{"id":2808,"date":"2013-03-15T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/?p=2808"},"modified":"2013-03-15T18:00:37","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T22:00:37","slug":"holiday-inn-express-hong-kong-soho-will-surprise-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/03\/15\/holiday-inn-express-hong-kong-soho-will-surprise-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Inn Express Hong Kong SoHo Will Surprise You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you ask me for a hotel recommendation, 99% of the time I&#8217;m likely to suggest a Starwood hotel, because that&#8217;s primarily where I stay. However, there are a few times when I have to branch out and Hong Kong is one of those. \u00a0I work in the Sheung Wan district on Hong Kong Island and there aren&#8217;t a ton of good hotel options within a reasonable price range.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago you might have remembered I had a mini rant about the hotel from hell in Hong Kong and it was because of that nightmare that I found the Holiday Inn Express Hong Kong Soho.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start at the beginning. \u00a0None of the SPG properties are anywhere close to where I need to be. I tried the Courtyard Marriott, which was very nice, but was a very, very long walk to the office and not such a good area at night as everything closed around dusk. I searched and searched for other options within walking distance and couldn&#8217;t find any chains.\u00a0\u00a0Someone local suggested a &#8220;boutique&#8221; hotel which ended up being the hotel from hell. \u00a0I tired it and checked out the very next morning. \u00a0With 1 more night in Hong Kong, I had to find something asap!<\/p>\n<p>A colleague said, &#8220;why aren&#8217;t you staying at the Holiday Inn Express?&#8221; \u00a0I replied that it was too far of a walk. \u00a0She gave me an odd look and said it was about two blocks away. \u00a0I pulled it up on Google Maps and sure enough, there it was. \u00a0It&#8217;s a very new hotel and when I was doing my searches based on hotels in the Sheung Wan district, it didn&#8217;t come up, the only one I found was the Holiday Inn Express Causeway Bay. \u00a0 (I did mention this to the hotel&#8217;s manager, and he was very happy for the feedback.)<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, I jumped onto their website and booked a room for the night. \u00a0The rate was very reasonable. For $140 USD\/night I got the room and breakfast. That&#8217;s very good for the area and the season. \u00a0This hotel will surprise you, it&#8217;s not your everyday Holiday Inn Express. \u00a0 The hotel has an amazing view from the upper floors so try to get a high floor facing the bay. \u00a0My room had an awesome view. \u00a0The rooms were much larger than anything I&#8217;d found to date in Hong Kong and since everything was new, the room really was nice. \u00a0 I&#8217;m not even sure what status I have with IHG anymore, but it&#8217;s pretty low. Even so they allowed me early check in and brought a welcome\u00a0amenity\u00a0to my room.<\/p>\n<p>The shower was strange but great at the same time. \u00a0The shower door was really odd, but the water pressure was good! \u00a0You can&#8217;t drink the water in Hong Kong and they had plenty of free drinking water in the room.<\/p>\n<p>The lobby is quite small, but the staff is very helpful and checkin\/out was easy. \u00a0On the second or third floor there is a community type room that has computers, vending machines, tables and seating area. \u00a0This was a great place to sit w\/my colleague and get some work done. It was also nice because we could pick up lunch and bring it back and eat there.<\/p>\n<p>There was a breakfast room, the breakfast was just fair, but what you would expect for the rate. \u00a0It was extremely crowded so I found myself walking to the Starbucks about two blocks from the hotel and on the way to the office.<\/p>\n<p>I will be back in Hong Kong this year and you can bet I&#8217;ll be staying at the Holiday Inn Express SoHo. \u00a0It&#8217;s a great location, close to public transportation, close to tourist attractions, and best of all, it&#8217;s GREEN! The hotel has won many awards for being LEED\u00a0certified\u00a0and following GREEN standards.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2808 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/03\/15\/holiday-inn-express-hong-kong-soho-will-surprise-you\/hk-entry\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/hk-entry-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2811\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2811'>\n\t\t\t\tHotel Reception \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/03\/15\/holiday-inn-express-hong-kong-soho-will-surprise-you\/hk-hi-room\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/hk-HI-room-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2809\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2809'>\n\t\t\t\tMy Hotel Room \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/03\/15\/holiday-inn-express-hong-kong-soho-will-surprise-you\/hk-bathroom\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/hk-bathroom-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2815\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2815'>\n\t\t\t\tGuest Room Bathroom\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/03\/15\/holiday-inn-express-hong-kong-soho-will-surprise-you\/hk-hi-cert\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/HK-HI-cert-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2812\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2812'>\n\t\t\t\tLEED Certificate \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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