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1ST Homestay - HK Taiwan Hostel

2.0 star property

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk
Quadruple Room
Interior
Exterior
Property grounds

Reviews

3.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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Block A, 3rd Floor, Chungking Mansions, 36-44 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsu, Kowloon
  • Hong Kong - Macau Ferry Terminal
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Lan Kwai Fong
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Hong Kong (HKG-Hong Kong Intl.)
    ‪31 min drive‬

Room options

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Quadruple Room

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds OR 4 Twin Beds

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Triple Room

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

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Double Room

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Single Room

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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  • Free WiFi
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  • Air conditioning
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The price is NZ$487
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
1 May - 2 May
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About the area

Kowloon

A stay at 1ST Homestay - HK Taiwan Hostel places you in the heart of Kowloon, within a 15-minute walk of Harbour City and Victoria Harbour. .This hotel is 6.5 mi (10.5 km) from Ocean Park and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Kowloon Bay.

What's nearby

  • Times Square Shopping Mall - 6 min drive - 5.7 km
  • Hong Kong - Macau Ferry Terminal - 7 min drive - 6.9 km
  • Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre - 7 min drive - 6.7 km
  • Soho - 8 min drive - 7.7 km
  • Lan Kwai Fong - 9 min drive - 8.3 km

Getting around

  • Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui Station - 1 min walk
  • Whampoa Station - 3 min drive
  • Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lan Fong Yuen - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪滬江大飯店 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Alley - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Osteria Ristorante Italiano - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bistro On The Mile - ‬5 min walk

About this property

1ST Homestay - HK Taiwan Hostel

Pet-friendly hotel with free parking connected to the convention center in Kowloon
1ST Homestay - HK Taiwan Hostel offers 68 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature iPod docking stations and safes. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. 26-inch LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels and pay movies. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with hydromassage showerheads, slippers, and hair dryers.

This Kowloon hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Microwaves, refrigerators, and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna.
Make yourself at home in one of the 68 guestrooms featuring iPod docking stations and LCD televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, while 26-inch Smart televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature hair dryers and slippers.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a sauna or take in the view from a terrace. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service.
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and express check-out. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary grocery shopping service is offered and 24-hour room service is available.

Languages

Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Limo/town car service
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Sauna
  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave on request
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Free grocery shopping service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • In a provincial park
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Hydromassage showerhead
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Entertainment

  • 26-inch smart TV with premium satellite channels
  • IPod dock
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Microwave on request
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 7:00 PM; Check-in end time: 12:30 AM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: HKD 100 for check-in between 1:00 AM and 6:00 AM

Check-out

Check-out before 9:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 1:00 AM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets stay free

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • 20 percent cleaning fee will be charged
  • Bed sheets fee: HKD 20 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Late check-in fee: HKD 100 for check-in between 1:00 AM and 6:00 AM
  • Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
  • Towels available for a fee (or guests may bring their own)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

TWH-Tai Wan
TWH-Tai Wan Hostel
TWH-Tai Wan Hostel Kowloon
TWH-Tai Wan Kowloon
Hong Kong Tai Wan Hotel
TWH Tai Wan Hotel Kowloon
TWH Tai Wan Hotel
TWH Tai Wan Kowloon
TWH Tai Wan
TWH Tai Wan Hostel
TWH Tai Wan Hotel
1st Homestay Hk Taiwan Hostel
1ST Homestay - HK Taiwan Hostel Hotel
1ST Homestay - HK Taiwan Hostel Kowloon
1ST Homestay - HK Taiwan Hostel Hotel Kowloon

1ST Homestay - HK Taiwan Hostel Reviews

Reviews

3.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1 out of 62 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 62 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 62 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 62 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 43 out of 62 reviews

3.4/10

Cleanliness

3.6/10

Staff & service

2.8/10

Amenities

3.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Seasoned, Liverpool

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room needs updating, no shower curtains,wash basin tap water flow very slow, no microwave oven as listed, otherwise reasonable for budget hotel room size average no facilities for storing clothing no wardrobes or cupboards, just a towel rail and hooks on the door.
Stayed 13 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Hilson, Miami

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A total dump, should be not recommended to the public
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Ilker

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pictures doesn’t match with hotels.com
It was worst place I have ever seen in my life . I just check in and out at the same minute.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Are you joking ? Return my money as soon as possible this is freaking terrible!!!!!!!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very disappointing!!!
Upon arrival, person-in-charge in reception area told us that the room we booked does not have any own comfort room. In the first place, why would we booked a room without our own cr? For us to have our own c.r, we have to pay extra 200hkd! Otherwise, we`ll use the common c.r! -_- No choice but to add extra. Grr. Number 2, the room was really different from the picture we booked! really disappointing, it was too small for the 3 of us. We booked a room with 3 single beds, what they gave us was 1 double bed and 1 single bed. We barely move in the area due to its super limited space! Plus, c.r was really small plus its disgusting smell. >.< Wasted our money for not worthy room.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Joey Martin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chunking Mansion worst hotel
This is the worst hotel we've experience (Chungkin Mansion). Our hotel room rooms are like cage of cockroach as it is full of cockroach. Eeewww. The bathroom are too small, the bedsheets smells like used already for a month, the fridge are very messy, the aircon & blower is not working, the room is too small. The receptionist are not accommodating. Cannot understand english and cannot speak english. Aside from that they charge us another tax which is 1050 HK dollar and when we were asking why they got angry. Overall experience is worst. Negative Five Star.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Timothy

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Too much bed
These rooms in the Chung King Mansions are always rather spartan, but for the price it usually doesn't matter. However, we had booked two twin beds, and were given a twin and a full size bed, in a room that was designed only for two twins at the most. So there was no room between the beds, and you had to crawl onto the beds to get around. The second night we were moved to a two-twin room, which was more what we were expecting.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
By combinations of all factors one of the worst property I've ever stayed.
Stayed 14 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Anuj

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible service, smelly room and extra charges
This was a pretty bad experience. Waste of money honestly. We arrived at about 9:30 am and their check-in time is 2 pm. We asked to keep our 2 bags at the reception till the check-in for which we were charged 30 HKD per piece. Secondly, at the time of check-in, we were charged an extra 20% cleaning fees (70 HKD). The room was smelly and horrible, the double bed we booked can only sleep 1 person. The staff unfriendly and said - this is not five star. Don't expect a good service. No toiletries except towels provided - need to purchase soap etc. from the hotel. Rip off!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Rachelle

The hotel was misrepresented in their advertisment
The pictures presented in the hotel advertisement is different from actual ones. The lobby is filled with other things like pile of tiles, and mattresses, and they hang bed sheets and blankets at the area which were not pleasant at all. The room was quite smelly too. I couldn't access the toilet properly because the bed had been in the way. There was also a time when my key didn't work so I had to wait for more than an hour before someone arrived to help open my room.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2018

2/10 Terrible

Rung, BKK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
โรงแรมที่แย่ที่สุดในชีวิต
แทบไม่มีอะไรดีเลย ตั้งแต่ ทางเข้า คนดูแล มารยาทเจ้าของ ทางเดิน ทางไป ระบบการทำงาน ความสะอาด มีแมลงสาปในห้อง ขนาดห้องเล็กสุดๆๆๆๆผ้าห่มให้ผืนเดียวนอน2คน ฯลฯ

8/10 Good

matilde

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice people and helpful.

2/10 Terrible

Zan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
no one will assist you if u need something.
worst , the lights not working, no refrigirator and toiletriws provided

2/10 Terrible

joemar, Philippines

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This time, the experience is TERRIBLE.
It's good we're in the hotel during night time ONLY, to get some sleep. This is my second time to stay here. My first time is just fine, that's why I booked here again. BUT this time, the experience it terrible. Lots of cockroaches and bed bugs. Can here the noise from other rooms. I believe, I didn't get the room that I booked. Now, I can say that I will no longer book on this hotel.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Smallest single rooms in the world
For the single room, the door didn't open all the way because it would hit the bed. Did not know rooms could be this small. The bed frame was wobbly and uneven.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible. Terrible. And terrible. It is hostel not hotel. As they call them self hotel.

4/10 Poor

Kirsten, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Horrible, No onsuite; Value: Average price; Service: Bad; Cleanliness: Filthy; Did not stay there and they would not give me my money back

6/10 Okay

Ben, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Smaller than others; Value: Average price; Service: Poor service; Staying in ChowKing Mansions is a must when in Hong Kong

2/10 Terrible

DENG

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Horrible; Service: Inferior;

10/10 Excellent

MADOKA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Ivan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay away by all means!
Stay away by all means! Terrible, absolutely terrible. Dirty, smelly. Cockroaches, black mold, dirty sheets, pilow cases. The hotel has mandatory clean-up fee of 20% of a rate! Additionally, there is a 100 local dollars deposit for freaking card key! Save your money, and choose another alternative!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

4/10 Poor

DOPEMAN, 東京

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
受付はA座３Fにあって部屋はD座７Fのsingh guesthouseってところだった。 ３Fには14時ごろは１００％エレベータが満員で止まらないため荷物を持って階段を降りなければならないので重いと大変。 チェックインでは、追加料金（シーツ交換料一日20ドルと掃除代一日20ドル）とデポジット100ドルを払うと、何かの裏紙に入口の暗証番号を書いて渡されます。 この紙は捨てずに取っておかなければなりません。デポジットの引換券になっています。部屋の鍵を返すだけではデポジットを返してもらえません。 これはデポジット代をふんだくる詐欺のようなものです。 私は朝早い飛行機だったので前の晩にチェックアウトをしたのですが、一筋縄では行かないチェックアウトでした。 まず、デポジットを返してもらえない。 デポジット返してくれとおやじに言ったらレシート持って来いみたいなことを言われ、そんなもの貰った覚えないとなります。もしかしてあのメモ書きかと思い部屋に取りに返り（往復３０分くらいかかりますエレベータが混んでいるので）、おやじに見せるとおーこれだこれだみたいなことを言ってデポジットを返してもらえました。普通こんなメモ書き捨ててるぜどうなっているんだここのシステムは！ それともう一つ驚きのシステムが、チェックアウトすると部屋の鍵は回収されるということです。D座７Fに戻ってどうやって部屋に入るんだと聞くと、おやじがD座７Fのスタッフに電話して開けるというのだが、部屋に戻るまでの最大３０分間は鍵開けっ放しとなります。さらに、部屋に戻ると鍵がないので外に出られない。不便だ！ ところで、部屋の掃除は１回だけだったので掃除代とシーツ代返せって言いたかったけど交渉が難しいので断念しました。掃除代とシーツ代も詐欺ですね！ 他に気づいたところは、 ・シャワーのお湯がぬるいというか冷たい（温水スイッチは部屋の外にあるのでこれも不便） ・タオル、石鹸なし（タオルは受付に言うとくれるが、逆に言うと言わないとくれない） ・電波入らない、ホテルのwifiつながらない ・コンセントが２個中１個通電していない（高い位置にあるテレビ用のコンセントしか使えない） ・テレビはほとんど映らない ・ベッドががたがた 以上の理由でおすすめしません。
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019