We have just spent 5 days at the Shamrock - our first visit to Hong Kong. It proved an excellent choice. Why?
Above all for location/price. At around £60 a night, it is cheap by Hong Kong standards. But it is very well located in downtown Kowloon on the bustling Nathan Road. You can walk to the Star Ferry terminal and nearby museums etc in less than 15 minutes. It is less than one minute's walk to Jordan MTR Station for rapid connections to Hong Kong Central and the whole network. The airport bus (line A21, cost HKD33 - do not take the more expensive so called flashier airport buses) stops virtually outside the hotel. And you also have nearby the bustling night market on Temple Street, with some decent and cheap open-air restaurants too (do visit 'Temple Spicy Crabs' - excellent!).
The hotel's facilities are not extensive - no gym, sauna or such like. But the rooms, while not large, are clean and well kept. The staff were friendly and efficient with us. And the buffet breakfast in the modest looking 10th floor restaurant is surprisingly good, and is a snip at only HKD60 plus taxes. Do try it!
All in all a very good, excellently located decent hotel for the cost-conscious visitor to Hong Kong. Ideal as a base to explore the territory from. We would go back - which is our highest praise.











