Reviews of 旅客棧 Time Hostel

Clean and Well-Located Budget Stay – Best for Short Visits I stayed here as a solo traveller for one night. The room was clean, and the location is excellent – ideal for accessing nearby attractions or transport links. The price is also very reasonable, offering good value for a short stay. While the room is small, it includes all the basic amenities such as toiletries, slippers, a TV, and air conditioning. It’s a practical option if you're just looking for a place to rest overnight. A few things to note: the reception is unmanned. To check in, you’ll need to use the phone provided to the right of the main entrance to call the operator, who will then give you access codes for both the building and your room. There are a lot of negative reviews, and while this place won’t suit everyone, especially for longer stays, it serves its purpose well for a quick, budget-friendly stopover. If I were staying for more than one night, I’d likely choose a different hotel for added comfort.

Important Arrival Tips for Finding the Hostel Finding the hostel can be confusing, as the directions are not very clear. You’ll need to enter Chungking Mansions to reach the property. At the entrance, you may encounter a group of South East Asian men offering various services – this can feel intimidating, but it’s best to ignore them and proceed directly to the elevators. Once inside, walk past the currency exchange counters. You’ll see two elevators on the left-hand side – one serves even-numbered floors and the other odd-numbered floors, so make sure to queue for the correct one based on your room number. Be prepared for a wait, as these elevators serve over 20 different hostels and stop at most floors. To save time, consider joining the faster-moving queue and take the lift to a floor just above or below your destination, then walk one flight of stairs to your actual floor. These tips should help you avoid confusion and reach your room more efficiently.

1. I like the fact that I didn't have to deal with a long check-in. The password was sent to me and I entered the hotel facility. 2. Very nice location which close to all landmarks around beautiful Hong Kong. 3.Double decker bus A21 takes you from the International airport straight to the hotel for $3-4 in 50 mins. 4. Room is small but very comfortable for a 1-2 night stay. 5. Many options to travel around the city: taxi, buses, subway, ferry.

1. Navigation was hard. I barely found a hotel and nobody knew how to get to the Time Hostel. On guy almost directed me to another neighborhood but thankfully I didn't listen to him. Whoever reading: once you enter crowded building with bunch of sales people, go straight and make a first left to the elevator and go to 16 floor. You will see a man controlling elevator. 2. Management needs to update the Hotel name on the first floor because nothing was indicating "Time Hostel" 3. Bunch of shady people at the entrance are trying to hook you up with some stuff.

Location

No cleaning provided and very limited supplies 1 towel 1 toilet paper roll for 5 days.

Convenient to walk around, easy access to public transportation and subway stations. Not far to walk to Symphony of lights, Harbour Promenade, Avenue of Stars, Victoria Harbour.

The facility is located at 16th floor. Sometimes need to wait for long time for elevator. The loading capacity of the lift is limited, sometimes need to wait for few rounds to be served.

Location is great, no noise and easy to access. Entrance by code so I could easily enter late when I checked in after midnight.

Overall the place seemed clean, but I noticed the bathroom was not 100% (soap residue and a used tissue...). The mattress is very very hard. For me it was alright, but it might be too uncomfortable for some. On the last night I received a new entrance code and it didn't work, so it was a bit stressful but I called the staff using the reception phone and they figured it out for me quickly! 👍 Overall I could still stay there again for a few nights, it was good value for a private room.

We liked that the accommodation is very well located! with independent entrance and exit from reception

We didn't like that the room and bathroom were smaller than expected, and that there was no specific place to shower. Only on top of the toilet, which made it difficult to use dry. The elevator issue was also a negative point. Overall, we would go back because of the location.

Location is amazing - staff were kind and stayed up late to let us in due to plane being delayed.

the lift takes a very long time to arrive - sometimes a 20 minute wait for others to use it first