Modern 2 Bedroom Flat Near Central

Description from the owner

The Seaview two bedroom apartment is located in Sheung Wan (on Hong Kong Island) and is only 1 MTR stop away/ 8 minute walking distance from Central/Soho District.

Featured with modern stylish French-chic furnishings this two apartment comes with a real double bed, real single bed a two seated sofa beds (which folds out to sleep 2-3), a brand new hotel-esqu bathroom with rain shower & massage shower heads, running hot water & an open kitchen with gas stoves with all cooking utensils, bedding linen and crisp bath towels provided.

A no-frills budget stay in a safe, clean, comfy, tidy and safe environment. If requested, we have in ho...use cleaning available to do a simple clean and tidy up for you up to twice a week in the afternoon (at an additional cost).

• Six person occupancy (max)

• (One double bed, one single bed and one double sofa bed)

• Check-in 2pm, check-out 10 am, can be flexible if pre-arranged

TRANSPORTATION:

5 min walk to Sheung Wan MTR Station, which is the gateway to super convenient, super cheap mass public transportation that can take you around Hong Kong Island or Kowloon. Other forms of public transportation that is just 30 seconds from the apartment include, buses (Bus 5, 5S and 5C and 10 will take you straight to CENTRAL and CAUSEWAY BAY (popular shopping district), trams (DING DING) and minibuses. Cross harbor bus are also available to take you over to the Kowloon side to Tsim Sha Tsui, Nathan Road and Mongkok.

For example:

• 2 mins MTR ride to Central

• 10 mins MTR ride to Causeway Bay

• 10 mins MTR ride to Tsim Tsa Tsui

• 1 min to Tram station, accessing from Kennedy Town to Shau Kei Wan

• 1 min to bus stop to most area in Hong Kong and Cross Harbor bus to Kowloon

• 20 mins to Disney Land

• 15 mins to Ocean World

• 35 mins to Airport

AMENITIES:

There are two lifts from the Ground Floor to the apartment, so no struggling of luggage up the stairs.

We provides:

• High speed WiFi internet

• 36” LED TV

• Cable TV, HBO and other entertainment channels as well as local Cantonese Channels

• Refrigerator

• Washing machine with detergent provided

• Air-conditioning

• Hair dryer

• Wardrobes

• Gas water heater

• Kettle & Cutlery & Basic Kithenware

• Clean linen and bath towels

• The building complex has 24 hours security and CCTVRead more

Additional Location Information

Hong Kong's creative heart is heading west. Sheung Wan is only a 10-minute walk from Central along Hollywood Road, Hong Kong's unofficial antiques district, along a gravelly grid of steep lanes, past Chinese herbalists, coffin shops and impromptu bric-a-brac markets. The neighbourhood found new life a little more than two years ago when a crop of restaurants, galleries and nightlife spots started moving in.

"Sheung Wan used to be the sleepy vintage area," says Alan Po, the co-owner of the Press Room Group, which opened the Press Room restaurant here in 2006; the group has since become known for its knack in district reinvention. "People thought we were crazy opening a restaurant on the far side of Hollywood Road. But we liked Sheung Wan because it still had a sense of neighbourhood and was without prohibitive rental fees. It's like the 'anti' of shopping malls."

It's a Thursday afternoon and Po and I are having lunch at the Press Room (108 Hollywood Road; +852 25253444; thepressroom.com.hk), a tiled brasserie with French cottage chairs and a wall stacked with organic and biodynamic wines from artisanal and little-known producers in France. Every table is packed with diners grazing on French-inspired dishes: lobster benedict, steamed mussels Provencal, peppered-beef salad with watercress and parmesan, matched with a long list of wines by the glass.

Next door, the Press Group's Classified cafe (classifiedfoodshops.com.hk) is also full, with many lunchers spilling outside onto the footpath. It has a French cafe theme, with marble tabletops and hand-painted tile floors, and is best known for serving artisanal cheeses and hams that have been matured at the in-house affinage facility.

Sheung Wan's foodie buzz is coming from Yardbird (33-35 Bridges Street; +852 25479273; yardbirdrestaurant.com; dinner only), a no-reservations neck-to-feet chicken restaurant run by former Zuma chef Matt Abergel. The queues are long - be prepared to wait at least an hour - but the charcoal-cooked bird is flawless and goes down a treat with the diner's signature cocktails.

"When I first moved [to Sheung Wan] there was just traditional business," says Grace Ching, the owner of Loveramics (37 Tung Street; +852 29158018; www.loveramics.com), a boutique selling exquisite handcrafted crockery by Hong Kong designers.

"Ours was the first boutique. Now there are loads of boutiques, galleries and cafes."

Loveramics shares the steep one-way lane of Tung Street with a range of specialised boutiques. Opposite, Ellerman (36 Tung Street; +852 22910388; ellermanndesign.com) is a smart space selling freshly cut sunflowers, cushion covers, notebooks and country-style ceramics by the Amsterdam-based Pip Studio. A few doors away, Identity Art Gallery (53 Tung Street; +852 25405353; identityartgallery.com) showcases "visionary art identities", such as those in the current exhibition by Hong Kong-born photographer Kurt Tong. Queen, the Chairman and I includes a series of photographs tracing Tong's family's journey through colonialism, communism and into modern China.

Two lanes further west, on both sides of the street Sin Sin Fine Art (53-54 Sai Street; +853 28585072; sinsin.com.hk) has galleries featuring artists from China's burgeoning contemporary art scene.

On Hollywood Road, the Space (210 Hollywood Road; +852 23611210; thespace.hk) is a former meat-packing warehouse transformed into a slick, state-of-the-art multi-function space used for exhibitions, parties and pop-up shops. During my visit, the Space is exhibiting the meticulous but eerie sketches of Australian landscape artist Joshua Yeldham, who expresses his attachment to the NSW Hawkesbury River and the owls that live in that area.

Location Type City, Downtown, Town

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What Past Guests Are Saying

• Ritchie & Kate
  Philippines

  Absolutely one of the best trip we ever had!

  Left on 09/19/2012 for a stay in September 2012
  
  

  This newly renovated apartment was superb! Very spacious and modern, especially for Hong Kong. You can even cook freely in its large kitchen and not to mention the complimentary mini-bar that the owner provides. Very clean, classy, peaceful and has a great view. Great location wise a short 5 min trip to get into Central.
  
  James was very friendly and accommodating and answered all our questions. We'll definitely book this apartment when we get back to HK! We really enjoyed our stay!

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