Silvermine Hotel is nice for the price, and we really enjoyed the view of the ocean. The rooms are cozy and the breakfasts are free; so if you are looking for a nice place to sleep, and friendly people; Silvermine is the place to stay. The ferry is only 5 minuets or less from the hotel, and the buses take you to nice places on and around Lantau's Island. I recommend taking the bus from the airport, just to get a feel of the Island.

This hotel gave us the best ending to our 3 week trip around China. The staff and the food are great. They are doing some maintenance on the building currently (which is desperately needed). The 'new' block is better but the rooms I saw were not that much better than the main block - check your room before checking in - the first one they gave us looked out over rusting air-con ducts and rubble. Once you get past that though the place is really great. The staff are friendly, from the front desk and serving staff to the management - all are really keen to help and make you feel welcome. The chef is really good - especially their big buffets with loads of amazing seafood and barbecues. They lay on entertainment in the bar even when there are only a few guests about. The pool is really nice and was very clean. The sauna and steam room were good too and it was great to be able to use the private showers to get ready for the airport if your plane is a late one (a bus runs direct to the airport from just round the corner). The beach at Mui Wo (Silvermine Bay) is lovely and the hotel is right opposite. A great stay! - but check around on the internet for a good rate - we paid way way below the rate advertised at the hotel.

We chose the silvermine because it is the closest hotel the airport... aside from the Regal airport hotel, but that one is really expensive. Due to flight cancelations, we had to stay in hong kong one more night so we wanted to go with something cheap and close by. It is a really cute place and the staff was really nice. Unfortunately the place itself is VERY run down and old. Its surroundings are beautiful, especially for nature seekers. Really calm and pretty. The hotel is right in front of the beach- if they renovated it, it would be awesome!!

All in all, if you want to save money, this place works... but it is certainly not anything luxurious.

This Hotel was in a nice location in the bay. In general the hotel is average!! And it is not worth for the money you pay. It is in a very remote location and ideal for Honeymoon couples looking out for a calm location...
I paid 133US$ for a non-bay facing room for a night stay (on the Christmas Eve). I found the following issues with the Hotel
1. No lift. You have to carry all ur luggage through the spring door all the way to ur room without any one's help. the manager offered me a help which i said "No Thanks"...
2. The bathroom doesnt have a exhaust fan. Imagine after using the toilet...
3. The bathtub doesnt have a lid.
4. AC dont have temperature control. You can just control the speed of fan.
5. No complimentry breakfast.
6. You need to pay extra for the internet.

Bottom line the rooms are very old and doesn't match the standards, for the cost you pay.

I dint expect these issues for a hotel which is rated above average.