Hostel brings new life to old estate
Revamped building offers good value for guests and a glimpse of city's history for all who visit
A stay at the city's newest youth hostel in a revitalised Shek Kip Mei estate will cost as little as HK$300 a night, the Youth Hostel Association said yesterday.
Announcing its rates for the hostel in the grade-two historic building that was once Mei Ho House, it said prices were "very reasonable" given the hostel's urban location, accessibility and historical value.
Dormitory beds start from HK$300 a night for association members, with a double room costing HK$680. A family room sleeping four costs HK$1,620. All overnight guests will be provided with free breakfasts.
"The prices of youth hostels in other international cities like Sydney, Boston, New York and London were taken into account when we set our prices,'' association chairman Michael Wong Yik-kam said.
In comparison, a stay at the YHA's Sydney Harbour hostel cost from HK$370 for a dormitory bed to HK$1,200 for a twin-bed room, while London's Oxford Street hostel charged from HK$347 for dormitory beds to HK$990 for a twin-bed room.
The new Mei Ho House hostel has two identical wings linked by a cross-piece to form an H-shaped complex and offers 129 rooms. It also has a public housing museum, a cafe, a communal space and a garden.