Forget the cramped hotels in Kowloon area when planning your next trip to Hong Kong. For affordable five star-like accommodation with breathtaking views, go on to L'hotel Nina et Convention Centre Hong Kong in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Nina Towers is a twin tower of 80-storey and 42-storey high-rise buildings. The original design of the tower back in 2005 was just called Nina Tower and was supposed to be the tallest tower in the world at 518 meters. However, due to its location near Chek Lap Kok Airport, the height was restricted to the current 319 meters. As such, Nina Towers is the sixth tallest building in Hong Kong and the 49th tallest in the world as of November 2011 (as per Wikipedia). At 80 stories, it is also the third in the list of Hong Kong buildings with the most floors.
Our online booking to the hotel was quick and easy via AsiaWebdirect and checking-in was a breeze if you forgive the front desk officers for their passable english. We got a free upgrade to an executive room at the 80th floor (YES, that's EIGHTY stories up there!). The express elevators were über quick and took less than one minute to rush up to the 80th floor, much faster than the MRT elevators back home which take forever to go up or down one floor.
The view from the 80th floor room was splendidly breathtaking, even acrophobics would be pleasantly surprised. The two queen-sized beds were firm, the executive desk was big enough, room lighting was bright, air conditioning was cool and silent, and the bathroom had separate cubicles for the bathtub/shower and for the toilet (albeit with glass walls). The 40-inch LCD TV featured chinese channels but who cares anyway if the view is more than enough to entertain you.
Nina Tower in the background
A closer view
The 41st floor skybridge connecting both towers (see the glass floors?)
Night shot of the Rambler channel harbor (that's my reflection in the glass window)
The splendid view that greets you in the morning
Morning view of the Rambler channel harbor
Jogging/Running paths along the waterfront
Double pane glass for extra safety of curious kids
Infinity-edge outdoor pool and heated indoor pool with aquarium-like glass walls at the 9th floor
Children's pool for that extra dose of fun
Transportation is not a problem either. Taxi fare to/from the airport is cheap and the Tsuen Wan West MTR station is just a five minute stroll across Tsuen Wan Park beside the hotel and this connects to all the interesting Hong Kong destinations.
Just pass on the hotel staff who have a hard time communicating in English; this is one hotel that's definitely worth coming back to. (But of course our HK Disneyland Hotel experience was an entirely different happy adventure)
~florent flora
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