Empire Hotel Hong Kong Wan Chai

The hotel is fantastic value for money and in a great location if you are in Hong Kong for the nightlife, as it is in quite a noisy place. I have stayed there 3 times, and the recent reburbishment has made it a great deal better, as the decor is now really nice. I would definitely stay there again. It would be good if there were more Western TV stations, as there was only Chinese language TV to watch.

The best thing about this hotel is it's location. Only five mins away from Wan Chai metro (exitC) and if you like rowdy nightlife Lockhart st is just outside the door of the hotel. The shuttle bus from airport (HK$140) also stop at the hotel so this is a huge help. And there is a free shuttle van from hotel to Central station to go straight to airport@HK$100 (& where you can do airport check-in which is super convenient) And there're plenty of restaurants within 5 mins walking distance . A pleasant surprise for me is a free upgrade to superior room at no extra charge. The only minor issue is the bathroon is rather small and the ceiling is low for westerners but no problem for average Asian.

It was pretty cold and dark and no seats were provided in the lobby, ample space in the lobby was for nothing while guests were standing wearily with heavy lugguages. Good location and do not expect too much as you paid this amount for that only.

Hotel under construction, can't see the front door from the street. Room were dingy, small, and smelly. Hotel staff was understaffed and overworked so any requests took forever to fulfilled. This is where all the tour groups bring their guests so you know it's cheap. Hotel is right next to Lockhart, the red light district, so unless you like sleezy clubs, stay away from this place!

Definitely not a 4 star hotel! Hugely disappointed. We arrived there in a rainstorm and could not even find the front door because the entire front is covered in scaffolding. Then we went inside and the lobby was being worked on, lines at the check in desk and no seating whatsoever. We got upstairs and the hallways were stale and old and the rooms even worse. Dingy, smelly, and tiny. We requested non-smoking and the rooms definitely smelled of smoke. When we called to switch, we were told there was no rooms available. Apparantly, this is where all the tour group bring their guests which means it's cheap and overused. No internet, we called and was transferred to the internet company who finally helped to resolve the issue.

The room was dirty and very small so the ventilation is quite bad. The air condition has not temperature control . In the night time very cool and not available for the guest who get cold .

The air conditioning system is not cold enough and rather noisy. Hotel lobby was under renovation at the time of stay.

At the time of my stay the hotel was undergoing major renovations so dont if the price reflected this but for the type of room i got it was fair, dont expect the Hilton.. The reception area was limited and no place to sit in the foyer.. staff were good and very courteous.. room was very average and furniture bathroom very outdated.. I expect that when renovations are complete the price will increase accordingly. Good location close to MTR and Wan Chai and Cuaseway bay.

The room's very clean and peaceful, since the hotel's located on a pretty busy street. Very convenient to get around. Good service here, was very helpful when asking questions. Would consider staying there again.

I had a bad experience with service. One and a half hours and 3 phone calls to get an iron brought to the room! Very noisy aircon unit in the room and no way to turn it off. On the plus side, Airport Express bus stops at the door. Close to MTR and a reasonable rate for HK.