The best thing about this apartment is it’s location. It’s right in the heart of the market district with a ton of food options nearby. It’s near the train station and big supermarkets are within a 8 minute walk.
We chose it as it was near our kids’ school and we could walk over very easily.
It is a spacious 3 bedroom apartment with big rooms. I wish that the owners had put in proper King sized beds instead of doubles as there is certainly room for it. There is ample cupboard space and the beds are spring mattresses, which means firm but not hard (as what other reviews have mentioned). I thought these mattresses were very comfortable actually. It would be nice to have had fluffier pillows.
The bathrooms are renovated and decent with hot water but the water pressure is not great. The fixture for the hand held shower is also situated very high up, and is one of the reasons why the water often floods out onto the bathroom floor. A tip to avoid this situation, I put tall shampoo bottles around the edges of the shower curtain and it helps a lot. Maybe the host can consider fixing this issue with a weighted curtain. The towels are clean and fluffy 👍.
The curtains do not go all the way to the edge in the master bedroom so there is a fair amount of light leakage. It’s okay if you like to wake up early.
The kitchen is spacious but very basic, not too many utensils provided so it’s not for preparing a full meal at home. There is a decent rice cooker, a kettle and a toaster. The sink is also large and deep. So if you’re coming with your own gear then it might be okay, but there isn’t a good knife or proper cutting boards provided. The fridge is in the living/ dining area and I think this must be the reason why it usually gets hot in the living and dining room if the air conditioners are not on.
The host seemed anxious and rushed when checking us in, concerned about neighbours complaining but we didn’t encounter anyone who was hostile. She didn’t check on us until the night before we left, just to ask us what time we were leaving as the maid was coming in at 11 am so she wanted us to be out before that.
There is a baby chair but no baby bath. For kids, you’ll need to keep the floors really dry as the tiled floor is very slippery when wet and our kids fell several times after they got out of the shower.
It’s okay for a short stay and if you’d like to experience the Tong Hau night market.