Besides being unusual as a means of transportation, and free, the escalators are really useful. The hill is steep and quite difficult to go up and down during the hot and humid July. While on the escalator one can also spot pubs and places to...More

Unless you want to walk up a LOT of steps (or down), take the escalator that has many sections and many shops, pubs, and restaurants along each section. It goes down the hill in the morning and up the hill later in the day. Very...More

A quirky method of getting up the steep hills of Hong Kong Island. Worth a visit, and allows you easy access to the roads in between around the "Soho" area of Hong Kong. The area itself is quite busy, and wasn't our favourite (we try...More

I just love the engineering that go along with these escalators. Taking you gently up through the city in to more residential areas with so many stops on the way. We got the escalators right from top to bottom one day and the next day...More

The Mid-Level Escalators were well worth the trip from Kowloon to sample. A series of gentle escalators not unlike an urban funicular, they take you among the terraced shops and restaurants along the backstreets in central Hong Kong. Truly unique experience - very glad I...More

Don't say you've been to Hong Kong if you don't go on the Mid-Levels Escalator - that's pretty much what I would tell my friends whenever they visit Hong Kong. A MUST-DO activity to experience the commercial and busy side to the residential and quiet...More

Travelled all the way to the top of this escalator. Very impresive. Then took a taxi to Central metro station.