The "Y"

Checked out of our hotel this morning. In the airport waiting for the flight home. With all my mentions of the fancy hotels like the Peninsula and Mandarin Oriental as sources of food stuff, I should really put in a word for where we slept in Hong Kong -- The Salisbury, aka the YMCA.

Yes. The YMCA.

The "Y" runs a nice hotel operation right on the waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui. It's one of the closest hotels to the Star Ferry (our favorite mode of transport here), and right next to the lauded Peninsula Hotel.




Views from Our "Room at the Y."

For the same location and same view for about a third of the price, I can live without the marble walls and string quartets in the lobby. (For that matter, it's a mere stroll across the street to appreciate them at high tea.) If you find yourself going to Hong Kong, and you're footing the bill, I strongly recommend you look into it.