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11/F Flat 1117, Sincere House, 83 Argyle Street, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
#15 of 194 B&Bs and inns in Hong Kong
Guests' ChoiceReview Score
Based on 129 hotel reviews
8.1Score breakdown
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Cleanliness
8.3
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Comfort
8.1
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Location
9.4
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Facilities
7.9
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Staff
9.1
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Value for money
8.3
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Free Wifi
9.0
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Reviewed: April 11, 2025
Jimmy
United States1 review8.0“Overall satisfied”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Quadruple Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
small
Clean
Stayed in March 2025
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Reviewed: April 9, 2025
Sonia
United States5 Reviews9.0“Great stay and location!!!”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
It is in a great location and close to the metro system…literally a block away. The room is clean. The mattress is on the firm side which I like. I had a great sleep. At night it was quiet (no neighbors being noisy or street loud noise). In the morning and afternoon if you want to nap you can close the window and put AC as white noise since there is construction going on 1-2 blocks away. The room may be small for people that are used to standard rooms in the USA, but if you want to find something affordable then this is the place. If you don’t have towels in the room just ask the front desk. Hair drier for example is a shared item so it is found outside the room, you just have to return it after use. To turn on the AC you have to switch it on (the switch is just outside next to the room door), if you want hot water for shower you have to switch on the heater (switch next to the bathroom door and allow 10-15 min to heat). The right elevator goes to the 11th floor. The elevator on the right goes to odd number floors. Great stay, I would stay there again!!
Stayed in April 2025
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Reviewed: April 8, 2025
Wendy
Isle of Man57 Reviews4 helpful votes7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Quadruple Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Fantastic location and staff very friendly
Stayed in April 2025
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Reviewed: April 6, 2025
Vicki
United Kingdom94 Reviews3 helpful votes9.0“Great location and lovely host”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room was small for the price paid but as long as you don’t have too much luggage it was fine.
The host was lovely and very friendly and helpful! The room was spotlessly clean and the TV had some great English language channels. Also a great location with a small 7 11 opposite and a great dim sum restaurant 2 minutes away plus Mongkok MTR station also 2 minutes away and 3 minutes from the Airport A21 Argyle Centre bus stop.
Stayed in April 2025
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Reviewed: April 5, 2025
Bethany
United Kingdom4 Reviews1 helpful vote9.0“Efficient and clean!”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The place is what you pay for, it’s cheap but cheerful. A bit confusing to find at first but it has everything you need, a bit dated but for what you pay it’s great, especially in Hong Kong
Stayed in March 2025
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Reviewed: March 31, 2025
Hang
United States14 Reviews1 helpful vote9.0Wonderful- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Deluxe Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
It's just a bed after all. Elevators don't have an up button and they often close elevators so we need to walk to the other side of the building. Elevators in these buildings only serve every other floor for some reason.
For the low price, it's slightly better than other choices in the area. Friendly receptionist lady who's very helpful. Wifi is good. Water provided.
Stayed in March 2025
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Reviewed: March 20, 2025
Siew
Singapore44 Reviews1 helpful vote9.0Wonderful- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Queen Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No
Value for money, good location, friendly and helpful lady boss.
Stayed in March 2025
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Reviewed: March 7, 2025
Seck
Malaysia6 Reviews3 helpful votes9.0Wonderful- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Triple Room with Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
Helpful and friendly staff. Great value for the price.
Stayed in February 2025
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Reviewed: January 18, 2025
Michelle
Malaysia3 Reviews1 helpful vote8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room is tiny but clean. Great location at Mong Kok
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: January 7, 2025
Kunal
Canada9 Reviews9.0Wonderful- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Great location and clean
Stayed in January 2025
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Reviewed: January 5, 2025
Yoav
Israel1 review7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Room
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Uncomfortable bathroom, building has only 1 elevator (for odd floors) and often had to wait several minutes for it. Also, I asked the staff not to enter the room when we weren’t there (for cleaning purposes), but a couple days later somebody came in to tidy the bed and throw the garbage. It made us a little uneasy. I think it’s miscommunication between the staff, but still I think it shouldn’t happen.
Amazing location, comfortable bed, relatively good price
Stayed in January 2025
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Reviewed: January 5, 2025
Jonathan
Philippines1 review8.0“Value for money”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Quadruple Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
none
location, cost, coziness, sense of security and good service
Stayed in January 2025
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Reviewed: January 4, 2025
Jacek
Poland128 Reviews7 helpful votes8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
All was ok
In the city center, right on the metro line and the A21 bus to the airport. I had a small room. but at a reasonable price.
Stayed in January 2025
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Reviewed: December 28, 2024
Phuong
Czech Republic4 Reviews8.0“The location is great”- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The location
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: December 20, 2024
Mary
Australia7 Reviews9.0Wonderful- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Triple Room with Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Only one lift servicing guests.
The location is accessible to food, MTR, and street markets. The room, although small, is clean and tidy. The owner is accomodating. Would highly recommend if you're not picky and just looking for a place to sleep after a walking the streets of HK.
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: December 15, 2024
Patrick
Germany69 Reviews7 helpful votes9.0Wonderful- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
nothing
We stayed only a few hours in between flights, but the hostel is ideally located, incredibly clean and the Lady at the reception was really nice.
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: December 2, 2024
Sejk
Switzerland8 Reviews8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Housing in Hongkong is expensive. So we had a quite nice expirience, here at Johnson Hostel. Our bank bed room had a window and a own bathroom. It was on the 5th floor, which was kind of convienient because one of the elevators was broken and there was often a huge line or long waiting time for it. So ww used the stairs which is no big deal in the 5th floor. The room and the bath facillity was clean and equipped with everything necessary.
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: December 2, 2024
Elizabeth
South Korea32 Reviews1 helpful vote9.0“Great location if you are using public transportation!”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Family Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Location was great, very close to MTR and many restaurants. Great communication from the hostel, very responsive and accommodating. It was great value for a family of five.
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: November 29, 2024
Mgrt
Netherlands95 Reviews16 helpful votes7.0“Acceptable choice”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Room
- • Stayed 6 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room did not have a window. The fan could need more cleaning. The check-in hours were limited. There were people smoking in the hallway without being warned.
The price was quite affordable. For such a location, the price was reasonable to explore the vibrant surrounding. The price also allowed me to have an indept experience in HK.The cleaning lady and guy were very helpful.
Stayed in November 2024
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Reviewed: November 11, 2024
Evelyn
Malaysia47 Reviews1 helpful vote8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Standard Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
the hot water only ran intermittently
Location was excellent - walking distance to food & shopping
Stayed in November 2024
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Reviewed: November 11, 2024
Raffaella
Spain74 Reviews5 helpful votes8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Standard Twin Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The walls are super tiny
It‘s very clean, and the location is amazing
Stayed in November 2024
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Reviewed: November 1, 2024
Cindy
Philippines3 Reviews8.0“Small but complete with the basics.”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Family Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
We only got to use the elevator once upon our check in. There were many people at that time and only 1 elevator unit working. Troublesome to take stairs going to our room in 5th floor after spending the whole day walking in the city.
Fully-functional small Family Room for 5 persons. Every space is maximized providing hooks for our belongings, common water station in hallway, electric kettle inside the room, electrical cord that served as charging station for our mobile phones. The bathroom is equipped with hot and cold shower. Trash bin is emptied daily.
Stayed in October 2024
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Reviewed: September 25, 2024
Mardhel
Philippines2 Reviews9.0“Very good and will probably stay again.”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Family Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
It is in the center of Mong Kok, very good location and is near MTR. The owner is super nice and helpful. They also clean the room everyday.
Stayed in September 2024
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Reviewed: September 23, 2024
Thomas
United Kingdom20 Reviews2 helpful votes9.0“Perfect location, great people.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Like all accommodation in Hong Kong, space is tight, so nothing bad to say here. Absolutely worth the money.
Staff was so very helpful and accommodating! Excellent location, very close to Mong Kok station and very easy to get to from the airport by bus. Also great location in Kowloon to visit and have meals!
Stayed in September 2024
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