Guide to Residential Districts in Hong Kong
Featured District:
Happy Valley

Near Happy Valley racecourse

Home to six cemeteries

New high-rise tower developments

French and Japanese International schools

Nice restaurants and bars nearby

Learn more about Happy Valley
Guide to Residential Districts in Hong Kong
  • Featured District:
    Happy Valley

    Near Happy Valley racecourse

    Home to six cemeteries

    New high-rise tower developments

    French and Japanese International schools

    Nice restaurants and bars nearby

    Learn more about Happy Valley

Stanley

Stanley was originally named after Lord Stanley, a 19th century Secretary of State for war and the colonies. It is situated between Chung Hom Kok and Tai Tam on the south east part of Hong Kong island.

Stanley is the epicenter of the southside with the famous Stanley market – very popular with tourists and locals alike, and an excellent selection of restaurants all making Stanley a very popular destination. Many people love to live in Stanley because it is walking distance (nice and flat, good for strollers) to all these places. It is also very relaxed with a village feel to it, no high rises, a couple of beaches and popular with families and dogs.

A highly sought-after area for people don’t mind the commute to Central (25 minutes with no traffic, and up to an hour with traffic), Stanley is made up of large family sized apartments and town houses, with some smaller apartments above the busy market. It is predominately a low rise area, with only a few buildings near the market area being more than 3 storeys high and many are walk-up buildings.



Schools

Schools in Stanley are few - a Montessori preschool and a French pre-school Lou Pichoun plus a playgroup at St. Stephen?s Chapel, Stanley, an affiliate church of St John?s Cathedral in Central. St Stephen's College is a prominent private local school, currently applying to run the IB syllabus.

Transportation

Public transport is excellent and frequent, to and from Stanley. There is no MTR, but there are many buses. Citybus services 6, 6A, 6X and 260 from Exchange Square Bus Terminus (MTR Central Station Exit B) on Hong Kong Island serve Stanley Village Bus Terminus for Stanley Market. New World First Bus 65 & 63 start from North Point.

Most buses will terminate in Central, some Causeway Bay, also Aberdeen, Shek O and there is bus 973 that terminates across the harbor at Tsim Sha Tsui. Stanley beach is the site of the famous Dragon Boat Races in June and also boasts an excellent municipal windsurfing and water sports centre.

Since July 2007 Blake Pier was recommissioned to Stanley and erected next to Murray House. It is a public pier and has one kai-to route travelling between Aberdeen and Po Toi Island via the pier operated by Tsui Wah Ferry.



Facilities and Attractions

Stanley has a small public kids playground near the bus station, playground, a large library a bank and pretty much everything else you would need making it quite self-contained.

Apart from the market itself, the newly renovated Stanley Plaza complex offers a modern shopping centre with an excellent Parknshop Taste supermarket, a pharmacy, cafes and a variety of great shops. Another landmark of Stanley is Murray House, a Victorian building, originally a part of the Murray barracks in Central. It was demolished to make way for new developments and after several years when the numbered bricks were packed in boxes in the Country Park it was rebuilt in Stanley in the 2000?s and now houses different restaurants.

Next to Murray House is Stanley Plaza, a modern shopping complex but it also includes an outdoor amphitheater where often outdoor entertainment is provided. Past the amphitheater is the Tin Hai Temple built in 1767, one of the oldest temples in Hong Kong. Stanley has 2 famous beaches, Stanley main beach on the east, inside of the peninsula and St. Stephen?s beach on the western side. Both are sandy and have BBQ areas.

The Stanley military cemetery is located near St. Stephen?s beach. The Stanley Municipal building opened in 2006 and houses some Government offices, a branch of the Hong Kong public library and also some recreational rooms such as badminton and basketball courts. Stanley Fort is the PLA military barracks at the southernmost part of Stanley peninsula but this is not open to the public.



KEY CHARACTERISTICS:

Popular with tourists and locals



25 minutes to Central (no traffic)



Self-contained community



Served by plenty of buses



Venue for Dragon Boat races



Property for Rent in Stanley

Displaying 31 - 37 of 37 results
Country Apartments
Stanley

Ref#: 134846
Colonial low rise in Stanley with 3 spacious bedrooms, big open balcony and lovely ...
  3 Bedrooms
  2 Bathrooms
Updated on: 31-Mar-2023
Rental:
HK$58,000
For rent
HK$58,000
SA: 1,668
SA 1,668 GA: 2,000
GA 2,000
Ho's Villa
Stanley

Ref#: 134128
*Beautiful family home in a well-managed low-rise in the heart of Stanley. Only ...
  3 Bedrooms
  2 Bathrooms
Updated on: 11-Apr-2024
Rental:
HK$75,000
For rent
HK$75,000
SA: 1,589
SA 1,589 GA: 1,902
GA 1,902
Stanley Breeze
Stanley

Ref#: 132662
A modern 3 storey townhouse with a private swimming pool overlooking Stanley Beach and ...
  5 Bedrooms
  3 Bathrooms
Updated on: 02-Feb-2024
Rental:
HK$180,000
For rent
HK$180,000
SA: 3,227
SA 3,227 GA: 7,000
GA 7,000
Stanley Oriental Hotel
Stanley

Ref#: 4021
Well furnished studio serviced apartment with beautiful sea views overlooking Stanley. There are 2 ...
  0 Bedroom
  1 Bathroom
Updated on: 07-Jun-2021
Rental:
HK$39,429
For rent
HK$39,429
GA: 590
GA 590
14 Stanley Mound Road
Stanley

Ref#: 381
*A large substantial house in its own gated grounds which is a 2 minute ...
  5 Bedrooms
  5 Bathrooms
Updated on: 14-Aug-2024
Rental:
HK$250,000
For rent
HK$250,000
SA: 3,638
SA 3,638 GA: 5,600
GA 5,600
Stanley Oriental Hotel
Stanley

Ref#: 4020
Well furnished 1 bedroom serviced apartments with beautiful sea views overlooking Stanley. The unit ...
  1 Bedroom
  1 Bathroom
Updated on: 07-Jun-2021
Rental:
HK$64,735
For rent
HK$64,735
GA: 1,200
GA 1,200
Stanley Oriental Hotel
Stanley

Ref#: 4023
Well furnished Junior 1 bedroom apartment with beautiful sea views overlooking Stanley. There is ...
  1 Bedroom
  1 Bathroom
Updated on: 07-Jun-2021
Rental:
HK$40,606
For rent
HK$40,606
GA: 500
GA 500

Popular Properties in Stanley

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