Eaton Smart Hotel...Hong Kong

The Eaton Smart Hotel was not as expensive as other hotels closer to the wharf in Hong Kong, but it certainly wasn't as cheap as the YMCA in Hong Kong, for example. However, it was clean and well appointed. And the rooms, while smallish, certainly didn't make you feel like you didn't have any breathing room. 

It is located on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong...that's the North side I discovered. It is certainly the more 'authentic' side of Hong Kong. The South side, or the Hong Kong island side, was great and more Western I think, but it just felt more like I was in the real Hong Kong on the Kowloon side.

Here are a few pics of the hotel to give you an idea what it was like. 

The entrance on the ground floor leads to massive escalators...it took me a while to get comfortable with such long escalators...

Escalator from ground floor entrance to lobby

Many reviewers on trip advisor suggested getting a higher floor if possible. We requested this and the staff were great in helping us to get a room on the 14th floor...about half way up. 

View from our room

Another view from our room

View of the elevators and the 'garden' restaurant

The room had everything you really needed. It was comfortable to lurk in when we needed a breather from cruising around the city. 

Another view of the room 

Entrance/lobby of the room with the bathroom on the left

The staff were super friendly and helpful. The other neat thing was that I could print out any documents I needed for free...this was terribly helpful for printing out google maps and flight confirmations! Especially since our flights changed while we were in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is definitely a place I'll visit again, and I certainly wouldn't be opposed to staying at the Eaton again, although food is pricey there. We ate at the Starbucks on the corner downstairs once, as well as at the MacDonalds over the road once.
There was also a cool Asian/Western fusion restaurant over the road...not brilliantly smart or anything, but the food was ok...pics below.