Renovated Mount Davis hostel offers stunning views for just HK$130 a night
Renovated hostel on Mount Davis, which costs from just HK$130 a night, is attracting more mainland guests to marvel at its stunning location
Hong Kong saw the world's biggest price jump in hotel prices last year, but there is still one way to get a million-dollar view for a budget price.
One of the city's oldest hostels has undergone a HK$9.54 million renovation in a bid to attract more local and mainland visitors and promote wider acceptance of hostelling culture.
A stay at the Jockey Club Mt Davis Youth Hostel, perched 269 metres atop Mount Davis in Pok Fu Lam, costs from HK$130 a night for Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association (HKYHA) members and offers stunning views of Victoria Harbour.
In comparison, a harbour-view room on the top floor of the Peninsula hotel, at 117 metres, costs at least HK$7,128 a night, while a room at the Ritz-Carlton in the city's tallest building, the International Commerce Centre, will set you back at least HK$6,050. The average hotel rate in the city is HK$1,270.
Since the Jockey Club-funded renovations were completed earlier this year the hostel has seen a 10 per cent rise in the number of mainland guests, who now make up 30 per cent of its clientele.
"The hostel is much nicer after the renovation and it's very cheap for Hong Kong," said Kuo Kuo, a 22-year-old traveller from Shandong , who stayed at the hostel twice in the past year.
But he thinks Hong Kong hostels need more than a revamp to attract mainland visitors.
