The Harbourview

The location was handy to the Star Ferry and Central and our room(s) had a great view of Victoria Harbour, albeit through a tiny window.. We discovered a great pizzaria on the 6th floor of the adjacent Hong Kong School of Arts.

The entrance foyer was impressive, high ceilings and marble everywhere. However, the room we were given on the 16th floor was terrible. The carpet was dirty and stained, the air conditioning duct was filthy and mouldy. The sheets on the bed were so threadbare you could see the mattress underneath. The bathroom was so small you could sit on the toilet and brush your teeth. I complained to the front desk, and we were moved to a renovated room on the 21st floor which was decidedly better, but the bathroom was the same tiny size. We ordered room service hamburgers and asked for the meat to be "well done". They confirmed "well done" twice. The burgers duely arrived. The meat patties were red raw inside, so much so that we both left the meat patties uneaten. We tried the two restaurants, one was deserted, the other was crowded like a street of food stalls and we could not identify the foods on offer. At checkout, our account was not deducted from the hold on our credit card, but debited "in addition" We were told the hold on our card would be released in hours. It took a week.