Wilson is an amazing host – he couldn’t do enough to help us. He and his wife Gwenneth were in the street waiting to help with our bags when we arrived. Because we came from another part of Hong Kong we were a little early but they were happy for us to drop our bags and go off to their recommended restaurant for lunch while cleaning from the previous guest was completed. At that time they gave us a local mobile phone and router which meant we could contact them and access the internet throughout Hong Kong. They also gave us a map of the local area highlighting recommended local restaurants, coffee shops, supermarket MTR etc.
The unit was clean and comfortable – not huge by western standards but we had plenty of space for our needs. The beds were comfortable especially the pillows (something that I’m particularly fussy about). We stayed for a week and Wilson organised for the cleaner to change the linen mid-week.
When we first arrived I was a little concerned that street noise would be a problem but we had undisturbed sleep every night. Guests need to be aware that there is not hot water connected to the kitchen or bathroom sink – we didn’t find this a problem as it was simply a matter of boiling the kettle.
Wilson was very generous providing fruit, beer, soft drink (soda) bottled water, bottle of red wine, tea, coffee, lollies, copious power adapters and tourist brochures. He also provided slipper/scuffs for inside and a lovely unexpected gift for us to take home.
We had stayed for 5 nights in Kowloon in a 5 star hotel on the harbour (Greg actually won this trip) and while the luxury of the hotel was great we felt more comfortable “living like a local” at Wilsons. We were closer to the MTR (rail system) which is incredibly efficient and a short walk from the unit.
When we had difficulty organising a shuttle to the airport Wilson booked us a taxi and phoned us a 5am on the morning of our very early departure to confirm the taxi number – Wilson is definitely a host who goes the extra mile.
I have used Airbnb 3 times now and would highly recommend travellers to use this wonderful booking service.
Thank you Wilson for making our trip to Hong Kong such a wonderful experience
Laurel and Greg Holterman