{"id":638,"date":"2015-07-23T13:44:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T05:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/?p=638"},"modified":"2019-10-30T10:56:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T02:56:07","slug":"affordable-apartments-near-hku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/affordable-apartments-near-hku","title":{"rendered":"Rejected from HKU halls of residence? You can live in these affordable apartments near HKU instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a HKU student, one of the most annoying things you have to deal with are the strict hall placements. Due to the strong sense of strong hall culture in the University of Hong Kong, students are placed in group interviews and judged on their potential contribution to the student hall. The good thing about getting rejected is you can avoid the freshman hazing and having zero privacy, but it\u2019s quite a hassle to find an apartment on a student budget.<\/p>\n<p>Locals still have the option of living at home, but what if you\u2019re a full-time international student rejected from the halls of residence? Don\u2019t fret &#8211; you can share these apartments and enjoy cheap rent instead!<\/p>\n<p>**2 bedroom apartments sorted from lowest to highest prices**<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kennedytown_swimmingshed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-639 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kennedytown_swimmingshed1.jpg\" alt=\"kennedytown_swimmingshed\" width=\"462\" height=\"452\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/hong-kong\/kennedy-town\/westview-heights\/565867-2-beds\"><b>Westview Heights<\/b><\/a><b> &#8211; Kennedy Town<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Town is where it\u2019s at &#8211; with the new MTR station up and running, living here has never been more convenient. You can either walk up from the Westwood, or if you\u2019re feeling lazy, HKU is only one station away!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kennedytown_sunhing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-640 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kennedytown_sunhing.jpg\" alt=\"kennedytown_sunhing\" width=\"471\" height=\"435\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/hong-kong\/kennedy-town\/full-harvest-building\/565993\/\"><b>Full Harvest Building<\/b><\/a><b> &#8211; Kennedy Town<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Living right above <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Sun-Hing-Restaurant-%E6%96%B0%E8%88%88%E9%A3%9F%E5%AE%B6\/364623660316024?fref=ts\" rel=\"noopener\">3am dim sum place<\/a>? How awesome is that? Also, if you didn&#8217;t\u2019 know, there\u2019s a Kennedy Town pier where people chill out, enjoy the sea view and drink booze purchased from 7-11.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kennedytown-sundaysgrocery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-641 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kennedytown-sundaysgrocery.jpg\" alt=\"kennedytown-sundaysgrocery\" width=\"475\" height=\"468\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/hong-kong\/kennedy-town\/timley-court\/565755-2-beds\"><b>Timley Court<\/b><\/a><b> &#8211; Kennedy Town<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Located on Catchick street, this building is relatively new and within walking distance to HKU. If you want to grab a bite to eat, check out the artisanal sandwiches at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sundaysgrocery?fref=ts\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday\u2019s Grocery<\/a> or all-day brunch at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Catch-on-Catchick\/457653084340066?fref=ts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Catch on Catchick<\/a> on the same street!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a HKU student, one of the most annoying things you have to deal with are the strict hall placements. Due to the strong sense of strong hall culture in the University of Hong Kong, students are placed in group interviews and judged on their potential contribution to the student hall. The good thing about getting rejected is you can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hong-kong-property","tag-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}