Have seen this hotel growing up in a year something. The East is the 2nd hotel run by Swire Group (1st one Upper House in Admiralty). After the tea buffet, I went up to the top floor of the hotel and check out how their bar & lounge named Sugar is. The first moment I stepped out of the elevator and wow - what a spectacular view to the eastern part of Hong Kong.
1. Part of Kornhill in the front. Behind is Yiu Tung Government public housing estate. This is what the 88,000 policy laid by our ex-CEO. Built houses on the hill side with good view and location and the rent is just at around $600-1,000 from 400 to 800 sq. feet. However, for the middle class who is not qualified for public house need to be squeezed below the hill and pay a rent at HK$10,000 for a 400 sq. feet. Ain't it ridiculous when those tax payers live in a much poorer environment while the other people without any tax burden, living on Gov't fund aid, still can't get contented with such a nice house but rather complain they can't get enough. 2. On the left bottom is Tai koo shing, further middle is Lei King Wan 鯉景灣(Sai Wan Ho西灣河). Then the tallest one is Kar Hung Wan嘉亨灣. Further on the left is Lei Yue Mun鯉魚門.
3. Sugar the lounge, open from 5pm until 2pm. A nice place for you to unwind. 4. See this open terrace and the side bench making you feel like you are closer to the sky. I'll definitely try to get a drink with half dozen raw oysters to chill out.
5. Tai Koo Shing on the bottom. The other side is Yau Tong油塘/San Kar Chuen 三家村. My mother used to row a sampan across the harbour to visit her sister in Yau Tong. There was a time my mother got a bit nervous and stopped rowing, and warned me from not hanging out my hand out of the boat. Then a giant shadow moved beneath the sampan. At that time Hong Kong harbour was inhabited with quite many sea friends. 6. Quarry Bay. See the 2 tallest buildings on the left. It's The Orchards - very luxury. An apt. of 800 sq. feet is about HK$8 million.
7. Bottom part is Tai Koo Shing and behind it is Tai Koo Place - a commercial area. 8. My giant neighbour Island East. Due to its presence, my apt. has increased its value by 2.5 times, and I keep getting occasional phone calls from property agents. :)
9. the bar area of Sugar. 10. How can we miss our lovely old friend - Kai Tak Airport? Diamond hill is on the right behind.
10. the Entrance of the East.
5 comments:
is this hotel opposite to ur home sweet home?
You should go here in night time. the floor change color. very nice. and they have a DJ mix music. you should like it.
I missed Kai Tak Airport, lots of memory there.
Congratulations SEA, 2.5 times is a lot of money, especially during this kind of economy.
LA is 2.5 times negative. :(
Yes, TC, this hotel is just opposite to my apt. Check photo no. 8 - that giant Island East. It just blocks my bldg. So you can see all the buildings around that Island East is just 1/3 of its height. When the Eastern or North Eastern monsoon wind comes, it would create a swirl wind due to its round corner square shape. The wind is 4-5 times stronger than the time before it was built.
Thanks Anonymous. Will check that out.
SS, Yes, Kai Tak means so much for each of us. We took this airport to see friends and families. Heartfelt thanks to Kai Tak!
Thank you SEA for bringing us some good memory of old HK.
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