The Jia is a young hip and cool place to stay in HK. There are lots of places to eat on Irving. It is only a 2-3 blocks away from SOGO and the MTR. There are some great shops in the Causeway Bay area, all within walking distance. Times Square is about a quick 10-12 minute walk away. If shopping is your thing, its hard to beat the convenience and the price of this hotel. The staff are all courteous and helpful. The free continental breakfast every morning is a nice touch, don't forget the fresh OJ. There is also complimentary gym passes to California Fitness close to Times Square. Good facilities and not too busy. There is also a laundry place right behind the hotel. Only $28 hkd to do a bag of laundry and you get it back in an hour. Just make sure you separate your whites and colours! As you will guess, I highly recommend this place to stay. Also be sure to check out LKF if you like your drinks. Its a fun happening area almost every night.

Just back from a long weekend in Hong Kong where we stayed at the Jia.

I was almost reluctant to write a review for Tripadvisor as I liked the feeling that we had discovered a little gem and don't want too many people to find out about it - but fair's fair, I probably wouldnt' have booked to stay there without reading other people's reviews on here!

I totally loved Jia - it was so refreshing not to be in a standard hotel room in a city - we booked a studio room and was expecting it to be much smaller than it was - it actually worked out to be quite spacious by the time they had fitted in a study area, living area, kitchenette and sleeping area - very clever use of space. We really felt like we were staying in a very cool studio flat rather than a hotel.

It was also VERY cool - very stylish. I loved the lobby with its quirky designer furniture and all the little designer touches around the hotel and rooms (the light fittings, mirrors etc).

The location was great, a 2mins walk to Causeway Bay MTR station which is only 3 stops from central. A taxi home from Lan Kwai Fong took only 10mins and was pretty cheap. We got back from a bar in Tsim Sha Tsui in 30mins door to door, using the MTR.

(My top tip - if you get the Airport Express train into town from the airport, there is a free shuttle bus that takes you to major hotels - one of them is the Regal Hong Kong which is just opposite the Jia)

The staff were really friendly and helpful, flagged down a taxi for us to get to the Airport Express station, helped me with my luggage, showed us round.

Continental breakfast was included and is help-yourself in the lobby. Cable internet access was included in the room and they provided adapter and necessary cabling.

The bar was very cool although it's a shame they don't have a no-smoking policy as we had to leave one night as it was sooo smoky in there, quite unpleasant.

All in all I loved this place and will definitely stay here again when I come back to Hong Kong.

Stayed 5 nights at the Jai Hotel
Loved it . Would go back again.
Right in the centre of Causeway bay.
Used public transport 2 dollars for Trams
Breakfast was buffet style
Read my trip on my own website
http://bairdstravel.com/HONGKONG.aspx

My family and I stayed at JIA for a week this past September in one of their penthouse units, which is a two-level unit with two bedrooms, two baths, kitchen, dining room and living room. It was definitely spacious and a good value compared with booking two traditional hotel rooms in Hong Kong of this property class.

A few comments:
1) The hotel is in a very central location in HK (Causeway Bay), meaning it is close to a lot of public transportation and shopping, but it's not really a "tourist" area. The hotel, given it's more service apartment-oriented hospitality does not have a big concierge team to speak of. I would definitely recommend this place more for folks who are not visiting Hong Kong for the first time.

2) Related to the first point, the hotel is located at the corner of two very busy streets that DO NOT ALLOW CARS TO STOP between the hours of 7am to 7pm. The hotel (which used to be a serviced apartment complex) does NOT have a driveway, which means if you are arriving during the day, with any sort of luggage, you will need to have your car stop about a block away on a side street and get someone to help you move your bags in. Again, back to my first point about how this is better for a non first time visitor because you will be more likely to take advantage of the vast public transportation options as opposed to taking cabs all the time.

3) The hotel has a great "mini bar" in the lobby that provide free non-alcoholic beverages all day. Continental breakfast, tea time snacks, and wine hour is also provided at various times of day. This was a great plus.

4) For folks with families, i definitely recommend the penthouse suites. They have full dining rooms and kitchens and even a washer and dryer, which is wonderful for extended stays.

5) Opia, the restaurant there was fairly decent if a bit on the pricey side.

Overall, being a HK expat, I think I would stay at the hotel again given it's convenient location and home-like amenities. However, if you're looking for tradition 5-star pampering and hotel amenities, I would recommend other places such as the Mandarin Oriental or Four Seasons.