A2, 3rd Floor, Patterson Building, 47 Patterson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong MTR Causeway Bay Tel 2895 1015 Websitewww.wangfathostel.com.hk
BUG Review
Like many Hong Kong hostels, Wang Fat Hostel is located in a series of apartments in a residential building. The hostel is clean and has very helpful staff but parts of it could be better maintained. There are no communal areas other than the room with free Internet access although there are communal fridges and some rooms have TVs.
Price Dorm bed $80 Prices are in Hong Kong dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
This was the worst hostel experience EVER. I should have known because everytime I had a question and I called the hostel directly (from Australia), no one picked up the phone. Email replies were often late as I often had to wait 2-3 days before a reply, and even then the manager (I'm assuming), Peter, did not respond to all the questions, which led to me writing back and having to wait an extra few days. I paid my reservation in full, and I was promised to have first priority in choosing my rooms. However, when I got to my room, it was small with a rock hard bed, my fiancee and I could barely move around with the two of us in there; he could not even FIT in the bathroom because it was a toilet and shower in one and no bigger than the size of a small closet!I also got flea bites all over my legs at night when I slept (don't think the rock hard mattress was very sanitary) and even though there was a maid who went in everyday, she only put in a new rubbish bag in the bin, and folded up the blanket. Any other messes were not even taken care of - not that we were messy but trust me I knew that nothing else was cleaned, as was promised. I didn't think I needed to pay to have someone fold up my blanket, thank you VERY much.To top it off, the place is not even legally run; the security guard refused to help me find the reception because he couldn't answer to any questions regarding the illegal business.Oh, and if you're a non-smoker, like me, you would NOT appreciate the freedom of other hostel guests SMOKING IN THE HALLS DIRECTLY OUTSIDE YOUR ROOM. Due to the pouring rain in the typhoon season, the selfish guests decided to smoke up a storm in the small narrow hallway right outside my room, with no one to stop them.In short, if you're looking to save money on accommodation, don't go to Wang Fat! You're probably better off living in a dumpster.
