Review: Regal Airport Hotel Hong Kong

Very impressive bottles of water.

To me the threshold depends on the travel plans, time of day and length of flights involved. Case by Case basis.
My favorite airport hotel is the Crowne Plaza at Sea-Tac. Almost connected to the terminal, only about a 1 block walk from the outside parking garage. My experiences are limited in this area though.

$150 including message is a great price,especially considering it is in Hong Kong, one of the most expensive city in the world.
I used day room of Minute Suites in PHL. It is comparably more expensive, and room is small and old.

Also, I have to say clearing immigration at HKG is really really really fast, even compare to rest of the world.

Wow the Marriott airport property blows this property out of the water for a few more bucks
And I'm not a huge Marriott fan
Thanks for the heads up

@lucky - What does that sign say on the shower? Can't really make it out.

@Jsols - That hasn't been my experience. The actual immigration formalities at HKG are pretty hassle-free but before getting to them I've often been in long lines. And while I generally like the airport, the arrival experience isn't great - between long distances to walk, often needing to take the train, and long lines for immigration (and every passenger arriving HKG needs to go through those).

United at it again, this time in Belfast

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3133426/United-Airlines-passengers-stranded-Belfast-airport-21-hours-forced-sleep-floor-plane-diverted-unruly-traveller.html

I just stayed there on June 16 - like you I just wanted to get some sleep not worry about getting a shuttle etc - very convenient

@Lucky - have you not signed up for the eChannel yet at Hong Kong? You only have to have entered Hong Kong 3 times in the last year and have elite status with a frequent flyer program. Then you can use the automated gates at immigration. The signup is just past immigration and you only have to fill out a quick form. Takes about 5 minutes.

Wow, this post brought a lot of memories! When I was cabin crew for Asiana airlines (we're talking a decade ago) this was our layover hotel for the day or evening (just 8 hours layover to and from Seoul) and I can't believe they still have that same hallway carpet that reminds me of Willy Wonka 😉
But overall a comfortable place to rest.

Have overnighted at this hotel, and found it ultra-convenient. I was upgraded to a much nicer room than pictured, with views over the runway and the bay and hills beyond. Watching planes landing from a mere speck in the distance became a compelling obsession! I was unaware they had a day rate as it is not advertised/promoted. (LAX hotels don't either, infuriatingly). I will certainly use the Regal again if I have a 10+ hour layover at HKG.

US$150 including a massage in the city with the scarcest and most expensive real estate in the world?

Funny, in the major world city with the cheapest real estate, MEX airport has two hotels. You won't be getting a day room in either the Hilton or the NH for US$150 and certainly there won't be a massage included. And neither one looks nicer than the HKG hotel.

The business of bilking travellers with artificial airport real estate scarcity is a funny one.

It is weird how you see value. Aren't you a young man? Why the hell do you need a massage? It is really weird to me. Kind of gross. I would understand if massage is just a euphemism for some Chinese chick playing with your pecker.
I lived in nice hotels in NYC after I got rid of my apartment, and don't you see how little you really get from a hotel? What you should really be doing is figuring out how less valuable your money is when you blow it on hotel rooms than figuring out how valuable all these annoying point programs are that you mess with.
Hotels are actually kind of gross if you are there all the time in my opinion. I especially have issues with the bed and all the gross stains and smells, which bring to mind all the dust mites and disgusting crud and little organisms you are wallowing in. The bed. The couch. Everything. Yuck. The TV remote. The towels.
I can make $200 go so far, but that can be gone over night for nothing at a hotel.
It sucks for you. It's great for hotel operators.
I also would be bored to chronical everything I do or see. Plus, sometimes what you see or do doesn't have meaning until later. I think it would be annoying and lame and maybe signifying that you shouldn't be in these places if you have to take pictures to put on a blog or website.
I know there are a lot of people that in my opinion don't know how to travel or live, and are like mentally ill in having to know everything that is coming ahead of them or what they will see. They use your blog, and talk about not fun people. In fact, I think some of these people are just disgustingly and horribly cheap, and they want to wring everything they can- not to make their trip better, but for a mentally ill desperate greed. They're starving.

@ Johnny -- Say what now?

@ Andrew M -- Have been meaning to do it forever, but haven't gotten around to it. Definitely doing it next time I'm in Hong Kong.

@ Johnny~ did you stumble across this site by accident? I hope you find the one you need soon as your apparent mental illness need treatment pronto.

My stay at the Regal wasn't as good 🙁
the bottles of water had been opened and replaced with sink water (or ???) and the whole room stank of cigarette smoke 🙁
not a pleasant night

Many thanks for your detailed review. We plan to stay at this hotel but we do not know whether we need a Visum. It's just a short stay for around 15 hours and we do neither plan to leave the hotel nor to visit the city. Any advice?

Many thanks in advance!
Anita

@ Anita -- You'll have to clear immigration, so you'd need a visa if you'd otherwise need it to visit the city. What passport do you hold?

Hi Lucky-

I have an overnight layover in HKG on a mileage run I am doing. 13 hour layover Will I have to clear immigration no matter what? Do I need a Visa if I don't plan on leaving the airport?

Debating between the Premium Plaza Lounges or the Regal hotel...Maybe the Marriott, but I arrive late at night.

US Passport holder. Thanks for the advice!

Mark - in 13h you can actually get to any hotel in the city, sleep 8h and go back. Night buses to Mongkok, Central and Causeway Bay run all night. US Passport holders don't need a visa.

@Oliver. It is a time consuming hassle getting to either Kowloon, HK Island or nearly anywhere else if you are just going to a hotel to get some sleep and go back. The Regal Airport is a great option without wasting limited time, if the price is right. Go for it!

Interesting comments and always what seems to be at least one troll. We just need a couple of hours sleep, get in at midnight, leave early next morning. Looks good to me from what has been posted. Only question I have is can one go outside and find any local small mom and pop type vendors for morning breakfast.

@John33~ you can pick up something light at the sandwich bar inside the entrance to the hotel near the concierge desk. Otherwise there are any number of cafes and 7/11 style shops in the Arrivals hall which you will pass through on the same level on leaving the Regal on your way to Departures upstairs.

I stay at the Regal a lot, since it's so convenient to be able to walk to and from the hotel. However, the room rate is almost always at least twice what it should be, given the substandard conditions. So many of the rooms have broken AC/heat, the Wi-Fi is abysmal, the toiletries are really cheap and over-perfumed, the rooms are tiny, and it's impossible to shower without soaking the bathroom.

Thanks Lucky. Enjoyed reading this. We stayed at the Regal 4 years ago on an 8hr layover..just wanted sleep & shower so it was great. This time have 18hrs but still going to stay at the Regal as we land after 7pm and leave again at 2pm next day. Have brekky included & triple family room for cost $245incl taxes. Our 8yo will use the pool for sure! Love the convenience .. not after fancy