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#58 of 183 hotels in Hong Kong
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  • Hotel class: 2 of 5
  • Rooms: 205
  • Address: 4 Robinson Rd, Mid-Levels Central Hong Kong China
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Description: Panoramic seaview, opulent green hills nearby, superb retreat, 5 minutes to commercial area. This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
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“Fantastic Value on Hong Kong Island”

Bishop Lei International House

4 of 5 stars
London, United Kingdom
Jan 27, 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

I have stayed at Bishop Lei twice, Dec 07 for 3 nights and Dec 06 for 8 nights. On both occasions the hotel represented fantastic value for money, especially as I obtained a breakfast inclusive rate with Expedia. Note that however you book, an extra 10% service charge will be added to the bill.

Rooms 1710 (standard double peak view) and 305 (standard single city view) were both clean and adequately furnished. Room sizes are similar to other Hong Kong hotels and are fine for me (but there again there is only me to fit in the room). Good desk with bright light for working if necessary. One minor draw back – the mini-safe is too small to fit even the smallest laptop into, however the free wireless broadband works well with speeds of around 500 kbit/sec. TV has good selection of English language tv channels including BBC World & CNN.

There is a reasonable breakfast buffet 07:00 to 10:00 with eggs cooked fresh to order, but is a little pricey if not on a B&B rate.

As others have commented, the location near the top of the mid-levels escalator makes for a more peaceful location than say Kowloon, and the mid-levels plus adjacent soho district contain the majority of Hong Kong’s western restaurants if Chinese food isn’t to your taste. If arriving at Hong Kong MRT station from the airport, take exit D – and then either take a taxi from the rank outside, or cross the road into Exchange Square bus station for the No. 12 (get off at “Raimondi College” right outside the hotel – see the Citybus website for a list of bus stops that can be followed ). For a firsthand look at the primates that provide the dawn chorus, the entrance to the botanical gardens is 2 minutes walk from the hotel (turn left out of the hotel, take the path that goes under the road and follow it downhill).

There appears to be a programme underway to provide potable water to the rooms by mid 2008, in the meantime distilled water is available in a nearby shop for HKD 15 for 5 litres. I would take care with an earlier reviewer’s statement that Hong Kong’s tap water is drinkable; whilst that may be generally the case, the water supplied at Bishop Lei is currently NOT potable.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Value for money, peaceful location
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
MRC_London's Summary
Date of Stay: December 2007
Traveled with: Solo traveller
Visit was for: Other
Age group: 35-49
Member since: May 13, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
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“The low down on Harbour View Suites...”

Bishop Lei International House

3 of 5 stars
Dublin
Jan 25, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

The Harbor View Suite sounds great from other reviews, however after booking online and paying a premium rate, I was offered a room on the 3rd Floor with no harbor view (i.e. no water visible only the backs of the buildings in front of the Hotel). I finally got a room on the 9th floor after a lot of discussion. I could at least see a tiny part of the harbor.
My advice is to make sure to secure a room higher up in advance, otherwise its not worth the time and effort of coming up the hill if you don't have a room with a view.
The location is a long way back up the hill even by bus or escalator if you need to pop back to the hotel for anything during the day.
The location also has its advantages with easy access to Soho, via the mid-level escalators. There is a bus stop in front of the hotel door which links with the MTR. Its not too far to walk to the Peak from here - however none of the staff knew the path to the peak - so we found it ourselves!
Free wireless internet in all rooms is excellent.
The Elevators are extremely slow in this hotel. Checking-in and checking out is also quite slow.
There was renovation work going on in January 2008, so it got noisy from 9am in the mornings. Don’t plan to work in your room as the noise will drive you crazy.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Close to Soho's Restuarants/Bars
    • Disliked — Paid for a Harbour View Suite, but got a low down Suite!
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RPB88's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Other
Age group: 35-49
Member since: October 24, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Girlfriend getaway
I do not recommend this hotel for:
People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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“Average hotel”

Bishop Lei International House

3 of 5 stars
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jan 15, 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

The plus for this hotel is the location. I got the room with the view of the harbour and it was pretty awesome. Another thing is it is pretty close to the Mid Level escalator, which is very convenient to get to Central. Also the escalator passes many nice cafes and shops as well as Lan Kwai Fong, one of the happening spots of Hong Kong. The hotel is really nicely located as it is not stucked smack bang in the middle of the Hong Kong maddening hustle and bustle but it is close enough. They also provide free shuttle service downtown.
The downside is the size of the room - shockingly small!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The location
    • Disliked — The room size
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MelKualaLumpur's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2007
Traveled with: Friends
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 35-49
Member since: October 19, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Shopping
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“Great value and what a view!!”

Bishop Lei International House

4 of 5 stars
Melbourne, Australia
Jan 13, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

If you're not religious, don't let the whole 'Christian Hotel' thing put you off. There was nothing spiritual about the place except for the feeling of being in the clouds when looking out from a harbour view room! We managed to get a harbour view room (an absolutel must!) for HK$810 a night. The rooms are smallish and the hotel doesn't have too much to keep you entertained but you're in Hong Kong...get out and see the sights. Come to think of it, we couldn;t even use the pool because there were severe storm warnings. The customer service was ok but nothing to write home about. Location is great but half way up a mountain, expect to do some walking or use the escalators or a taxi! Nevertheless, great location.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The view and the price
    • Disliked — rooms are a little on the small side
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
halfnhalf1971's Summary
Date of Stay: May 2007
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 35-49
Member since: January 12, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Pet owners
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Great food / Wine, Shopping, Other
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“Very mixed feelings, some things great, some not remarkably not so”

Bishop Lei International House

3 of 5 stars
Groveland, California
Jan 11, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

The great aspects include the location. Just a 5 minute walk to the escalator, easy to get to by Taxi and Robinson Road is well known by all, so no confusion on where you want to go.

The views are fantastic. We stayed in one of the Grand Harbor View Suites which is a corner room with floor to ceiling windows from the bedroom on two walls. Spectacular sensation, almost as if you are cantaleevered out over Hong Kong. Both rooms are small, but two rooms are the best way to go when you are trying to adapt to a time zone change and your spouse/partner is not on your same sleep schedule.

The not so great was the inability for the customer servicde staff to deal with flexibility when a problem arose and we had a few. First our flight into Hong Kong was cancelled. While we contacted the hotel as soon as we knew, it wasn't time enough to meet their cancellation policy. Working in the lodging business ourselves, we understood this and did not complain or even try to fight the full charge rate for the missed night. We did take exception to the 10% service charge for an unused room. We stayed for three nights and paid for 4, but felt the fee for the service charge on a room night we did not use was silly. For the price of $15USD, they could have had a satisfied customer, instead we left disappointed.

The bathroom has a big sign that the water is not drinkable without boiling.Perhaps bottled water should be supplied for free, but it was 32HK a small bottle, $4.50USD. Quite a large hidden surcharge to brush ones teeth.

At point of check in we added another night as we had itinerary flexibity and plans for three full days in Hong Kong and were told this would be no problem and the room was available. Sadly, the checkin host did not note this additional night on our reservation. By the time that last day came, they had sold our room and were expecting us to leave, we on the other hand had no idea there was a conflict. While we were finally allowed to stay in the room, we were charged an additional fee to do so as they had raised their prices for this night because they were sold out. We also did not get serviced for this day as they had thought we were leaving, yet we were again charged the 10% service fee.

There is construction going on on floors 11 & 12 and the pool floor which caused some elevator delays, but this is a temporary inconvenience that will ease when construction is completed.

All in all, the Bishop Lei has a fantastic location, great views and is a marvelous place to stay if you have no unusual circumstances. While all were polite, no one seemed to have the authority or autonomy to make any allowances for the oddities that sometimes come up, leaving us no choice but to leave disappointed rather than making an uncomfortable scene.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Location and Views
    • Disliked — handling of special circumstances
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
HotelCharlotte's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2007
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / culture
Age group: 35-49
Member since: November 02, 2003
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Great food / Wine, Shopping, Other
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