I had my eye on this apartment for almost a year and was incredibly stoked to have Gordon and Melissa let me put up at his place to welcome the New Year. Gordon and Melissa's hospitality and warmth have truly made this experience the ultimate AirBnb experience. I have used Airbnb regularly enough to have found that it has evolved into a hotel-alternative for travelers and a viable economic venture for hosts, but unfortunately it ends there most of the time. More often than not, we hardly get to even connect with the host or even have personal interaction with them, but this lovely couple have retained every element of the AirBnb concept- the ability to stay with a local and to live like a local. We had some meals together, shared quality conversations, and even though this was the 3rd time I've been to HK, I've learnt more about the place than I have in the first 2 times combined.
To put it simply, I now am able to see why their apartment is the #1 apartment on Airbnb in the whole of HK. In terms of location, accessibility, cleanliness and value, coupled with incredible hosts, you will not get a better place than this. On a scale of 1-10, this place would be a 20.
It's close enough to the city centre, yet far enough from the hustle and bustle of the city. The eateries around Tin Hau makes you wonder why we bother spending extra time and money on the overrated and overpriced X-star restaurants around TST, Central, Austin and Jordan. And those around Tin Hau are open round the clock too.
We had the chance to see the fireworks across Victoria Harbour, and watch the sunsets at Dragon's back as well as from the Peak, but the highlight of the trip was to be able to put up at Gordon's apartment and to have so much to share and learn from this couple. I just hope that we were good guests and that we did not cause you any trouble. It's amazing how we have become friends simply through this experience. Happy New Year to you and see you again really soon!!