We (a couple both 50) have just spent 10 days at the Empire and while it is true that the rooms are small by western expectations, we found we adjusted very quickly and they are very serviceable. The area is a great place to base yourself for exploring Hong Kong as it is close to the MTR, buses and shops etc.

There is a Welcome supermarket and 7-11 across the road, which both have cheap supplies for fruit, water and drinks. Staff and locals are friendly and helpful. We were out walking around at all hours and never felt uneasy safety wise.

Nothing to do with the hotel but the area does have a lot of annoying Indian merchants who bug you as you walk around. Just ignore them.

We would definitely stay there again.

The location is a bit off the main road, but in an area that is not as commercial as in Nathan Road.

We got a room on the 18th floor, modern and with a very nice view. The room, however, was very small, but had all the facilities that a traveller needs, apart from space. We were travelling with two medium sized suitcases and two trolleys. There were hardly any space to store the suitcases and trolleys. If you wanted to open them up, you had to put them on the bed. With heavy suitcases that is a lot of heavy lifting. Normally you would put what you needed for a couple of days in the cupboards. In the Empire there is not enough room in the cupboards for two people, hardly for one person.

One nice tip about the location though is that is close to the Kimberly Steps and the arcade, which is across the Kimberly street, with a lot of nice restaurants.

Would we stay there again. No!
The quality is ok, but 'no' due to the location and the lack of space.

This hotel had an excellent location - close to all activities in Hong Kong, restaraunts, shopping, and walking distance from the harbour.

The rooms were very small, but from my research - this is common in Hong Kong.

The rooms were clean, and the breakfast was good.

We stayed 2 nights in this hotel in Hong Kong. The location was excellent. Walking distance to major tourist areas and subway.

The rooms were tiny and the beds were slightly hard (which is too be expected), but left much to be desired. We were on a high floor and had a nice view, but some of our friends (we traveled in a group of 8) did not. Also, we were checked into a non-smoking floor, but all of our rooms were smoky to one degree or another.

There is a pool and breakfast buffet, but we didn't get the chance to check out either. We preferred to go out for dim sum brunch both days.

The one downfall was the absolutely horrible customer service, by one employee in particular - Ken. Stay away from him. For some reason we were given rooms with 2 twins, and were easily able to change those to queen rooms although it was a bit of a hassle. But, due to some miscommunication error between the tour company and hotel, we were only given 7 breakfast vouchers instead of 8 and the hotel was less than helpful, in getting this fixed. We never did get this fixed. It wasn't quite the customer service that we're used to in America. We hoped they give us the voucher and work it out with the tour company. We had the tour company's phone number and offered to wait while they called, or let us call but they would have none of that and were quite rude about it.

But, if you're looking for a moderately priced hotel in Hong Kong and don't need it to be super luxurious, this is the place for you.