Kam Fu Guest House

Mongkok MTR is right beside the hotel, which was fantastic. The room was okay, apart from some wall marks and an occasional toilet smell that we think came from the ventilator. We had to buy bottled water every day since there was no kettle or bottled water provided. A satisfactory stay overall.

Everything is easy to reach from here, with shopping malls all around and a bus stop right outside the hotel that goes all over Hong Kong. You can get around on foot too, especially if shopping is your thing. I do recommend it for that. The difficult part was dealing with reception, as they didn't understand English.

Our family of four adults, one child and one elderly person stayed in a six-person family room at Christmas 2019. It was clean, with clean sheets, a blanket on every bed, and an ensuite bathroom. Hot and cold water were supplied automatically, and there was free hot and cold drinking water in front of the room. There was no electric kettle or fridge, but we could ask reception for hot water. The woman at the desk didn't speak English, though she tried to understand us and was very helpful. Getting there from the airport was easy on bus 21. Get off at stop 7 or 8 on Nathan Rd, across from Grand plaza mongkok; Rai lei is between them, though I found stop 8 easier. One thing to know is the entrance has about 20 steps up to the second floor, and you have to carry your own bags. A small lift takes you to the fourth floor reception, then you carry the bags again to the room on the fifth floor. That wasn't a big deal for our family. The place is comfortable for walking to Mongkok market, lots of restaurants and the MTR.

I've never stayed anywhere as vile as the Rai Lei Hotel. The room photos are seriously deceptive. When we arrived, the elevator was broken and we had to climb four flights of stairs. The bathroom glass had what looked like half-washed vomit on it, there was mold all around the shower faucet, and there were no toothbrushes, shower caps or razors. The beds were covered in hair, dirt and other specks of s**t. The smell throughout the room was sickening, but we all had to squeeze into one room. There was no drinking water, the TVs didn't work, and we had one towel. I can't believe Qantas and TripAdvisor advertise it. I definitely wouldn't recommend it for a visit to Mong Kok, Hong Kong.