What would you recommend to get from the airport...train or hotel pickup? We will be tired from the long flight but now there is train which stops right in centers near hotels. We are staying Four Seasons (sorry, after all the messages about other hotels) and I have read the train stops very near the hotel and the hotel will meet at train, but how do I know when I am at right stop? Or should I just have them meet us at airport? Thanks!!

Elainee we used the train in Oct for the first time and it was very easy and I think a lot faster & cheaper than a hotel pick up would have been. On our hotel web site they had directions on all the different modes of transport so I just printed that out which made it very simple. As you come through immigration then collect your bags head toward the exit and as you go through on your left will be a train ticket desk. They are very helpful. I just told them what we wanted to do and she told me the the cheapest way to do it which corresponded with what I had thought so that was great!

Happy & safe travels
J

For other hotels, I'd recommend a taxi or car. But for the Four Seasons, take the Airport Express train. The Four Seasons is at the last stop "Hong Kong". Super easy.

Thank you! "Last stop" I can manage. Of course there was the time I ended up in the garage for the subway "3"train when I was supposed to be on the "2" going to the Bronx.

The Airport Express train takes only half an hour, runs frequently, is comfortable and easy.

I personally would recommend a hotel car or private limo service rather than a train or taxi. With the location of the hotel, you won’t have hit any traffic in Hong Kong, so overall with the walk to the Four Seasons, a car is going to be as fast and most likely faster than any other mode. If you don’t want to take a hotel car, then a taxi would be my second recco. If you take a taxi you will have to convert some money or get in the ATM line and then head down the ramp to the taxi queue and there can be a wait. If you take the train, you will have to convert money or get in the ATM line, (yes you can use a credit card, but that’s another line), buy tickets, find the train, deal with the crowds trying to get on the train, lug luggage onto the train, etc. Finally, it is sort of a longish walk from the Airport Express Station on Hong Kong Island to the Four Seasons and it is all through a shopping mall where signage is not so great, so I am pretty sure you will wander around a bit trying to find the hotel. This on top of bleary-eyed jet lag. You won’t be able to take a luggage cart with you, so if you have more than one bag, this wont’ be a fun walk, IMO. It’s about 10-15 minutes on foot through the mall depending on your pace.

If you take the train, then you want to take it to the last stop, which is Hong Kong Station. You have to get off here. From there, you want to take elevators upstairs to the SECOND FLOOR (P2), turn right, and then follow signs into the IFC Mall and keep following signs for the Four Seasons. Stay on the P2 floor the entire way. Signs are generally on the ceiling, so look up. There are floorplans but only at the escalators. At the end of the mall, as you get to the Four Seasons you have to go down a flight of escalators (good luck if you have big suitcases) and into the lobby of the Four Seasons Place Apartments. In that lobby, bear right, go through a hallway past the gift shop on the left and out into the main lobby of the hotel. Reception is ahead through the lobby over on the far right past the windows.

There is an ATM in the lobby of the Four Seasons if you want to get some cash once you arrive at the hotel. It is right by the men’s and ladies bathrooms by the lobby lounge.

(Going back to the airport, once you know the place, the train might be OK, but not that much fun with more than minor luggage. See if the hotel will send someone with you to help.)

For a private limo service go to http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/a...limousine.html. I have used Parklane for years and they are very good. The hotel can give you a quote for their car service.

Sorry, I just read taht teh hotel will meet you at the train; that would certainly help a lot, and might be a better choice with luggage. Personally, I still would go with the car for ease, but having someone meet you at the train would be a big help.