The Charterhouse Causeway Bay Hotel — Hotel in Hong Kong

The Charterhouse Causeway Bay Hotel is absolutely incredible! Few hotels in Hong Kong offer as many advantages and attractions as The Charterhouse, especially at such an unreal and unbeatable price! Whatever your purpose business, pleasure, tourism, shopping & food, etc you will find The Charterhouse's location to be remarkably strategic ~ everything you want and need, right at your fingertips! Please allow me to take you now on a quick tour, beginning inside The Charterhouse, then moving outward into our beloved, fascinating Hong Kong!

Your room speaks warmly of cozy Old English refreshingly high ceilings; rustic, rounded, wooden desk & cabinets; and a varnished bedside table & nightstand. Tasteful ivory-colored, gold-brimmed lamps abound, so that your choices of lighting are as plentiful as they are beautiful. Your room's walls are thick & guarded, ideal for privacy and quiet reflection. In fact, with the drapes shut and the lights out, nothing could make for better shut-eye! As for your view: one large window, robed with sheer curtains and heavy drapes, awaits your advance. Undress it before the southern exposure, and behold: Hong Kong's stunning, precipitous mountains, all punctuated by buildings of enthralling variety and dimension! And get ready for the night: this intriguing display turns luminously intoxicating almost other-worldly! And as for the mountains: clad thickly with jungle and secret trails, they reach bravely into heavenly heights, where gentle mists, wandering clouds, and island breeze drift lazily over ridge and peak, hailing from such choice getaways as Stanley Market, Deep Water Bay, and Shek O.

Exiting your room, you will find literally all the hotel staff to be unbelievably exceptional ~ from the housekeeping staff, to the front desk and management crew (level three), to the concierge attendants below (ground level)!

Exit The Charterhouse, and immediately to your right is a key, strategic bus stop, which facilitates quick arrival to coveted destinations and areas throughout Hong Kong Island! Pacific Place Shopping Centre is one such place, and its comprehensive, international supermarket, Great Food Hall (Basement level 1~ includes dine-in & dine-out options) is something you certainly don't want to miss out on!

A mere seven-minute stroll from The Charterhouse will take you to Hong Kong's Happy Valley Racecourse, where you can conveniently catch busses to such charming places as Stanley Market, Ocean Park, and Central's Mid~Levels (home to countless restaurant-, cuisine- and cafe-choices)! Incidentally, Times Square, Sogo, the HK Island trams, and Victoria Park (including its inviting marina & boardwalk), are also just within minutes' walking distance from The Charterhouse!

A similar length's walk in the other direction will take you to the Wan Chai MTR, and just beyond that, to the Wan Chai Ferry! A delightful, scenic 10-min ferry ride across the Victoria Harbour is all it takes to get you to HK's famous waterfront promenade, Avenue of Stars ~ the cool and lively welcoming forefront of Hong Kong's historic Kowloon Peninsula!

As for food, cafes, and shopping near The Charterhouse, the variety and number of choices available to you are endless! That being said, you might want to start with Coffee Academics right next door, or perhaps Pacific Coffee just down the way and across the street! 7-Elevens, by the way, are as common here as sparrows!

I'd like now to give special thanks to the following Charterhouse staff for daily making me feel at home, especially during this challenging holiday season: at the front desk Chris (Manager), Damon, Anna, Crystal, Connie, Coco, and Brian; of the Housekeeping staff Ava, Feng, and Cola -- also Betty from room-service; and of the Concierge attendants ~ Jason, Edmund, Wing, Ming, Ken, Henry, Ben, and Ms. Wong. You all are absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much, and best wishes! ...

This is a solid budget hotel. Note that the room is very small, most of the floor space is taken up by the desk chair. I'll review various aspects below. ||Breakfast Buffet:|The breakfast buffet costs 80hkd, a decent price given most meals in Wan Chai cost somewhere between 50-100hkd. The buffet has hash browns, bacon, sausage, butter-fried tomatoes, cooked potatos, fried noodles, a manned cooking station for eggs, a salad bar, a yogurt fridge, a toast station, and chinese breakfast offerings like congee and dimsum. The drink selection isn't great. Just coffee and orange juice from concentrate that honestly tasted pretty bad. Overall, the quality isn't amazing, but its really convenient to have right in the basement, is definitely edible and the staff are really nice, helpful and friendly.||Room:||Just 13 square meters so very small, but definitely cozy. I really appreciated that the lighting is all yellow light, the lighting is really quite tasteful. There are only two outlets in the room, which I found to be a bit lacking and you will need to bring your own adapters. There are around 20 tv channels, mostly Chinese and cantonese, not a huge selection. The wifi is very reliable and fast. The bed is quite comfortable but a little on the small side and the linens are very clean. Comes with a small fridge, a water heater, and a nice big desk. Lots of storage in the room which is nice. The bathroom is predictably small, has a different kind of outlet which probably no one will be able to use, but the water in the shower was reliably hot. ||Location:||The location I found to be really great. Just a 5 minute walk from the visa office, 5-10 from the train stations and about 20 minutes to the harbor park. I would call this a central location. There are a lot of really good restaurants nearby which I encourage everyone to check out! ||Staff:||The staff are super friendly and will help you out with any questions you have. They left a really good impression on me, and definitely up the overall quality of the hotel. For instance, when you go in, there is a guy who will hustle over to press the elevator button, and will sort of usher you in. These little things make a big difference IMO.||Cafe:||The ground floor cafe is really nice. Super high ceilings, a massive chandolier in the ordering areas, lots of seating, tasteful music that is not overly loud, elegant decor. I went there most days to get work done while waiting for the visa. The teas feel a bit pricey at 41hkd for a simple tea with honey, but what can you do, its Wan Chai. ||Workout Room|The workout room is on the third floor. I wanted to use this room, because it was summer and I much preferred to get exercise indoors, but I just couldn't get myself to go in. The room just has such a strong musty smell, I couldn't possibly imagine exercising in there. ||Overall, I can definitely recommend this budget hotel, the service is very high quality and there were no glaring issues with the experience, besides perhaps the musty smell in the...

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☞ 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘈𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦 Mouthful of satisfaction that consisted of bite-sized tender abalones topped on a plain flaky quiche.

☞ 𝘗𝘢𝘯-𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 Flavorful hash brown mixed with minced beef presented on a warm toast.

☞ 𝘚𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘛𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 Authentic HK dim sum dish created with small triangles of bread, coated with minced shrimp and deep-fried for perfection.👌🏻

☞ 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘪𝘵 Unexpectedly delectable salmon tartare with levels of enjoyable texture on crispy biscuit.

☞ 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱-𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘵 Savory treat with a springy texture and mild flavor, and topped off with coconut paste.

☞ 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘬𝘦 Tasted like a caramelized cheesecake with a creamy vanilla flavored filling, deliciously complemented the warm note of sweetness on the exterior.🥄

☞ 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘧𝘧 Bite-sized enjoyment that had a pleasant dark chocolate flavor.

☞ 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘵 Sugary but not overly sweet apple tart with a great hint of caramel flavor.

☞ 𝘙𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦 Smooth and rich mousse topped with red pomegranate seeds for a texture enhancement.

☞ 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 The plain scones were extra buttery and light to savor with clotted cream while the raisin ones were flawlessly fruity to go with the seasonal jam.🙌🏻

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