Budget guesthouses in Hong Kong

Hello old HK hands,

I just finished reorganizing the places to stay section of Budget travel basics for Hong Kong. The GHs are organized going north from the Y (see below) and ending with a few on HK Island (and Macau). Hopefully, this will be more helpful to people trying to find a place to stay and understand a little about how HK is laid out. In the site, most of the below places are linked. I think I have it about right, but will appreciate it if you will take a few minutes to (1) check my work and (2) send urls for additional budget GHs and hotels that should be included.

Thank you! CK

Close to Star Ferry - YMCA at 41 Salisbury Road is at the beginning (southern end) of Nathan Road. Not a budget place, but people always want to know - the Y is expensive (>$100- $350 USD) but has some harbor view rooms.

Chungking Mansions (36-44 Nathan Road) has countless GHs, some for particular nationalities (Pakistan, Nigeria, etc.). The Chungking House has been there for many years. Cheapest place in TST (from drumbrake) is Travellers Hostel, A block, 16Fl, Chungking Mansions - dorm beds are around $60HKD ($7.75USD) a night. Here is photo of a cheap guesthouse "room" & account of staying in the Chungking Mansions - ¡Ay Caramba!

Mirador Mansion (58-62 Nathan Road) has about 15 or 16 floors and is small enough that you can take an elevator to the top and work your way down on the stairs from GH to GH (maybe 15-20 GHs?). The new website for Cosmic GH is spiffer than the Cosmic, itself. "We Got Shower in Every Room." Drumbrake, who knows just about everything about HK says, "I think Garden Hostel (2nd floor, Mirador Mansions) is still the friendliest hostel in HK..." Garden GH is not the same as New Garden GH, which gets poor reviews on TT. Man Hing Lung Hotel also in Mirador.

Golden Crown Court (66-70 Nathan Road) has several places to stay, including Yiu Fai GH and Wonderful Inn.

Cameron Road (couple of blocks up from Mirador Mansion) - at corner of Nathan and Cameron is the Majestic House, where the Sealand GH is; Star & Lee Garden GHs are on Cameron.

Jordan Road - a block over is Tak Hing Street, where the more upscale Rent-A-Room is.

New Lucky House (300-306 Nathan Road/enter on Jordan in Yau Ma Tei) has several GHs, but none (so far) with websites, including Hakka's, Ocean, Overseas and others.

Saigon Street is how to get to Woo Sung Street, where you will find the Evergreen Hotel ("We Are Not A 5-Star Hong Kong Hotel").

Cliff Road is halfway between Kansu & Waterloo Roads - Caritas Lodge & Caritas Bianchi Lodge, both on Cliff Road, are more upscale than most of the places in this site.

Waterloo Road - near Yau Ma Tei MTR is Wing Sing Lane where Salvation Army Booth Lodge has a free-standing building with doubles $490 HK up.

Sincere House is several kilometers up Nathan Road and 2 blocks over on Argyle (6th stop A21 bus from airport). Here you'll find the popular Dragon Hostel and the Dragon Inn (and other places as well). We like this neighborhood better than TST, as it has virtually no touts and very few tourists.

Near the Mong Kok MTR is Anne Black GH (YWCA) - accepts women & men.

Sham Shui Po, a non-tourist area further north has the Joy Guesthouse and low-cost electronics + assorteds.

Shatin (New Territories) - Ascension House

Hong Kong Island - Causeway Bay area - Alisan GH, Noble Hostel & Wang Fat Hostel. Jockey Club Mount Davis Hostel (formerly Ma Wui Hall) for stays elsewhere on Island.

Other: Guesthouse - "resort" on Lamma ($350 weekdays cheapest & $660 weekends). Augusters Lodge is in Macau - check out the entrance photo. Post questions on lodging and other issues at Thorntree Travel Forum.