[2025 Hong Kong Stay] Travel Guide for YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel (Updated Apr)

🏠YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel - Sham Shui Po Address: Block 41, Shek Kip Mei Village, 70 Berwick Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon CHECK IN: 24 hours Mei Ho House is located in Sham Shui Po, about a 10-minute walk away, and requires a small slope to reach. The counter is on the first floor and you need to pass the counter to enter the building where the room is. When you check in, you will be asked to pay a deposit of HK$500, which will be returned when you check out. We booked a triple room with three single beds. The space is quite sufficient. The bathroom has a dry and wet separation and is quite large. There is no refrigerator in the room, but there is a refrigerator in the public area for freezing things. It is a bit like a youth hostel, and there is also a public area where everyone can dine together. #Hong Kong Free Air Ticket Travel Guide #TripMoments #Hong Kong #Hong Kong Free Travel #Hong Kong Accommodation Recommendations #100 Ways to Travel

🌈Theme Features: ☘️Mei Ho House, built in 1954, is one of the earliest public housing estates in Hong Kong and the only remaining 'H' shaped resettlement building. YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel was revitalized from the original public housing. ☘️As one of the earliest public housing estates in Hong Kong, Mei Ho House is naturally full of stories spanning half a century. Even the recent popular novel 'Kowloon Walled City' by Yu Er features a key character, Tornado, who once lived in Mei Ho House. ☘️A major feature of this hostel is the 'Mei Ho House Museum,' which showcases the history of public housing and the daily lives of the original residents. 🏘️Room Type/Layout: Twin room, approximately 25 square meters, with private bathroom, wardrobe, sofa area, and dressing/office desk. 🧹Soundproofing/Hygiene: The soundproofing and hygiene conditions are good, but it felt humid during that period, and the space seemed to be filled with moisture. The quilt was very thin, and using the air conditioner at a low temperature could easily cause a cold. Sofa🛋rest area and dressing/office desk. 🎯Entertainment Facilities: The room has a TV📺, and there are simple seats on the first floor. 💰️Average Cost: 180 per person, twin room 351. Booking on weekdays at the end of May was very affordable. Now, the same room type during the summer vacation has increased to five or six hundred. 💗Other Tips: ☘️Generally, hostels do not provide disposable toiletries, so you need to bring your own. Mei Ho House does not even provide slippers, so remember to bring them before checking in. ☘️The attached Mei Ho House Museum is well worth a visit. There are free postcards available at the entrance. It is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00-18:00 (closed on Mondays).

Address - G/F, Mei Ho House, Block 41, Shek Kip Mei Estate, 70 Ba Yuk Street, Sham Shui Po Environment/Facilities - Pet-friendly restaurant, located in the youth hostel Features - Mainly Western food, coffee, Western desserts Price per person - $100 (lunch) Rating - 5 out of 5 The last time I came to Mei Ho House was before the pandemic. It was still called "Breathing Restaurant", but now it has changed hands "Garden at Mei Ho Cafe". It's also a animal-friendly restaurant, perfect for furry friends. #Spicy Cream Sauce Prawn Pasta $98 Pan-fried prawns, the shrimp meat is crispy and bouncy; the pasta is moderately soft and very juicy, each spaghetti is wrapped in cream sauce; # Flip Index 5 points (out of 5 points) The restaurant is located in the youth hostel, the environment, decoration, service is good. Both ordering and delivery adopt a self-service model. Garden at Mei Ho Cafe Address: G/F, Mei Ho House, Block 41, Shek Kip Mei Estate, 70 Ba Yuk Street, Sham Shui Po Tel: 3728 3450 @garden.at.meiho @kiw.force #Western #Sham Shui Po #Food #hkig #hkfood #Tsim Sha Tsui Food #Food Friendly Restaurant #Workers Insurance Corps #Workers Find Food Corps #Pet Insurance #Camera Eat First #hkfoodie #hkfoodblogger #hkfoodpic #hkfoods #hkfoodshare #food #hkfoodstagram #hkigfood #foodiehk #yummy #foodie #hkfoodieblogger

Located in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Mei Ho House Youth Hostel is a hostel that combines modern and traditional elements. It has unique Dutch-style architecture and artistic design, many quiet rest public spaces, and retro-style rooms. Mei Ho House Hotel is located near Sham Shui Po and has convenient transportation. Friends who like nostalgic styleIt is worth a try. The room is large and clean. When checking out, you need to return the room sheets and bedding to the lobby by yourself. The price is also affordable, only $500 a night for a room for two, and across the street is the Sham Shui Po Food Street. There are also backpacker rooms and mixed male/female dormitory rooms. This is a special experience #Sign up for hotel test sleeper #Good place to go in the hot summer #Good place to check in #Mei Ho House Youth Hostel #Sham Shui Po

Meihelou Address－70 Berwick Street, Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong Environment/Facilities - 400 meters walk to Shek Kip Mei MTR station, there are youth hostel beds and rooms for rent, and there is a history museum and restaurant downstairs Features: A youth hostel converted from an old public housing estate in Hong Kong with a 70-year history Average price per person: around $250 Rating - 75

The hostel priced at around $300 per night was not only more purse friendly but also more sanitary, neat and comfy than many budget hotels in town. The room was long and spacious with common furniture, tv set, wardrobe and so on but it would've greater if there was a fridge though we might use the fridge in the common kitchen. And the customers were required to hand in the room's duvet cover, the bed sheet, the pillow case and the tv remote to the reception at the time of check in. #youthhostel #hostel

The Life Experience Pavilion in YHA Mei Ho Building is really worth a visit. Look at the old life installations and photos of the 60s and 70s at the original site of the public housing. #LocalTour #MeiHo House #Nostalgia #Museum #HongKongGood Places #Kowloon

Address: Block 41, Shek Kip Mei Village, 70 Berwick Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong Atmosphere/Facilities: Clean and cheap. Mei Ho House was originally a squatter area on the hillside of Shek Kip Mei. It was converted into a youth hostel after a fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei at night in 1953 (later commonly known as the "Shek Kip Mei Fire"). Features: There is a Hong Kong-style breakfast restaurant and Mei Ho House Museum on the first floor Price per person: depends on the room type: 600-700 yuan for a lower berth per night. A double room costs more than 1,2000 yuan. Rating: 8 out of 10 #Mei Ho House Youth Hostel #Cheap Hostel

After trying a strawberry🍓 smoothie yesterday Come and try the chocolate slate street flavor today 🥄Slate Street Milkshake $79 Lots of cream Oreo biscuits + cotton candy Very rich ~ the bottom still has grains very chewy 🥄Banana Chocolate $59 No cream provided with banana pulp 🥄 Wagyu Cheese Sun Egg Burger $138 Girls should never order a super full Because there are 2 layers of 1cm steak + cheese fries 🍟 I can't stand it anymore after eating half of it Although it's really good🤤 because the sauce under the skin of the burger is my favorite❤️ 🥄Fried Chicken Burger with French Fries🍟 $178 The fried chicken is crispy - with a little spicy sauce The point is that the chicken is very tender and not tough Praise 👍🏾 Note ⚠️ Business hours are 10:00am-6:00pm No dinner! address: Shop G01, Mei Kwai House, Shek Kip Mei Estate, Shek Kip Mei #holidaygoodplaces #HongKonggoodplaces #foodie

Today I went to Mei Ho House to participate in the hipster market. It took 7 to 8 minutes to walk from Sham Shui Po MTR Station to Mei Ho House. You can also visit the Mei-Ho History Museum, and if you have time, you can also walk up Mount Carlton to watch the sunset, and spend a half-day vacation leisurely. 

🏢Mei Ho House was completed in 1954 and has been revitalized from the first generation "H-type" resettlement building into a youth hostel converted from a former public housing unit🕺🏻 。 🫶🏻 The room is fully equipped and has a lot of space. When you check in, you can also ask the front desk to borrow a board game. We borrowed the Monopoly back to our room to play🤪 🕺🏻Recommend you to go to Platform Garden to take a picture📸 There is a lazy bean bag sofa 🛋️ During this stay, I saw a guest bring a guitar 🎸 to play and sing in the garden 🎶 After Hong Kong opens the border to a greater extent in the future, Platform Garden should be a good place to meet friends from all over the world 👩🏻‍🦱🧑🏼‍🦱👨🏻‍🏟🦱👩🏼 🍴When you come to Sham Shui Po, of course you have to try the stalls and street snacks🤩🤤🤤 There are too many delicacies to list, you can see from the photos😹 from morning to late night no problem👻 #MeiHo House #Sham Shui Po Food #staycation #hkfoodie

The youth dormitory in Mei Ho House, Kip Mei is closest A newly opened cafe☕️ Old School style There are nostalgic booths and outdoor camping 🏕feel photo spots📸 The weather is getting hot recently so I ordered a glass of ice cold Lime Soda🥤 The banana chocolate peanut butter cake🍰 is just right It's quite tasty 😋 📍美荷咖啡馆的花园（Sham Shui Po） G/F, Mei Ho House, Block 41, Shek Kip Mei Estate, 70 Ba Yuk Street, Sham Shui Po #localtour #foodie #cafe #HongKongcamping #familygoodplace

Mei Ho House Youth Hostel is located near Carlton Hill

The Mei Ho House was once a public housing estate. In this area of Shek Kip Mei, the early residents lived in the wooden huts of a shanty town during the 1950s, a time when poverty was the norm and survival was the only aspiration. Many of those living in this area were refugees from China’s civil war. The Christmas day of 1953 brought to the residents of the squatter area an enormous disaster. At around 9:30pm in one home a fire started by an accidental drop of a kerosene lamp. It became uncontrollable within ten minutes. The fire continued and destroyed most of the settlement area well into midnight. More than 53,000 people were on the streets within the short span of a few hours. In 1954, the Colonial Government built Mei Ho House to give home to the tens of thousands of whom the fire rendered homeless. The Mei Ho House was the resettlement housing that the Hong Kong Government built on the original site of the settlement area. The original resettlement consisted of eight six-storey resettlement blocks (A-H). They were H-shaped structures, which would become the prototype of the earlier public housing projects in Hong Kong. Indeed, the Shek Kip Mei Fire and the resultant government accommodation of residents marked the beginning of the Colonial Government’s general housing policies in Hong Kong. The first projects were public housing estates. In 2012, Mei Ho House’s Block H stands as the only building that remains on its original site. The Government had plans to revitalize this part of Shek Kip Mei, and Mei Ho House Block H was preserved. It now shines also as the only remaining Mark 1 H-shaped resettlement block in Hong Kong. The Youth Hostels Association now manages the building, providing room and board to visitors as a city hostel. Most importantly, the YHA also oversees the cultural mandate of the revitalized Mei Ho House. #meihohouse #shekkipmei #museum #publichousing #hongkonghistory #hongkongheritage #kowloon #museums#citydaytours#china

📍 Itinerary Overview 🚩 Sightseeing Route 🏖️ Must-Visit Attractions 🚇 Transportation 📷 Photo Spots 🍜 Local Cuisine 🏠 Accommodation 1.YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel 💡 Tips

Located in Mei Ho House, Shek Kip Mei, it is a youth hostel, close to Garden Bakery Factory in Sham Shui Po. They are also close to Shek Kip Mei Village, but a little further from the MTR station. This environment is very peaceful, quiet and comfortable. The air is so fresh.

✨Hotel Features: Ancient Buildings ♨️Supporting facilities are very good 🛁Room environment is complete and clean 💗Stay experience, memories of the time

YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel Another hotel with a convenient location is an old building that has been renovated into accommodation. The rooms are more spacious than many other places in Hong Kong. Downstairs, there is a vintage shop that reflects the classic and original Hong Kong. If you don't want to stay in your room, you can come out and sit in the outdoor area. They have soft bean bags for you to sit and relax. #HongKongTravel

Due to work convenience, I needed to stay overnight in Shek Kip Mei, so I chose the YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel located at 70 Berwick Street, Shek Kip Mei. This hostel is a revitalized conversion of the oldest 6-story H-shaped resettlement block, a historic building. There is also a nostalgic living museum on the ground floor, which is very unique! It is close to the Sham Shui Po area, with Garden Bakery, Apliu Street, Golden Computer Arcade, and the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, another revitalized factory building, nearby. Everything you need is within easy reach! The hostel's reception is in the ground floor lobby, and the check-in process is simple. You just need to pay a $500 deposit to get the key card. However, since this is a youth hostel and not a formal hotel, they have a special requirement: guests need to bring their pillowcases, duvet covers, and bed sheets to the recycling bin outside the reception when checking out, to facilitate collection for cleaning. The room is spacious enough and simply decorated, with beautifying paintings as accents. I was assigned to the 2nd floor, and the highest floor is only the 6th. The room has a large window with views of the nearby park and street. Basic amenities are complete, but due to plastic control policies, bottled water and toothbrush sets are not provided. The shower and toilet space is sufficient, allowing for dry and wet separation, and the hygiene is good! Overall, it feels relaxed and comfortable! Suitable for a simple staycation.

No milkshake No Life is an American restaurant located in Shek Kip Mei, well-known for its delicious food, cozy environment and attentive service. Special dishes: Wagyu Burger: No milkshake No Life’s wagyu burger is one of the restaurant’s signature dishes. The burgers are made from top-quality Wagyu beef from Australia, which is tender and rich in fat. The beef is carefully cooked, with a crispy skin and juicy inside. Every bite is filled with the rich aroma of meat and fat. Paired with fresh vegetables and special sauces, the burger's flavor can be enhanced. Banana Chocolate Milkshake: No milkshake No Life’s banana chocolate milkshake is one of the restaurant’s signature drinks. The milkshake is made of fresh bananas and fragrant chocolate. It is carefully prepared and has a smooth and fragrant taste. The banana and chocolate flavors are perfectly blended, and every bite is full of rich aroma and sweet taste. Other special dishes: In addition to the wagyu burger and banana chocolate milkshake, No milkshake No Life also offers other specials such as: French fries: Crispy and delicious French fries are the best companion to burgers and can be topped with cheese sauce. Roasted marshmallows: crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, it’s the perfect after-meal dessert. environment: The environment of No milkshake No Life is very comfortable, the decoration is very unique, and the walls are covered with posters and photos related to American culture. The restaurant is spacious, with neatly arranged tables and chairs, making people feel very relaxed. Serve: The service at No milkshake No Life is very attentive, and the waiters are friendly and willing to give suggestions to customers. They are very knowledgeable about dishes and drinks and can help customers choose the most suitable combination. Overall rating: No milkshake No Life is a highly recommended American restaurant with delicious food, comfortable environment and attentive service. Whether you’re craving a burger, a milkshake, or just looking for a place to relax, No milkshake No Life is a great choice. 🕰️Business hours: 11:00–19:00, closed on Mondays 📍Address: Shop G01, G/F, Mei Kwai Building, 13 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei 💰Average consumption per person: $230+

📍41, 70 Berwick St, Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong Hong Kong is famous for its extremely expensive hotel reservation fees! Because of its high population density, it is difficult to find a clean and cheap hotel near the city center 🥲 That's why I recommend Meiho Youth Hostel ‼️ It's a 5-minute walk from the subway station, and the price is cheap, and above all, it's a place with a history that is worthy of being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site 😵 (It was completed in 1954!) It's a place that runs toward 100 years of history, and everything from bedding to the kitchen, laundry room, library, and bathroom was satisfactory in terms of cost-effectiveness 🌷 #Travel Support Fund Event

#WinHongKongTicket In recent years, there have been many old housing revitalization projects in Hong Kong, and the YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel in Sham Shui Po is one of them. Mei Ho House is one of the first batch of public housing estates in Hong Kong and is the only surviving “H”-shaped building. As times change, the old Mei Ho House has been given new life under the planning of the Hong Kong Housing Authority and transformed into a youth hostel, and is also preserved as a public housing museum. There are also youth hostels that provide multi-person rooms, which are very suitable for solo travelers. This time I stayed in a multi-person room for girls, which was clean and comfortable. Each multi-person room had a separate bathroom, which was very convenient. There are many delicious foods around Sham Shui Po. Next time I want to stay at Mei Ho House to experience the local life of Hong Kong people. #HongKongAccommodation #HongKongTravel #ShamShuiPoAccommodation #Mei Ho House Youth Hostel #Mei Ho House Youth Hostel #Mei Ho House #Sham Shui Po Good Places #Sham Shui Po Check-in

Where you live and work, you should also have a pair of eyes that can find beauty👀 West Kowloon, Mong Kok, and Central are all worth checking in. Recommended cost-effective accommodation YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel Hong Kong Cultural Guesthouse - Tsui Yat Shan House

#christmastrip There’s this hostel in the city that was remodelled from something like a tenement building from a long time ago. The remodelling was done very nicely and the rooms are not too shabby. It’s actually cleaner than some hotels! They put on Christmas decorations and I really like them. It’s a good place to spend a night or two to try and feel immersed in some sort of history.

Hong Kong is indeed a legendary place where "every hurdle is difficult to overcome" (betraying one's age). Just look at how Mei Ho House was transformed from a former building into a witness to history. Mei Ho House was built in 1954. It was one of the first resettlement buildings built to accommodate the victims of the Shek Kip Mei Fire, marking the beginning of Hong Kong's public housing policy. The museum reproduces scenes from the 1960s and 1970s one after another (former unit facilities, food stalls 🍜, cinemas, street water stations, rooftop schools 🪑), which not only make me feel the difference between the past and the present, but also make me feel the perseverance and love of Hong Kong people back then 💓. To this day, Mei Ho House is still a gathering place for former neighbours, as many former residents would come to act as tour guides in their spare time, recounting the difficulties and emotions of the past in person. 🤔Can you imagine how people used to "#share space"? >>> People will gather in the 💦 laundry room to play mahjong >>> Two families of five will live together in a house of more than 100 square feet. The units are divided into two sections of different sizes by iron sheets. The life of the inner cage "big side" and "thin side" >>> When the unit is too crowded, some residents will move their own canvas The bed is in the corridor 💤 ———— ↘️ Useful Information —————— Location: Mei Ho House Living Museum Shek Kip Mei Village, 70 Berwick Street, Sham Shui Po G/F, Block 41, YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel Opening hours: TUES - SUN 1000-1800 Cost: Free 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ Promoting a culture of parenting that allows children to accumulate knowledge together #meelimami #Have fun #Free activities #Parent-child activities #Mei Ho House #Good weekend destination #Get to know Hong Kong #Sham Shui Po #Shek Kip Mei #Lifestyle #Staycation #YHA #Youth Hostel

Planning a summer vacation in Hong Kong on a budget? Don't worry, as this vibrant city offers several affordable hostels without compromising on comfort. Here are three cheap hostels in Hong Kong that provide a convenient and budget-friendly stay: 🛏️ YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel Situated in Sham Shui Po, YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel offers affordable accommodation in a historic setting. The hostel is located in a renovated heritage building and provides dormitory and private rooms. Guests can enjoy free Wi-Fi, a communal kitchen, and access to a nearby public swimming pool. The hostel is also close to local markets and cultural attractions like the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. 🛏️ Y Loft The Y-Loft offers easy access to the Chai Wan MTR station meaning that the numerous sites and shopping centers that make the island famous are all within easy reach. The hotel offers all the amenities and services that one would expect from a hotel of this standard including Wi-Fi throughout the building, disabled access and a gym. 🛏️ Check Inn HK Not far from Wan Chai Station, there is the inexpensive, no-frills hostel known as Check Inn HK. It's compact but sociable, with lots of areas for meeting and relaxing with other tourists.

#MeiHo House #Parent-Child Place #foodie #hkfoodie #pet friendly 📺Attractions: Garden at Mei Ho Cafe (Mei Ho House Youth Hostel) ♥ Mei Ho Building is the only remaining "H" type first immigrant building in Hong Kong. In 2008, the first phase of the "Revitalizing Historic Building Partnership Program" was converted into a youth hostel ♥ This restaurant has multiple photo spots📸 is divided into indoor and outdoor, pets are welcome to dine together👍🏻 Each seat has a different style of decoration, mostly nostalgic retro😎 There are records / Yes card different decorations📼 There is also a PET MENU👍🏻 ★ Warm reminder: ✦ In addition to pet-friendly restaurants, there is also a pet park outside the door👍🏻 ──────────────── Rating: (🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕) highest Value for money: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 Recommended itinerary: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 Overall rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 ──────────────── 💰Price: Free admission / food generous 🕰️Opening Hours: 09:00-18:00 📍Address: G/F, Mei Ho House, Block 41, Shek Kip Mei Estate, 70 Ba Yuk Street, Sham Shui Po 🚆 Access: MTR Sham Shui Po Station Exit B2 / Shek Kip Mei Station Exit A2

No Milkshake No Life (Shirley Street) (Shek Kip Mei) Deliciousness: 😋😋😋😋/5 Value for money: 😌😌😌/5 Return Rate: 🚶🏻🚶🏿🚶🏼/5 Price: HKD79, Slate Street Milkshake In fact, Hong Kong men like to drink milkshakes, so seeing that this restaurant has a milkshake as its theme, of course I have to make a cup. Since the Hong Kong men were already full, and there were more people waiting for a table, we had to take takeaway. So the milkshake is marshmallow, chocolate, and the milkshake seems to be chocolate taste good, but the chocolate is a bit heavy is a large whole piece, and the marshmallows are easy to clog the straw, only relying on the straw, in the street really can not do, may really have to find a day to sit in and drink slowly and sip burgers. ———-//////———— Address: Shop G01, G/F, Mei Kwai House, 13 Shiu Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei Tel: 9816 3818 ~~~~~~~~~~~ #takeaway #kongerguy #kongercouple #food #food #food #nmnlhk #ShekKipmei #ShekKipmeifood #milkshake #mikeshake #nomikeshakenolife #slatestreet #hongkonggoodplace #foodie

Mei Ho House in Sham Shui Po has now reopened. The new "Timeless" themed exhibition has added different scenes to introduce life in Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s. A calendar of Mei Ho House has also been added to the exterior wall to introduce the history of Sham Shui Po's district transformation. The new exhibition hall opened this time has ten new themes, including food stalls, street markets, grocery stores, restricted water supply in the past, and street herbal tea shops.

😬I saw someone recommending this restaurant on the internet, so I decided to come and try it today. Although the location is a bit remote, the advantage is the beautiful environment, the restaurant has open-air seating outside. There is a camping style setting outdoors, match the green leaves🍂 to feel a sense of tranquility. 😎 The interior is ice room style, more nostalgic, matching the revitalizing elements of Mei Ho Building. The decor inside is also very comfortable, full of childhood memories. 😗 Order your own food, then go to the pickup point to get food, I and my boyfriend ordered a mushroom stew Italian rice, each rice is dipped in sauce, very fragrant mushroom flavor, the largest mushroom in the middle processed, fried very fragrant, moisture burst. 😋 Eat carbonara already feel their pasta is very creamy, this time eat a lot of chicken portion, and the eye rich cheese flavor, worth a try. 😫 The disadvantage is the staff movement is slow. #foodie #localtour #hongkonggoodplaces