In which quarter house in Hong Kong?

Are you planning a stay in Hong Kong, one of the four Asian Dragons? Here are the best areas to stay in Hong Kong!

Tempacular city of 7,23 million inhabitants spread over 1,104 km2 – the equivalent of the area of Martinique -, the density of Hong Kong is very high, with 6,553 inhabitants per km2: as much as finding accommodation to sleep in Honk Kong can be expensive. It is also the 8th commercial square and the 3rd financial place in the world. This former British colony attracts millions of visitors and expatriates by its subtropical climate and its special status (flexible and ultraliberal) vis-à-vis China.

Hong Kong (in Cantonese): Hēunggóng ) literally means the "Port aux parfums". To make your stay a success, you should know that as you go to Hong Kong Island, Kowloon or the New Territories, the atmosphere will be very variable. Here is also a presentation of the areas where to stay in Hong Kong.

Central

Business District – Central Business District The English say – from Hong Kong, it is the city’s neuralgic centre, where the banking empires are located with global multinationals, business men and women, employees and tourists: here, work and relaxation coexist peacefully. In addition to the thousands of offices, there are also countless bars where to celebrate and entertain. Choose to stay in Central if you love dynamic areas or the scarce lifestyle of populations. Let yourself go with half-centennial restaurants, many historic buildings, parks and green botanical gardens in the middle of glass towers and forget that on these territories, the wars of opium once made many ravages...

Tsim Sha Tsui

It is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Hong Kong: understanding high housing prices and huge tourist affluence. Like New York’s Manhattan, Hong Kong never sleeps here. Hotels, shopping malls and shops with a loss of sight, coupled with skyscrapers to lock the neck. If your budget is dull and you like high-end shopping, it is here that you have to sleep in Hong Kong.

Mong Kok

It’s a colorful, flowery neighbourhood, renowned for being one of Hong Kong’s most authentic and one of the most lively in the world. Here, it's full of passersby, customers, visitors and premises. An overview of the general atmosphere? Trade centres and shops of all kinds – small shops and other shops -, traditional restaurants, all types of markets and of course – we are in China – dozens of restaurants where to discover Chinese culinary products. The smaller the hotel, the better the kitchen is then venture into the small corners where steamers and scents are humid on the street. If you’re a gourmet (or gourmet), it’s the right place to stay in Hong Kong.

Jordan and Yau Ma Tei, authentic neighborhoods

If you wander between Mong Kok, north and Tsim Sha Tsui south, you will certainly pass away from these two neighborhoods. It can be interesting to go there because they are often deserted – or forgotten – of visitors. Do you hear the little voice whistling? It is the one that invites to discover the popular areas, such as populated by the natives and the locals, without being assailed from all sides by Western mass tourism. These neighborhoods are among the most authentic in Hong Kong. The area enjoys a rich cultural and historical past, including the Temple Street Night Market. Don’t miss this: the night market – in China, Taiwan, Singapore – is an institution! Between temples, karaoke bars, street restaurants, and ancestral buildings, we are in Hong Kong, between tradition and modernity: a good place to stay in Hong Kong.

Main photo : Flickr – Mike Behnken