Mei Ho House

Mei Ho House
美荷樓
Mei Ho House in 2013, after renovation
General information
LocationShek Kip Mei Estate, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°20′02″N 114°09′49″E / 22.33395°N 114.163705°E / 22.33395; 114.163705
Opening24 October 2013 (2013-10-24)
ManagementHong Kong Youth Hostels Association
AffiliationHostelling International
Other information
Number of rooms129
Number of restaurants1
ParkingNo
Website
www.yha.org.hk/en/hostel/yha-mei-ho-house-youth-hostel/
Mei Ho House
Traditional Chinese美荷樓
Simplified Chinese美荷楼
Cantonese Yaleméih hòh làuh
Literal meaningbeautiful lotus building
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMěihé Lóu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationméih hòh làuh
Jyutpingmei5 ho4 lau4

Mei Ho House (Chinese: 美荷樓), formerly part of Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong, is the last remaining example of a "Mark I" building in a single-block configuration. While the other buildings of the estate dating from the 1950s have been demolished, being replaced by new ones, Mei Ho House was chosen to be preserved and was reopened in 2013 as a youth hostel and heritage museum.