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Oasislays claim to having the longest outdoor
swimming pool in Southeast Asia, whileRambler
Gardenhas business hotel rooms with harbour views
on the 30th floor.
Lastly, a 25-minute bus journey from the airport is
theAuberge Discovery Bay(aubergediscoverybay.
com) offering a resort feel. Central on Hong Kong
Island is also just 25 minutes away by ferry.
WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES
Once Hong Kong’s garment manufacturing heartland

• Nan Fung’s textile mill was established here in the
  1950s – Tsuen Wan hopes to rise once again, and
  development is being spearheaded by the conversion
  of its most renowned factory into the Mills Project,
  which will house an incubator and springboard for tech
  start-ups, retail area and an arts/cultural space when it
  debuts in 2018.
  Situated between Tai Wo Hau and Tsuen Wan MTR
  stations, themed propertyPanda Hotel(pandahotel.
  com.hk) debuted new meeting space The Crystal in
  December and is a popular choice with Korean and
  Australian visitors in addition to mainland guests.
  Director of marketing communications Virginia Cheung

believes staying in an area like Tsuen Wan is a good

option for those who want to experience authentic

Hong Kong culture.“Many places here sell traditional

street food and there are lots of local restaurants with

dishes like steamed lobster on the menu,”she says. The

property is also well placed – a footbridge connects the

hotel with Tsuen Wan MTR station and the hotel sits

atop a travel-themed shopping mall, Panda Place.

Another hotel within walking distance of Tsuen

Wan MTR isSilka Far East(silkahotels.com/fareast),

a budget hotel that nevertheless boasts a free Handy

smartphone service and complimentary shuttle bus to

Mongkok. Similarly budget-friendly is the 547-room

Dorsett Tsuen Wan(dorsetthotels.com), a five-minute

walk from Tai Wo Hau MTR with a club lounge on the

22nd floor.

Located near to Tsuen Wan West,L’hotel Nina

et Convention Centre(lhotelgroup.com) is one of

the largest hotels in Hong Kong with 1,608 rooms.

Connected by an arching sky bridge, the twin-tower

property has extensive meeting spaces and its own

shopping mall.

Head west along Castle Peak Road and you’ll find

Bay Bridge Hong Kong by Hotel G (baybridgehong

From left:
Harbour Plaza
Resort City;
Courtyard Sha
Tin by Marriott;
Royal Park Hotel

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