I did a staycation here (I live in HK at the moment), as we wanted to be close to Sai Kung (diving, junk place) for two days at the weekend, and amusingly when you consider the current pricing (~700HKD a night) it is about the same as a return taxi to HK island. Being locals we got there on the MTR/public transport system, and its a reasonably close walk from Shek Mung station, and left in a car (plenty of taxis around at 8am, though we got an uber out). The hotel feels brand new and is huge, recognisable in the local area.
Felt elite recognition, after the super slow check-in (no reason for this, seemed to be a consistent problem for all guests), was reasonable, as a Titanium guest:
- Upgrade to a club king room from my cheapest rate, was on the 29th floor with a room looking onto the river and the same view as the lounge (on level 30)
- Executive lounge had a reasonable spread in the evening (cheese, noodles, pork dumplings, fruit, deserts, other small nibbles) and it included free sparkling wine (not champagne)
- Welcome fruit bowl (small, 3 items, but better than nothing) delivered shortly after we checked-in
- Breakfast at momo cafe is way better than anything in the lounge, and was a good spread with Western and Eastern foods, including an egg chef and noodle station
As this is a Courtyard and in HK (with the protests), dirt cheap - if you wanted you could easily drink and eat your room rate as an elite vs going out. Plenty of people did however seem to have this plan, which meant that the lounge was packed (aka no spare tables, people sitting on chairs, which we had to do) at both 5.45pm and 7.30pm (we went out for dinner inbetween), which is a bit of a shame.
We ate at a local restaurant near the MTR station (a roast meat restaurant), which was very local but the manager spoke perfect English to guide us through the menu (no picture menu available). It isn't on google maps but was listed by openrice (local dining app/website) as being popular. Note the local restaurant choice isn't huge unless you don't mind local HK type places, but if you were worried about that there is always a large McDonalds right below the hotel (lobby is about 3 floors up).
Overall felt it was a very reasonable stay, well priced (at the moment) and convenient if in the area. There was a shuttle bus to get you to Kowloon and other nearby places that might make it a bit more convenient, but it certainly isn't for tourists in HK unless you really want to save money and are willing to spend a long time on the public transport system.