Hyatt's in HKG asking for ID on corp rates?

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« Reply #808 on: January 03, 2015, 05:42:37 PM »
Anyone have knowledge of the Hyatt's in HKG asking for ID on corp rates?
No experience, but go with the HR TST. The GHHK was not that great.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #809 on: January 05, 2015, 11:22:36 AM »
Anyone stay at the "other" Hyatt Regency here?
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #810 on: January 06, 2015, 02:50:05 PM »
Has any one been in HKG for Shabbos with kids (that can't walk)?
If yes, where did you stay?
Shangri La is next door to Kehilat Zion and I'm sure the hotel staff would't mind pushing a stroller next door for the meals
Shangri La can charge $300+ a night as opposed to the Hyatt Regency 15k points a night
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #811 on: January 06, 2015, 04:59:58 PM »
How about the Plaza Premium Lounge? It is before security. I think a Diners card can get me in, can a united card? There is also a Cathay "arrivals" lounge, how can I get access to that?
The Plaza Premium Lounge is after security.
The Arrivals lounge (a small decent lounge with showers) is before security but it's only for arriving CX F/J passengers.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #812 on: January 06, 2015, 05:09:35 PM »
Has any one been in HKG for Shabbos with kids (that can't walk)?
If yes, where did you stay?
Shangri La is next door to Kehilat Zion and I'm sure the hotel staff would't mind pushing a stroller next door for the meals
Shangri La can charge $300+ a night as opposed to the Hyatt Regency 15k points a night
We were in HKG last summer with an almost 2 year old who was walking but not for far distances. We stayed in the IHG Grand Stanford hotel using points (50,000 per night+1 free night cert.) and arranged with the concierge for one of the bellboys to push the stroller for us on Fri night (we went after shabbos started because the baby was napping) on Shabbos morning and on shabbos afternoon to KHZ (about a 5 minute walk). The hotel charged us 50 HKD for each time the service was done. After the meal was over on Fri night and Shbaoos Day, the gabbai at KHZ arranged with one of the girls from the kitchen to push the stroller back to the hotel (we paid her 50 hkd for each time as well). The Hyatt is a bit further walk and is located in the top section of a very tall building so the only way up and down is via elevator (ask your lor about going in a reg. elevator if you have a goy push the buttons).

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #813 on: January 06, 2015, 06:08:08 PM »
At the kz on shabbes you didn't have to pay, you just tipped them
Interesting that the ic charged you, or was that also a tip?

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #814 on: January 07, 2015, 04:52:56 PM »
At the kz on shabbes you didn't have to pay, you just tipped them
Interesting that the ic charged you, or was that also a tip?
In KZ the gabbai told me that I should tip them and when I asked how much he said 50 HKD for both times (not sure if I made it sound like that was for each time) and said I should not give more so they dont start becoming greedy for the next person.... In the IC that was an official charge that they billed to my room because the concierge told me that any time an employee performs a task outside the hotel he needs to wear a special uniform so the charge was for that (making them put on the special uniform and doing the service outside, etc....)

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #815 on: January 07, 2015, 10:57:19 PM »
Has any one been in HKG for Shabbos with kids (that can't walk)?
If yes, where did you stay?
Shangri La is next door to Kehilat Zion and I'm sure the hotel staff would't mind pushing a stroller next door for the meals
Shangri La can charge $300+ a night as opposed to the Hyatt Regency 15k points a night
Yes, stayed in the Shangri-La just for shabbos.

Def, worth every penny. You can go back and forth between the shul and hotel freely (just ask one of the bellman to push the stroller)

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #816 on: January 20, 2015, 02:11:30 AM »
Heading to Hing Kong. Not Australia as I had planned
Crazy part is I'm leaving in 2 days. And trying to crash course on DDF for advice and ideas. (There is so much info on here but so spread out...)

Going to spend shabbos there- so what hotel am I staying at that will be convenient for shabbos but also be a nice and comfortable stay? No kids.  Have plenty of Spg, Amex and chase points available.

Flying Cathay Business class direct both ways. Think Avios was best bet with the 40k bonus points.

Do I need a special visa to enter?

Any and all advice and info is appreciated.




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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #817 on: January 20, 2015, 02:24:39 AM »
Assuming you have a US passport, you don't need a visa for stays of less than 3 months.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #818 on: January 20, 2015, 02:39:46 AM »
Heading to Hing Kong. Not Australia as I had planned
Crazy part is I'm leaving in 2 days. And trying to crash course on DDF for advice and ideas. (There is so much info on here but so spread out...)

Going to spend shabbos there- so what hotel am I staying at that will be convenient for shabbos but also be a nice and comfortable stay? No kids.  Have plenty of Spg, Amex and chase points available.

Flying Cathay Business class direct both ways. Think Avios was best bet with the 40k bonus points.

Do I need a special visa to enter?

Any and all advice and info is appreciated.
Hyatt Regency TST is less than a five minute walk to KZ.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #819 on: January 20, 2015, 02:40:22 AM »
Assumed correctly.
The thread has some posts saying that I will need a visa to go shopping on certain markets. Any idea what that means?

And as for hotel- I think I want to be near KZ and prefer to use steps on Shabbos. I can have an SPG platinum member book for me or I can contact KZ and stay right next to them with their corporate code. Suggestions?

Flight- was avios the right move? 140k round trip. (Really 100k)