Accomodation that feels like 'home'
Ovolo 256 is conveniently located near the residential enclave of Nam Cheong and is a ten-minute walk to and from Sham Shui Po MTR station (exit C2). Within the vicinity you can find Dragon Centre which has many shops selling cute stuff, eateries and restaurants, of special mention will be "Long Ting" for local HK dim sum and 'Wa Tei" for Japanese food. Further down the street will be the computer centre (don't know the exact name) which sells computer stuff, and Cheung Sha Wan for their wholesale market of ladies' clothes. Being a hotel cum serviced apt, Ovolo 256 has a chic, upmarket, clean and homely feel to it - sans the grandeur and opulence typical of other good hotels. The 700 sq ft room that we had was partitioned into 3 separate bedrooms - 2 had queen sized beds and 1 had a single bed. Each room had its own built in wardrobe and reading lamps. There was also a living area with a nice sofa and tv, as well as a kitchenette with sink, microwave oven and utensils, and an 'island' that could serve as the dining area. This can accomodate 4 adults and 1 child. However, this whole unit has a white coloured theme, extra care has to be taken to keep the place clean, especially when an extra 5000HKD deposit is payable on check-in. Breakfast is kept extremely simple, so keep your expectations low - you can make your own toasted bread at the lobby on level one and enjoy a nice cuppa from the expresso machine or have lipton tea, and some fruits if you like. It will be a good idea to have a simple breakfast and then head to the dim sum restaurants for brunch! Minus - no hotel bus from airport, so it might help to travel light. Taxi costs 180 HKD from hotel to airport.
