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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 #700 on: November 03, 2014, 07:34:12 PM »
Found Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central for 10k SPG per night which is a 12 minute walk to Venetian or 4 min by car.  No option to do cash and points.  Anyone else know if there are other alts?

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #701 on: November 03, 2014, 10:25:57 PM »
What's the most efficient way to get from HKG to the JCC?
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« Reply #702 on: November 03, 2014, 10:51:14 PM »
Probably airport express HKI then a cab to JCC.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #703 on: November 03, 2014, 10:52:51 PM »
Probably airport express HKI then a cab to JCC.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #704 on: November 04, 2014, 11:43:22 PM »
Arriving in HKG 11/20 at 8:05pm.  :/  Staying in HK until 11/22. I feel that it'd be a waste to get an award night if we won't get there until 10pm ish. Any advise?
Also, for 11/21-22 stay: HG TST for 21k, GH for 25k, or something else? SPG is depleted for Macau so all I have to work with are MR and UR. Been to TST already and loved it, but wanted to get everyone's thoughts.

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #705 on: November 04, 2014, 11:48:09 PM »
Arriving in HKG 11/20 at 8:05pm.  :/  Staying in HK until 11/22. I feel that it'd be a waste to get an award night if we won't get there until 10pm ish. Any advise?
Also, for 11/21-22 stay: HG TST for 21k, GH for 25k, or something else? SPG is depleted for Macau so all I have to work with are MR and UR. Been to TST already and loved it, but wanted to get everyone's thoughts.
HG TST? What is that? Why don't you just stay at the HR tst for 15k. If there is no available rooms on the site, call Hyatt reservations hotline.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #706 on: November 04, 2014, 11:50:12 PM »

HG TST? What is that? Why don't you just stay at the HR tst for 15k. If there is no available rooms on the site, call Hyatt reservations hotline.
Typo. 15k not available. Only 21k now. Called hyatt already. Unless you know something that I don't.... I'm only a bottom tiered individual.

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« Reply #707 on: November 05, 2014, 12:06:07 AM »
Typo. 15k not available. Only 21k now. Called hyatt already. Unless you know something that I don't.... I'm only a bottom tiered individual.
Hyatt.com has 15k for 21-22
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #708 on: November 05, 2014, 12:08:57 AM »
Who has better food JCC or KZ?
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #709 on: November 05, 2014, 12:23:30 AM »
Who has better food JCC or KZ?
During the week, they are about equal, on Shabbat, KZ is the best.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #710 on: November 05, 2014, 12:31:30 AM »
Hyatt.com has 15k for 21-22
If you click on the hotel, it will only show 21k.   :-[  The standard rooms are taken.

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« Reply #711 on: November 05, 2014, 12:38:25 AM »
If you click on the hotel, it will only show 21k.   :-[  The standard rooms are taken.
I just checked again.... November 21-22 king room is available and 15k is available. I am searching on my mobile phone with the full site. My account is not logged in. I can't upload the screenshot, file size is too big.
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« Reply #712 on: November 05, 2014, 01:13:38 AM »
I just checked again.... November 21-22 king room is available and 15k is available. I am searching on my mobile phone with the full site. My account is not logged in. I can't upload the screenshot, file size is too big.
Thank goodness!  I just booked 21-22.  Thanks for taking a look again.  It really wasn't on there.  Someone must have canceled or had held it or whatever else.  I have it now.  So, the only issue is: what do I do the 20th?  Where do I go? haha

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #713 on: November 05, 2014, 01:12:27 PM »
Who has better food JCC or KZ?
Shabbos meals or weekday restaurant?

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #714 on: November 05, 2014, 01:17:10 PM »
Who has better food JCC or KZ?
You can get diary at JCC...
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« Reply #715 on: November 05, 2014, 01:18:55 PM »
You can get diary at JCC...
Barely edible.
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« Reply #716 on: November 05, 2014, 01:20:42 PM »
Barely edible.
After not having any diary for ~ a week, it was a welcome change of pace.

Though i would not recommend sitting down to eat there if any pool activities are going on.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #717 on: November 05, 2014, 01:34:52 PM »
You can get dairy at JCC...
Is the dairy place reopened at the JCC-when we were there in August they were closed for renovations and said that would be for the next while-they only had the meat rest/Sunday buffet?

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« Reply #718 on: November 05, 2014, 02:15:09 PM »
Is the dairy place reopened at the JCC-when we were there in August they were closed for renovations and said that would be for the next while-they only had the meat rest/Sunday buffet?
Not sure, i was there in April.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #719 on: November 05, 2014, 03:11:36 PM »
Barely edible.
Darn, I need a place in HKI for breakfast, I am planning on doing lunch in KZ.
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