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                                                                 “Many travel vloggers have filmed hotel reviews, but
                                                              not many film reviews of hourly hotels. We may even be
                                                              the first to do so in Hong Kong,” he says.
                                                                 Mr. K and his girlfriend hope to provide more infor-
                                                              mation on budget-friendly sexcation for young couples.
                                                              “Most youths do not have much money, but they want to
                                                              visit high-quality hotels at lower prices,” he adds.
                                                                 Other than four-star and five-star hotels, hourly love
                                                              hotels are also popular alternatives for sexcationers.
                                                                 Mansion G Hotel is an hourly hotel co-founded by
                                                              Jenson* in 2017. It is the first hourly hotel in Hong Kong
                                                              offering self-service check-in. A passcode is provided to
                                                              customers prior to check-in through an instant-messaging
                                                              application. Customers can then use the passcode to un-
                                                              lock the reserved room without any contact with a recep-
                                                              tionist.
                                                                 “Some people feel awkward talking to a receptionist,
                                                              and not everyone likes to have their sex lives revealed to
                                                              strangers,” Jenson says.
                                                                 Jenson reveals that his relatives do not approve of what
          Different coloured frames represent different price ranges.
                    (Photo courtesy of Room Busters)          he does and told him he would end up in hell for operat-
                                                              ing an hourly hotel. But he does not think so. “Booking a
                                                              room for sex is just like booking a badminton court for
                                                              badminton,” he says.
                                                                 No.7 Fortress Hill Hotel is another hourly hotel that
                                                              provides contactless check-in service. Yee*, the hotel own-
             Like how a foodie reviews                        er, started a new branch in February amid the pandemic.
                                                              “The pandemic did not have a significant impact on our
           different restaurants, as sex-                     business. People have more time to go on sexcations,” she

          cationers, we also review dif-                      says.

         ferent hotels we visit for sexca-

                             tions.






        mation on the Internet. “Like how a foodie reviews differ-
        ent restaurants, we also review different hotels we visit for
        sexcations,” Hugo says.
           Goopenroom,  another  sexcation-sharing  Instagram
        page with 11,300 followers, is run by Mr. K* and his girl-
        friend.  Unlike  other sexcation  sharing pages,  they  also
        started a YouTube channel to share video reviews on top of
        text and photo reviews.
           “Photos are not comprehensive enough for followers to
        get a clear view of the hotel rooms,” Mr. K says. Their vid-
        eos feature thorough information about hotels, including          Gooepnroom’s YouTube Channel
        transportation routes, interior design and facilities.            (Photo courtesy of Goopenroom)
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