Back in December 2017, me and a buddy went to Honk Kong and after spending our first 5 nights at Mirador Mansions which is located in the Tsim Sha Tsui area, we switched to Bishop Lei International House which is in the Mid-Levels area. We wanted to experience a different part of Hong Kong and check out the surrounding areas of each property.
front lobby
Location
Bishop Lei International House is located high up on a hill in the Mid-Levels area. It was hard for us to go too far from the hotel because it was too steep of an incline to go down the street. There was a Circle K convenience store just 2 blocks away and same with the Central-Mid-Levels escalator. This escalator is the world’s longest outdoor covered escalator system. It is 800 meter (2600 feet) long and elevates 135 meter (443 feet) and is a tourist attraction in itself. The whole system is lined with restaurants, bars and shops.
steps and Central-Mid-Level escalators right by hotel
One day we explored going downhill a little bit from our hotel and decided it was too difficult wheeling my chair any more, so instead of trying to find a taxi, we got help with a stranger to help me up the escalator. It was not wheelchair accessible at all so thankfully I only used it going up on a small section of it.
inside Central-Mid-Levels escalator
Accessibility
Getting to and from Bishop Lei International House is a bit of a challenge because of the hill but the hotel does offer free shuttle buses to Hong Kong metro station and other designated stops. There are 2 shuttle routes with one running every 30 minutes and the other every hour. They only run from 8 AM to 8 PM only. We never used the free shuttle so I can’t comment if the bus would be accessible or not. Getting around within the hotel was easy enough too.
free shuttle bus
Room
The room itself was a little bit small but as with most of my trips, we don’t usually stay in the rooms that much. There was a little table at the end of our beds with a kettle, tea bags, and other snacks for sale. The room did offer a nice view of the city from our window.
small room
The bathroom was really small too and the roll in shower wasn’t truly a roll in shower. Despite the staff telling us it was, there was a slight step to get into the tight shower stall. I had to get my buddy to put part of my commode over into the shower to even get me wet and had to fully turn the commode to the other side to get the other part of my body. It was quite a hassle trying to shower in this bathroom.
small step for roll in shower
Amenities
There is no free breakfast at Bishop Lei International House but there is the Terrace Room Restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. We did not eat here but the restaurant does look wheelchair accessible. We did not use the reading room, business center and fitness center either. The free wifi worked well throughout the hotel and our room too.
fitness center
Pool
There was also a really nice rooftop pool at this hotel that we did not use or hang out in. My buddy did just took a quick look at it and took some pictures for me in case we were going to use it, but our 3 night stay at this hotel went by fast as we did other things around Hong Kong instead. But looking at my buddy’s pictures, there wasn’t any wheelchair pool lift available but the view from the rooftop looked amazing.
pool with a great view
Bishop Lei International House was not the best hotel for me. Being at the top of a hill made it a bit difficult to just wander around the area. We needed a taxi to even the leave the vicinity since there were not a lot of things to do that required going down a steep hill. The room being a bit small wasn’t really a problem for me but having a step for the tiny roll in shower was. Next time if I do plan on staying in the Mid-Levels area, I will make sure it will be at the bottom portion of it.
