The architecture and Grand Theater venue at Xiqu are simply stunning. We came here to watch Lea…read moreSalonga perform and enjoyed the show and acoustics so much. The staff were helpful in directing us to our seats or the restrooms as needed, and it never felt too congested even if it was a full house. Of course, don't arrive to your show at the last minute. Be sure to come early enough to admire and explore the building, use the restrooms early enough, before your show.

Interesting entrance to the building opening up to an oval ceiling. There are some restaurants…read moreinside the building and it's directly linked to the Austin road MTR station. Pretty convenient site.

This theater is clean, well maintained and conveniently located. I love that they have vibrating…read moreseats and I think it adds to the movie experience. Sometimes the air conditioning is too cold, but I think that's more of a Hong Kong problem then it is a problem of theirs. The popcorn is tasty. You can choose from caramel, chocolate or salt / butter. You can even mix! If you have a Platinum American Express card, it's buy one get one free on Thursdays and Fridays! My only complaint about this theater is how the theaters are separated. They're split between the 6th, 8th and 10th floors of The One. I wish they were just all on one floor. Besides that, I would definitely recommend catching a flick here.

Just watched Jurassic World here (no spoilers below)…read more That's why newer cinemas with smaller theaters are better. Although they are located in different floors, the theaters are all conveniently located next to the escalators. And for popular movies like Jurassic World, they have multiple theaters showing it, so I have options to watch it at 8:00pm, 8:30pm, 9:00pm, 9:40pm... so flexible that it sounds like you can just walk in and there will be seats available. For smaller theaters, there are a few more perks too. Even row E (fifth row) is never too close to the screen. Actually I'd even say row E was perfect. Less people getting in the theater late, too. The sound system was great. 3D effect was okay, as I was never a big fan of it anyway. But most surprisingly, the vibration effect on the seats (which only available every alternate row) was great. You can definitely feel the immersion when the dinosaurs making big steps on the ground (and it does simulate real-life experience too, right? when you have heavy vehicles passing by, you feel the vibration on the ground). Anyway, I'd definitely prefer to watch movies in smaller theaters now. IMAX is great, but doesn't worth the money nor the time fighting for the perfect timeslot and perfect seats.

A pretty neat travel hack is to look up any last-minute AirBNB experiences, particularly evening…read moreones that don't break the bank (preferably with at least one drink included). Peel was on the list on a Friday night, tucked away in some of the diviest ex-pat bar districts I could have never imagined existing in Hong Kong. The whole adventure leading up to these streets felt like a new edition of New York I've never seen before. And that's a good thing. The space is small as well, so look for more of that East Village vibe. I was gonna originally give the experience three-stars, but added an extra star since the musicians were Filipino (and great to boot). Sorry, I think my bias is showing.

Nice place to have an enjoyable live jazz night, this place opens until 4am. We enjoyed the light…read morejazz tonight and we had a Serrano Jamon with pickles and sour dough bread, which very nice as well. Very good sound system in a rather humble place.

We saw this mall right across from our hotel and really loved it! There are two K11 malls in this…read morearea. One is K11 Musea, which is for luxury shopping. But this one, K11 Art Mall on Hanoi Road, is much more our style. It is very close to the MTR train station and stays open every day from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. The mall has 7 floors, 5 above ground and 2 below. It is not like a regular, boring mall. It mixes shopping with cool stuff everywhere. The stores are perfect for younger people. We saw a lot of local streetwear, cool pop-up markets, and unique designer clothes. They even have a Pop Mart store inside, which we loved! The food areas are great for a casual meal, and the whole place feels very new, modern, and clean. We had a great time here and highly recommend it!

Stayed next door hotel that connected to this mall. Quite nite and very clean. Several levels…read morewith plenty of stores plus a supermarket and restaurants on the lower levels. Also it connected to the train stations too. Very convenient to everything from stay, shop, eat and transportation. It's very walking distance to Nathen road and the waterfront too.

It's a "cinematheque", not just a cinema. Well but I will just keep calling it a cinema for now…read more. I remember when I was young (wayyyy too young), this cinema opened and offered membership to all movie lovers, for a very small annual fee. I got the membership thanks to my dad, and naturally this was the place I went to, when I ever asked a girl out for a movie first time in my life (it was Miyazaki's Whisper of the Heart, or 耳をすませば / 夢幻街少女, in 1995). But it's more than just memory. The cinema is conveniently located in Yau Ma Tai, but also quite interestingly hidden inside an estate, like it is never intended for general public. It has since become my go-to place for non-mainstream movies, whether it is local or foreign. I still remember a lot of movies I watched here quite specifically. Breathless is one of them, Paris, je t'aime was another one. I must admit that, to many of your eyes, they are still pretty mainstream. And for the other half of you, you may on the other hand think I'm pretty pretentious or being pseudo-intellectual. Don't get my wrong, I like Hollywood movies as much as the guy next to me, but once a while you want to see some movies that "break the formula", and in Cinematheque Broadway you can find them available, all year round.

Watching a movie here is guaranteed to make you feel hipster and cool. Hidden in a housing estate,…read morethis theater is often the only place in Hong Kong to watch indie films. On the ground floor of the theater, there is a CD shop, cafe, and bookstore. Although not the newest theater or the one with the fanciest seats, it's definitely comfortable and still a pleasure to catch a film here.

Snoopy's World is conveniently located within a shopping mall. There is a huge bus that kids can…read moreboard, a large playground with slides, and a small boat ride. The boat ride is short and sweet but unique. I think most shopping mall play areas do not have a boat ride. For each child to ride the boat, parent supervision is required. There was a line during our visit and our wait was approximately 20 minutes. The ride itself is probably two minutes long but the kids enjoyed it and saw different characters along the way. The whole play area seems a bit dated and could use a refresh.

Snoopy's world has been around for a long time, if you are nearby it, highly recommend you to check…read moreit out!! It is an outdoor park which located in New Town Plaza, MTR and/or bus will get you there. There are parking in New Town Plaza as well. It is FREE and kids friendly! Remember, it is only open during sunny days!

Hong Kong magazine has written great articles as of late about the small, off the beaten path, cool…read moreneighborhoods around Hong Kong. It was from one of these recent articles that I read about Odd One Out. My husband and I took the Ding Ding from Sheung Wan on a Sunday morning seeking out a cup of coffee to discover an uber cool art gallery that has a tiny cafe attached. It was the perfect way to start our day exploring this great little neighborhood, off the beaten path of Queen's Road in Wan Chai. Odd One Out is an active art gallery featuring lesser known artists producing small batches of lithographs, risprints, etchings, prints, etc. Artists were from Japan, US, Austrailia, China, etc. They also have some handmade greeting cards and small figurines as well. You could walk out with a small lithograph for $300HKD or an etching from the featured artist for $2500HKD. Prices are not out of sync or high for what you would expect to find for a numbered print by a quality artist. During our visit, the work of Kyoko Imazu was installed in their tiny space. The cool thing about this installation is that Kyoko does etchings, which is a craft that goes unappreciated by people outside the art world. It is a painstaking process of etching (scratching with a tool like a needle) a picture on a copper plate. At Odd One Out, Kyoko has a small vintage etching press that is right there in the studio where you can actually see and understand the process of how an artist makes an etching. This small press is unique and super cool. The gallerist (Kylie was her name and she could not have been sweeter or more interested in sharing her knoweldge in an unintimidating way) was saying that Kyoko has hosted some university students showing the the process of etching at Odd One Out. I believe this exhibition is up until November 17, 2015. We had a coffee in the tiny cafe called SFS that is attached. Coffee was a good bean and exactly the neighborhood local variety we were seeking. There is a small house pomerainean named Dim Sum who is there on sight too if you are a dog lover. Everyone we saw in store seemed to know this gentle little dog. He was kind of an added feature accentuating the vibe of Odd One Out. Odd One Out is a great neighborhood gem!

Lovely art gallery at the front and a cafe at the back, combining my love for art and delicious…read morecoffee in one place, es muy excelente! A bit of a trek from the Admiralty Star Street exit, so be sure to allocate 10 mins additional travel time if you are meeting friends there. I ordered a flat white while my friend ordered an Ecuadorian hot chocolate specialty drink. Pleasant environment and outdoor patio to just chill, and even play music (they have a classical guitar on display)! :)

Hong Kong Coliseum is the city's most well known concert venue. Unlike the long commute to…read moreAsiaWorld for visiting foreign acts, the coliseum (aka "紅館" amongst locals) serves as the default standard for most famous local ones. Many aspiring HK singers dream to perform here, and for the rest of us, it is our entertainment outlet; our hodgepodge of memories both old and new. A household name for nearly 35 years, it seats approximately 12,500, and is located in Hung Hom (#kowloonpride). The parking situation is limited to small lots and garages here and there, so count on shooting for the MTR as it's located right behind the Hung Hom station. The facilities feel somewhat dated, even after the 2008 renovation. Visit the men's bathrooms on the lobby level and tell me that's not true. It should be noted every show or sporting event does a fairly decent job at transforming the venue. Whether you're here for the Miss Hong Kong Pageant or the FIVB World Grand Prix, or some random Chinese concert (my first was Leon Lai in 1993), a good time is a must. While seating near the center stage is great, the relatively small capacity means there really isn't a bad seat in the house.

The Hong Kong Coliseum is well known as 紅館 by people in Hong Kong. Although it is called a…read morecoliseum, its most popular usage is actually to host large scale music concerts. This is basically the holy grail concert location for local artists. It was one of their ultimate goals to host a concert here before technology enables them to hack oversea markets! I have been to many concert locations in town but this is definitely the best to visit. The site is very spacious being able to host over 10 thousands audiences with quality audio-visual equipments. It is conveniently located near the MTR station. The most interesting scene is probably the combination of audiences and glowing sticks hawkers crowding around the place before concerts of popular stars:D Most importantly, every time I came here, I am expecting a great night of music experiences and the performances had never let me down! I went to the Twins 2015-2016 LOL Live in Hong Kong concert several days ago. Twins was the most popular canton pop girls duo in Hong Kong when I was small. The girls might not be the best in singing but their performance were definitely able to recall our childhood (or youth) memories! If you are into Hong Kong pop music (or other music concerts), you come here in 紅館!