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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 #680 on: August 10, 2014, 01:19:37 AM »
Thanks will try.

How long in advance do u need to call.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #681 on: August 10, 2014, 01:24:08 AM »
Thanks will try.

How long in advance do u need to call.

A few posts after that I was on the before departure and he said I can still call so probable anytime I am guessing
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #682 on: August 10, 2014, 01:28:03 AM »
A few posts after that I was on the before departure and he said I can still call so probable anytime I am guessing
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #683 on: August 12, 2014, 02:26:35 AM »
One night in hk... Which hotel should I take?
W Hong Kong (no spg status) $230
Ritz-Carlton (Silver)  $400
Upper House $450 (#2 hotel in the world by TripAdvisor)
Peninsula (Rolls-Royce) $500
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #684 on: August 12, 2014, 04:26:17 AM »
Where are you getting this Upper House rate???
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #685 on: August 12, 2014, 04:31:22 AM »
Where are you getting this Upper House rate???
$396 before taxes via ctrip app.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #686 on: August 12, 2014, 04:34:41 AM »
I would definitely do that
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #687 on: August 12, 2014, 04:41:11 AM »
I would definitely do that
I just emailed them...
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #688 on: August 13, 2014, 04:31:49 AM »
I just emailed them...
They price matched ctrip and upgraded me. Total value for $900 for $440
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #689 on: August 13, 2014, 09:17:24 AM »
One night in hk... Which hotel should I take?
W Hong Kong (no spg status) $230
Ritz-Carlton (Silver)  $400
Upper House $450 (#2 hotel in the world by TripAdvisor)
Peninsula (Rolls-Royce) $500


I'd go with the Ritz-Carlton, though it depends on the kind of style you prefer

The Upper House is nice, but TripAdvisor rankings are worthless

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #690 on: August 13, 2014, 09:20:41 AM »
I'd go with the Ritz-Carlton, though it depends on the kind of style you prefer

The Upper House is nice, but TripAdvisor rankings are worthless
Ill do the Ritz-Carlton eventually...  I might sign up for the Ritz cc and get 140k points, enough for two nights.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #691 on: August 15, 2014, 06:16:02 AM »
Check out the WIKI i made about Shenzhen. If you go to HK for a week and have a Chinese visa, you should definitely go to Shenzhen.

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #692 on: August 17, 2014, 01:22:34 AM »
Yes, he told me .. let me see if I can find the message

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #693 on: August 23, 2014, 11:35:00 PM »
I guess things have changed in 4 years, Did you ask if there are sensored lights in the stairwell?
Ok my bro just finished Shabbos there this past week. Basically with the letter saying he can use the stairs they still told him he can't. So he told them he's booking a different hotel for Shabbos. They said wait, will call the room soon. After an hour they said that they will have a security guard transport him up and down the stairs to his room whenever he needs it. The lights he said he doesn't think are automatic but he couldn't really tell since the guard was turning them on. He's not sure if they maybe just get brighter, as oppose to fully on, when you use them.

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #694 on: September 22, 2014, 03:52:57 AM »
I just booked a price mistake in HK that I found. 100% perfect hotel in the perfect location for the exact date I needed!!! It seems to be gone now, but I booked the Intercontinental GS on the 20th of OCT for $59 inclusive of fees. Search around, you may be able to find something else. ctrip.com

If you guys find anything, please keep it off other threads and DDMS.

Update: The price seems to be $500+ now, but I got 5 rooms. I got an email saying that the payment was processed and booking is confirmed. Now I just have top wait and see.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #695 on: September 28, 2014, 09:17:15 PM »
I just booked a price mistake in HK that I found. 100% perfect hotel in the perfect location for the exact date I needed!!! It seems to be gone now, but I booked the Intercontinental GS on the 20th of OCT for $59 inclusive of fees. Search around, you may be able to find something else. ctrip.com

If you guys find anything, please keep it off other threads and DDMS.

Update: The price seems to be $500+ now, but I got 5 rooms. I got an email saying that the payment was processed and booking is confirmed. Now I just have top wait and see.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #696 on: October 06, 2014, 09:40:16 AM »
Are there any lounges in the HKG airport before security that I can visit using a United club pass I'll buy from DDF? I will be visiting a trade show in the AWE which is right next to the airport, and it might be nice to have some meetings there.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #697 on: October 06, 2014, 09:46:26 AM »
No
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #698 on: October 06, 2014, 09:53:54 AM »
No
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?
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #699 on: November 03, 2014, 04:31:42 PM »
Anybody know any alt hotels in Macau aside from GH Macau in Venetian that I could get with points?  GH there is completely booked for the Pacquiao fight that weekend.  I'd appreciate the help.  TIA