I stayed in the Dorsett Olympic Hotel for a week. Overall I really liked this hotel. The rooms are small but it's Hong Kong, you can't expect to get a very large room at a reasonable price. As a solo female traveller I felt the room was small but nice and cozy. Another reviewer commented that this hotel is located in a total slum. It is true that the area surrounding the hotel is not very visual appealing. But a lot of areas in Hong Kong look a little run down but are perfectly safe. As a solo female (and often very paranoid) traveller i felt safe walking from the hotel to Olympic station since it is literally only a 5 min walk. However at night (past 10:30 pm) i took taxis just to be a little extra cautious.

The hotel lobby is small but I think that makes it easy for hotel staff to be aware of who is entering the building. I have stayed in much larger hotels and often feel a little unsafe when there are a lot of unsavoury characters hanging out in the lobby. Not once did I find some loittering in the lobby.

Given the close proximity to Olympic MTR station you can get to the centre of Hong Kong Island in less than 30 min (door to door).

I would definitely stay here again.

We stayed here June 14-16, 2007 and I would say this is a good and nice hotel for its price. We were able to get a good rate (400hkd per day) for a twin room. The room is very clean and well organized despite the fact that it is small. Staff speak good english, and they are very polite and accommodating.

The hotel is very accessible. Olympic MTR station is just a few walks away. Along the way, there is a nice restaurant (beside Bank of China along Tai Kok Tsui Road) that serves good dimsum. For breakfast, we eat 4 types of dimsum for only HKD$37! Then we walk a few steps and we came across a bakery called Victoria and bought egg tarts (which is only 3 for HKD$6). Instead of taking breakfast at the hotel, you can just walk towards Tai Kok Tsui and explore the stores and restaurants there. We saw a cooked food center along the road but we were not able to explore it anymore due to lack of time.

We will definitely stay again at this hotel.

Stayed here the first week of December 06 for two days. Being a big man 6ft4 230pounds ex rugby player, i found the room to be very small. i had double room with two single beds for me and a buddy of mine. It was rather claustraphobic, there was really no space to manouvre. The room was clean and the beddings were made up everyday. The bathroom is tiny. The guy at the reception was good though. He gave us maps and was always on hand to help if we had any questions.

Overall if you are small guy on a budget, its an ok place to stay. You can walk to the Olympic MTR or better still take the longer walk to Mong Kok MTR which gives you an eye opener on local HK.

I wont stay here again not because its bad, its just to small for me

I went to Hong Kong to see a friend who was there for a study abroad program. I stayed a week and I must say this place is such a great place to stay. Room and bathroom were small but that's ok. There was a TV with 2 english channels on it, the beds were nice, and the place as a whole made up for it greatly. There was excellent service at the front desk and they made it so easy for me with the english they spoke very well. Shuttle was always on time and the maid tidied up the room every day. Bellman will push the elevator button for you and direct you out to the shuttle bus when it arrived. If I had any shopping, direction, or nightlife question they were always helpful by pulling out a map and pointing out all they knew (which was alot).They called taxis for me (one time the guest service guy went all the way up the road just to flag one down for me)! I was so very pleased with my stay and would stay there over and over again. Be careful, though, It's in Olympic City which is not an area where many other westerners stay. The place is still VERY safe, and was never in any worry that anything would be stolen. I was pretty much the only westerner at the hotel. But a 5 min. shuttle ride will get you to an MTR metro station which will open the doors to anywhere you want to go in Kowloon or Hong Kong Island. It's SUPER cheap! So are the taxis, but more expensive than the MTR.

On the food end, there is a McDonalds just down the road, but who wants to go there? When you're in HK, do as the HKese do and eat at a local restaurant. There is a place very close by, to the left of the 7eleven I always called the "Hot Pot" place because it's real name was written in chinese, but it had THE best food from Vietnames, Chinese, and Indian you could get it there. Plus the bakery shops are also another thing to die for. I kept getting the raisin bread twists that were always sold there.

Nightlife...not in Olympic City or the surrounding area. Take the MTR to TST (in Kowloon) or Central station (on HK island) and enjoy the nightlife there, it'll only cost you about $2 US to get you there and it's quick. Only trouble I had here was getting back. The MTR closes at 12:30am and to get back after that time you had to take a taxi. I was either in TST or on HK Island so to get back to my hotel it usually ran me between $4.50 US and $15 US depending on just how far away I was from my hotel.

I would definitely stay here again without a hesitation.