Wanchai, Hongkong Apartment

Once we bought our ticket for Hongkong, I was tasked to look for an apartment that have kitchen for me to cook my son's food. While surfing for a place to stay, I came to know Airbnb.com. It was an online reservation site that gives people right to have their place for rent and other people to have access to their apartment/house/room.

From their website:

Airbnb at a glance

Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences, at any price point, in more than 19,000 cities and 192 countries. And with world-class customer service and a growing community of users, Airbnb is the easiest way for people to monetize their extra space and showcase it to an audience of millions.

At first, I was quite hesitant to book using their website. I researched people who already used Airbnb for reservation and it came positive. In that, I became more confident in booking using the site. I began searching for an apartment in Causeway and in Wanchai and found Alice apartment for rent. She was easy to talk to, thus I reserved the place right away. Below are the pictures I got from Airbnb to show you the apartment we lived.

The Sala

The kitchen

The 1st room on the left

The 2nd room on the right

Shower room

Overall, the place is clean and it got everything we need from cooking utensils to washing the dishes and trash bags. The apartment also have wifi, which became available on the 2nd day because of the thunderstorm. The location was okay, beside the building was a wet market. Watson was just a stone throw away, Mcdonalds and Welcome supermarket are just a block away. Tram and MTR are just 5 mins walking distance. The only downside was the building and the creepy elevator. But overall, our experience was great, if asked if we'd booked again? I will consider Alice apartment at Causeway Bay for a change, simply it was bigger and we will be a bigger family by then. hahaha! And regarding Airbnb service, they were great to use by us the end consumer. It's because they provide security and accessibility to such great places like this one.

*Pictures curtesy of Airbnb.com