Accommodation near HKU
Hong Kong is a very tourist-friendly city, and it is easy to find accommodation using popular websites like Booking.com, Agoda.com, or AirBn.com
To help participants to get started, we provide here a list of hotels located near HKU. Please note that this list is by no means exhaustive and is not a list of “conference hotels.”
Should you have difficulties booking a room in a location near HKU, don’t worry: since HKU is one of the stops of the Hong Kong metro, any accommodation near one of the nearby metro stations is also quite convenient for attending AQIS. For example, accommodations near to the stations called Kennedy Town (1 stop from HKU station), San Ying Pun (1 stop), Shang Wan (2 stops), Central (3 stops), Admiralty (4 stops), and Wan Chai (5 stops) are all fairly convenient.
Hotels near HKU (listed in order of proximity to the conference venue)
- Hotel Jen https://www.shangri-la.com/
hotels/jen/hongkong/ westerndistrict/ - Oasis Aurum 181 Hotel https://www.oasisaurum181.com.
hk/ - Best Western Plus Hong Kong https://bestwesternplus.
reservationscenter.com/hotel/ best-western-plus-hotel-hong- kong-308-des-voeux-road-west- hong-kong?modal&gad_source=1& gad_campaignid=20922514762 - Courtyard Hong Kong https://www.marriott.com/en-
us/hotels/hkgcy-courtyard- hong-kong/overview/ - Ramada Hong Kong Harbour View https://www.
ramadahongkongharbourview.com/
There are also lots B&Bs and rooms for rent in the area, and can be found with popular websites like Booking.com, Agoda.com, or AirBn.com
Restaurants near HKU
There are many restaurants in the area around HKU metro station and nearby stations, where you can find plenty of good options.
- Among the options closest to the conference venue, you can try the following, near HKU Exit B2:
- South Lane, https://www.southlane.co/
- Baan Thai Restaurant https://inline.app/booking/
baanthai/hku?utm=website - Café Malacca https://www.cafemalacca.hk/
- Victoria Harbour, inside the Westwood shopping mall https://restaurant.eatsmart.
gov.hk/eng/res.aspx?rst_id=402
Lots of other options in the area around HKU can be found by searching “restaurants near HKU station” on Google, TripAdvisor, or other search engines.
For example, Tripadvisor provides the following list of restaurants within 1 km of HKU: https://en.tripadvisor.com.
Please note that Hong Kong is a quite touristic city, and even locals like to eat out, so restaurants may be crowded at lunchtime. Making a reservation (e.g. during the morning coffee break of the conference) may help you get into your preferred options, especially if you plan to go in larger (≥ 4 people) groups. If you don’t make a reservation, it should be still fairly easy to find a spot in one of the restaurants and cafés in the nearby area, but in that case it may be better not to go in large groups.
Please note also that the canteens and cafés on the HKU campus are not valid options for lunch because they only cater to HKU students and staff.
Finally, if you wish to have more variety for meals and drinks in the evening, you may want to try some of the popular evening spots near the metro stations Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, or Tsim Sha Tsui.
Central is 3 stops away from HKU and is full of options, including options in the entertainment district called Lan Kwai Fong https://www.discoverhongkong.
For a list of high-quality restaurants in the area, you can also consult the Michelin guide website, where you can customize your search parameters https://guide.michelin.com/hk/