HONG KONG apartment hunting | 10 apartment tours in HK island, prices & tips

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  • @TheDesireeZing
    @TheDesireeZing Місяць тому +16

    As someone who's renting a one-bedroom in Singapore (known for its high rents as well), I'm thoroughly humbled, and thankful for my 400sqt little space. 😐

  • @Sdopson
    @Sdopson 3 місяці тому +17

    HK transport is so convenient, with the same price you can get a much bigger apartment in Kowloon and yet you can be in central within 30mins. My husband's office is in Central, but we always live in Kowloon and NT side for more spaces.

  • @angelawu7500
    @angelawu7500 Місяць тому +1

    You are my favourite apartment hunting UA-camr . You do a better job than most real estate agents. .plus you are so pretty .Keep it up!

  • @rachelsnow8448
    @rachelsnow8448 Місяць тому +1

    Thats so funny, I lived RIGHT across from the building you looked at in Happy Valley. We got to watch it get built, fun that I finally got a chance to see inside :D

  • @xyzxyz-h2k
    @xyzxyz-h2k 3 місяці тому +5

    Feels like I’m visiting with you, cool insight into apartment hunting , looking fwd to your next vid

  • @harleydavis3814
    @harleydavis3814 2 місяці тому +2

    I think apt 5 is best, especially with those sea views, it would be so relaxing to spend time there don't think I would get tired of the view. Also, I think apt 2 is good for price and location

  • @jianhuang3434
    @jianhuang3434 21 день тому

    Nice video. Moving to HK soon. Very educational. Thank you.

  • @ceedoubleyou
    @ceedoubleyou Місяць тому +1

    wow, forgot how small apartments are in HK, not somewhere I would choose to live if I didn't have to, Visited HK over 40yrs ago and loved how EVERYTHING was so handy, get down to ground level and food was just minutes walk away, anyway you wanted it, but now in Auckland, NZ, everything is just minutes drive away and it's been like this for at least 20yrs, so I'm happy.

  • @MindfullnessCN
    @MindfullnessCN 3 місяці тому +1

    Wow posted 15 mins ago! Perfect timing! I'm looking for a new place too!

  • @asiankitchen5294
    @asiankitchen5294 3 місяці тому +4

    The main advantage of living in a small apartment with limited storage is that you are forced not to buy too many personal belongings. It makes your life more organised 😂.

  • @SA-cloud
    @SA-cloud 19 днів тому

    Hey there. Thanks for the work to put his together. 😃
    If you've been in HK for 7 years, do you/can you get a residency permit after that time?
    I haven't been back to HK for a while. Gosh. My brother in law had a 1300 sq ft apt when I visited. In an area called Green Dragon Head (hey do you speak any Cantonese?) - that area was really nice, but he said it was old. I used to like it though, it was a bit less busy.
    I'm at that point where renting is impossible... but HK is so expensive. HK is unique and has that certain something that you don't find in other cities. After seeing a few other videos, I know what I am missing.

  • @DK388
    @DK388 2 місяці тому +1

    Interesting vid. Thanks for sharing love hk ❤ (and better weather than uk)

  • @molamolalaaa2968
    @molamolalaaa2968 3 місяці тому +10

    Apartment 8 does not make sense. The kitchen sink is basically unusable!

  • @lesliewuuuu
    @lesliewuuuu 3 місяці тому

    Wow not sure how i stumbled upon your channel, but thanks for sharing an insight of the options you can get in HK. Looking for to more forward content!

  • @sammmmmmmmy
    @sammmmmmmmy 3 місяці тому +1

    itz interesting that having a window in the bathroom seems not an issue to you when HK local ppl always take that as consideration because of the air circulation and humidity, and we also don't like any big windows to the west cuz it will be really hot and cost a lot more for AC.

  • @brendanjephcott2239
    @brendanjephcott2239 27 днів тому

    I have lived in two of these apartments shown in the video (I have since upgraded again and pay HK$60k per month). I prefer modern and newly built buildings

  • @annaly3
    @annaly3 Місяць тому

    I live in Sheung Wan! And I agree it's the best area to live 😊

  • @berryrl9
    @berryrl9 3 місяці тому

    Apartment #1 seems like the best option

  • @djdanielnoronha
    @djdanielnoronha 3 місяці тому

    Great video 👏🏻

  • @gismoscherer
    @gismoscherer 2 місяці тому +4

    and then there is the expert scene at the Kowloon side. I living now since 2005 in Mongkok, which is the busiest part of town in a 693sqf 2 bedroom flat at the top floor + roof top for 16k.
    Hong Kong Island is way too overrated.

    • @JaceWD
      @JaceWD 2 місяці тому

      why she just consider hk island...lmao typical expat that think central is the place in hk...
      newsflash it is not.
      anyone who been to hkisland can tell. mtrs are literally 20-30 years older than the mtrs across the bay. the trams r the same. they keep them for nostalgia purposes. mmm ok fine. doesnt change the fact they r 100 years old.
      the streets r smaller, more crowded and the shops r patheticly small and old. even shops in malls feels tiny and 50-70 old buildings. the new malls even times square dont feel actually luxurious. its overrated as hell. most toilets r crap compared to modern toilets on the other side.
      hilariously overrated place.

  • @rei__tv
    @rei__tv 2 місяці тому

    Wonderful video. Great information. THANK YOU.

  • @molamolalaaa2968
    @molamolalaaa2968 3 місяці тому +1

    You can also consider the Kowloon side.

  • @nnh2584
    @nnh2584 3 місяці тому +21

    Nano flats are totally inhuman in HK. Dunno how people would pay 20K for living like that.

    • @whatislovebutonelonggame5406
      @whatislovebutonelonggame5406 3 місяці тому +2

      Developers won't think for future generations??? One of my guest bedrooms is bigger than that...

    • @molamolalaaa2968
      @molamolalaaa2968 3 місяці тому +4

      The poor in Hong Kong used to live in cages.

    • @snailwzwz
      @snailwzwz 2 місяці тому

      😂 because they can get paid 50 K in the area

    • @sammychan506
      @sammychan506 2 місяці тому

      All factors decide by market

    • @TheTruthIsFiction
      @TheTruthIsFiction 2 місяці тому +2

      I lived in 111 mount butler road in one of those huge apartments. The rent was subsidised by the government. Dunno how people would pay 60k for living there.

  • @AndrewLauJunyong
    @AndrewLauJunyong Місяць тому

    Asking the tenant to buy a fridge and washer is crazyyyy

  • @nadiadayan4302
    @nadiadayan4302 3 місяці тому +1

    Hi Elena! What’s the name of the building of apt 4? The one that’s all furnished. Looking to move to HK and that would be ideal. Thanks!

  • @alonshalit5778
    @alonshalit5778 3 місяці тому

    Cool times flat-hunting with you.
    Can you advise the visa you have and the processing info for it or maybe good visa(for residing in Hong Kong as a foreigner)options you recommend.

  • @lani.saulinggi
    @lani.saulinggi Місяць тому

    I am watching this video because I will move to HK in 1 month.

  • @mrking3289
    @mrking3289 Місяць тому

    Come to the UK , you can have big garden ?

  • @kooman28
    @kooman28 3 місяці тому

    I believe The Gloucester may be a suitable option for you.

  • @mattchan383
    @mattchan383 3 місяці тому +1

    Tips for foreigners renting apat in HK
    -price can be bargain more than local people
    -ask for cleaning and repaint the wall is a must
    -don’t need to concern about the length of Normal 1 year contract, can move out anytime and get the deposits back with reason*
    -try save cost by renting a bit far away via private taxi driver to pick you up go to work every morning (taxi driver are starving since covid)
    And more …..

    • @mattchan383
      @mattchan383 3 місяці тому

      Local hker, 2013 worked in London paid 38k hkd for 40sqm, …if no other reasons not worth to work in a place with high living cost, I have lesson learnt

  • @cholbon_bonbon
    @cholbon_bonbon 3 місяці тому

    4, 6, 8 квартирки лучше остальных. 6 имеет красивые виды из окон❤

  • @debbyfan5964
    @debbyfan5964 3 місяці тому

    thanks for sharing ❤

  • @claudiayapgsell105
    @claudiayapgsell105 Місяць тому

    Great❤

  • @kseniarezunique8319
    @kseniarezunique8319 2 місяці тому +2

    All the flats are the size of a normal walk-in wardrobe. Bloody hell that’s tiny 🥹

  • @Sy-xi9bb
    @Sy-xi9bb Місяць тому

    Elena, would it possible to find a nice place for 8000 - 10,000hkd on hk island?

  • @alex_gmtm
    @alex_gmtm 3 місяці тому +2

    I live in Kowloon TownPlace. It is the best serviced apartments in HK.

  • @sierramist0789
    @sierramist0789 Місяць тому +2

    *immigrant, not ex-pat.

  • @mildredchey3930
    @mildredchey3930 3 місяці тому

    Tung chung the flat is bigger youcan get a 1000 sq feet with club house !

  • @ulricortega4238
    @ulricortega4238 3 місяці тому

    I give this video like and hope you will run ads to promote your nice channel

  • @elisa.iseppi8818
    @elisa.iseppi8818 Місяць тому +1

    How people are willing to pay a small fortune to live in a shoe box is blowing my mind. If you aren’t rich or earning enough to afford comfortable living in a big city, you wait till you’re able to! What sort of solitary, sad, unfulfilling life can you live in a place where you’re hardly able to move around, let alone have people over? I always watch these sort of videos, “apartment hunting in nyc, london, San Francisco, Seul etc”because I kind of like seeing how people live in these places but there’s a constant thought at the back of my mind telling me “why? Why would you put yourself through it?” These are for sure amazing cities, but are they worth it if they force you to live like this? London is one of my favourite cities, yet I much rather visit it every once in a while than actually live there if all I could afford was a tiny apt. The beauty of the city would be ruined for me if I was to sacrifice my life in such a small place or I was sharing with 2/3/4 strangers.

  • @kamanama3671
    @kamanama3671 Місяць тому

    $2400 a month. $28,800 a year.

  • @billcheung4439
    @billcheung4439 Місяць тому

    HONG KONG apartment charge too h/price not good for living

  • @kadekeqw23
    @kadekeqw23 Місяць тому +1

    Those prices are beyond stupid.

  • @jasonedwards6870
    @jasonedwards6870 Місяць тому

    In terms of what you get for your money HK must be the worst value in the world? I know those prices would get more space and better quality living in London, Singapore and Paris. Probably NYC the same? I didn't stick around for the next vid. I felt a bit cheated you left the reveal in a second upload. 😢

  • @jamestong9343
    @jamestong9343 2 місяці тому

    To be honest HK island is too crowed, why don't u consider New Terrorists with more space and less money.

  • @whatislovebutonelonggame5406
    @whatislovebutonelonggame5406 3 місяці тому +3

    OMG, they are all so tiny. Shoe-box living.

  • @Ivanlysenko4872
    @Ivanlysenko4872 Місяць тому

    Какое убожество за такие деньги… даже кондиционеры в окне…

  • @xxxyyyzzz74552
    @xxxyyyzzz74552 Місяць тому

    I feel we are lucky in Singapore