Happy Inn - Hostel

I had to travel to Hong Kong and later China on business so I stumbled across this little "Hotel" in the middle of the Hub of Kowloon - The Nathan Road area. If you are a Muslim traveller on business and not looking for anything fancy, here's a neat little (emphasis on LITTLE) "hotel" - I guess you could call it that - since it seems to be more of a couple of rooms in a subdivided Flat - nevertheless, The single room was a tiny, compact, Neat and clean, airconditioned with a toilet and shower as well as WiFi (room as wide as the bed and just enough room infront of it for your Bag). Step out of the hotel and you have immediate access to the 24 hour, halaal certified "New Istanbul" Turkish Kebab house with a fantastic menu to your right and Ebenezer's Halaal Indian restaurant (one of several in the area) to your left. This is probably the cheapest stay you're gonna get in Hong Kong (US$60). Around the corner is the Islamic centre and mosque in Nathan road and a few metres down the road, the entrance to the Tsim Tsha Tsui (TST) MTR railway station with underground access to the East TST station. I used East TST station to travel on to the LoHu border crossing into China (about 45min). Getting to the Nathan road area and this hotel from the international airport is an absolute breeze. You simply purchase a ticket to Kowloon from a ticket vending machine at the airport , hop onto the train at the airport and zoom to Kowloon station. At the station, simply find the K3 bus (FREE of charge !) that takes you to The Holiday Inn Golden Mile in Mody road (1st stop), hop off and a 5 minute walk will take you to Happy Inn Hotel. Getting BACK to the airport is a matter of doing exactly the same. Remember, if your going to be looking or asking around for the "Happy Inn" hotel, you are not likely to find it - that's because it's located INSIDE an apartment block called the James S Lee Mansion - so that's what you ought to be looking for.