(Lantau Island) YHA Ngong Ping SG Davis Youth Hostel

Glamping - luxury camping - was very fun and unique experience.

I booked a bit late in the evening so when I arrived, I have to wait outside the locked gate for more than an hour, in the dark and rainy evening, but was glad that the personnel there heard me or else I might've slept outside.The personnel was good, the facilities were a bit good too, but the area was wow. It's a good place to be close to nature.

We reached the property late due to visa formalities but they don’t allow check in although we spent taxi charges more than the hotel charge , moreover it was showing that it is only 7 km from airport but in fact it was 30 km away. Very inconvenient

We had 3 days to spend in HK - this was the perfect place to stay to see Tai O village and Big Buddha without too much travel time. We stayed in a double room which was comfortable enough, the bathroom was not exactly clean but that isn't really why you'd stay here, and we made do for 1 night. The location is fantastic and the staff are very friendly, bare in mind that there are no shops nearby after 6pm so only basic provisions are available from the reception (instant noodles, soft drinks).

The hostel is about a 10 minute walk from any other buildings, which means it’s in a quiet location but a bit inconvenient if you want to grab something quick to eat, and maybe not the best place for women to be walking to and from after dark if alone. The rooms were clean enough but there were a few bugs, but that’s to be expected as it’s in a sub tropical environment. The toilets and showers were fairly disgusting, the toilet paper was always wet and guests couldn’t seem to not foul the seats. It’s fine for a quick overnight stay but I wouldn’t stay for more than one night.

We kept in mind that this was a hostel so we didn't have very high expectations. That being said, though, we wish the rooms and facilities are cleaner, given the high price of our room (it cost as much as our room in a 4-star hotel in HK). The shared toilets and showers are in dire need of a good scrubbing, and our room was not even swept - there were trash lying all around the floor when we arrived. We tried to ignore these, however, because we love the location. It is located high up in the mountains, in the shadow of Lantau Peak. The weather was nice and cold, there are several hiking trails nearby, and Lantau Peak is just 1.5 kms from the starting point of the trail beside the hostel. The hostel also has a big dining area and a well-equipped kitchen, plus several barbecue pits.

Basically simple

Campground -like facilities so good for big groups (group of 20 primary school children there whilst I was). Quiet location-based shops etc shut overnight. Great for seeing Buddha and monastery before the crowds, or for pre /post lantau peak hike. Sunset from about 1km up lantau peak hike is beautiful. (as a moderately fit person, I did sunset peak and then lantau peak which took me approx 3 hrs and 2.5hrs respectively)

The best thing about this Hostel is its location!!! You can walk to the Gran Buda, the hiking trails and the restaurants and shops! No other hotel is as close. The challenge is that the Hotels.com description did not clarify that you need to bring your own towels. They have towels for sale. The bed linens were minimal. We stayed in a private queen bed room and they gave us a fitted queen sheet and a single (individual) top sheet! The AC worked OK. The website stated that housekeeping was minimal. We stayed two nights and did not expect our room cleaned. However, we did expect the trash cans in the common kitchen and bathrooms were emptied. By the end of the first day, trash was spilling out of all trash cans. We reported it to the office, BUT when we left, trash had not cleaned for two days! The tables in the dinning room are not cleaned daily so if you want to use a table, you need to clean it first. This Hostel has the potential to be a great place because of its location and facilities. It just needs some good regular cleanning and hauling off all the old junk spread everywhere: indoors and outdoors!

i stay there one night only... they dont like to refund... very dirty....ohhh especially the kitchen....then the blancket bad smell...they gave me wrong direction going to korean embassy.....he said the korean embassy located on south------- i for got the last word....then when im there in south----- one filipina told me that the korean embassy located infront of admirality....so i need to go back then when im in admirality when i exit to MTR i just cross the korean embassy is there in the 5th floor. pls. if you dont know the place pls. tell directly to the person who ask the direct... its ok.