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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Kowloon and Eaton Hotel

The Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong at night. I hadn't seen any photos of this area at night. I was surprised at all the neon lights.

Our hotel is very nice. We booked it Saturday night/Sunday morning in New York via orbitz.com. For about US$100/night we are staying at the Eaton Hotel. The Eaton sits right in the middle of a shopper's dream. The hotel room is small compared to western hotels, but very nice and very modern.

Due to construction we had to move rooms for our second night. Our floor (12/F) had the water turned off and there was construction dust filling the hallways. We moved up to (17/F), our room is the same but a mirror image layout.

For the price, The Eaton hotel is very posh compared to western hotels in the same range. There is great thought put into the lighting and function of the room layout and lots of amenities both in room and available to guests.

When we got into our room, we were stumped at turning on the lights. Simple task for most, but there is a combination required to turn on not only the lights but the electricity for the room. On the right is a wall mounted spot you put your hotel key into, it only fits a certain way and requires more force than one would think. Once the red light goes away you can flip the giant rocker switches to the left. This took us 5 minutes and thankfully an employee happened to walk by and came to our rescue.

Whooooo! Western toilet in our hotel. Hey people asked what style was in our room. Also, look at all the mini lotions and shampoos and bathroom stuffs. I immediately thought of Sharon.
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