Opened in 1998, West Hotel is located at Wai Ching Street in Kowloon. Although it mainly caters to budget travelers, many get daunted by the Hotel’s more than impressive exterior and wrongly assume that accommodation is far more expensive than it actually is.

To some extent West Hotel’s central location also accounts for it popularity amongst the travelers. West Hotel is located extremely near important tourist places like MTR Jordan Station, bus terminus and the Airport Express Kowloon Station. The location ensures that the guests do not face problems reaching other places around the city.

The 21-storey West Hotel has 120 rooms, which it divides into three categories Standard Room, Deluxe Room and Superior Room. The rooms are all equipped with air conditioning, shower rooms, satellite TV, radio, IDD Telephone, Boiler Jugs, bedside control panel and refrigerator. In deluxe rooms there is provision for data cable as well.

Besides providing special facilities for the disabled, West Hotel also provides other facilities like wake up call, car park, quick laundry service.

West Hotel presents numerous packages for special festivals and for those who stay for more than a week. Bookings for rooms in West Hotel may be done by visiting the website of the hotel or via telephone.

Kowloon, the place where West Hotel is situated, is a popular tourist destination. Kowloon can be translated as nine dragons and is famous for its eight hills. Apart from numerous temples steep in antiquity, Kowloon is also famous for its numerous market places and a vibrant nightlife. Tsim Sha Tsui in KowloonPeninsula is the most popular tourist place in the region. It comprises a kilometer long stretch of shops and pubs and restaurants. In East Trim Sha Tsui lies the Promenade which offers spectacular views of VictoriaHarbour at the onset of evening.