Geo-Home Holiday Hotel

Cheap as it gets……….if u don’t mind. 1st and foremost it is “definitely “ not a hotel!, it’s a very very low standard hostel. 2. The hot water only lasted 5 mins max, then the water turns cold 3. The shower head was leaking, in which u could hear during the night when u sleeping 4. The panels are rotten away, so very poor maintenance if any! 5. The electrically plugs are NOT safe! 6. The original rooms air con broke, so was luckily given another room 7. Very strong musk smell within the rooms, so window was left open to release bad odours 8. Once windows was closed, the traffic noise from outside was bad (even though I was on the 9th floor) so no proper nights sleep As you can read, it was a awful stay, you have been warned. Yes I did try to get full refund but management rejected request and no refund was given. So I stayed at my friends place on the sofa instead, for the remaining part of the holiday.

This is what's known as a 'guest house' on a major street in Mong Kok. It's a block of small rooms on the upper floor of a high-rise building, located among other similar guest houses. It's quite convenient to the metro, buses and the reasonably-priced airport bus that serves HK International Airport. There are many shops and convenience stores nearby but it's not a touristy area. It felt safe as did nearly every area through which I walked. You have to walk about two miles down to the harbor front before you see many Westerners, tourists, etc., but I had no problem doing that. It's not very well-marked and you have to keep an eye out for the small sign. Elevators are located in an open-air walkway, and are also small and can get quite crowded. Staff is reasonably friendly and spoke a fair amount of English, which was appreciated. I had to leave a small cash deposit for the metal key and TV remote. The room was quite small as expected. There was an old, twin bed, 15' flat-screen TV mounted to the wall, a night stand - which was filled with old slippers - a shelf with tea and an electric kettle and a some hooks and another shelf on the wall. I was given one shabby towel but could have asked for more. There was a small hot water heater for the shower that took about eight minutes to heat up and was suitable. The bathroom was basically a shower stall with a small sink and toilet in it, much like what you'd find on a boat or camper, which is apparently common in this city where space is at a premium. No problem for me. Toothbrushes, body wash and shampoo packets were provided. There was an interior A/C unit and no windows. The room did not feel terribly clean and it smelled like a basement which was unpleasant. Though rooms are private, quarters are close and cramped and I could hear the desk clerk snoring through the vents at night, even with the A/C running. Wifi was not very dependable. I think next time I'll try to find similar lodging at Chung King Mansions which is more conveniently located and from what I observed, much nicer than it was years ago. I was surprised by how much THAT place apparently has been cleaned up. My main problem here was mustiness and the smell. They could do so many little things to make it more pleasant. If this was all I could get, for the money, I would stay again.

I stayed here for 2 nights as a last minute decision. This was actually a guesthouse which is different to other hotels so the standards are bit lower, but the room was clean and comfortable. The room was quite hot so I turned on the air con, but after a while, the room began to feel too cold, so I turned off the air con and tried to get fresh air from opening the window instead. But I had to close the window as it was so noisy from the traffic, considering it is located on the busy Nathan Road. If noise doesn't bother you then I'd still recommend to stay here as you are literally within the heart of everything in Mong Kok.