Before I traveled, I noted that several reviews of this hotel mentioned the breakfast buffet, the price etc so I was aware that it would cost about $14, but that with so many nearby places to eat, this pricey option could be easily overcome.
So true. But I did eat breakfast there, twice, over two weeks, and discovered the cost was $148 HKD plus 10 percent service charge (about $20 CAD / USD). Now in Canada, when one pays upwards of $20 for any buffet, one usually gets a pretty decent buffet.
Not so with this hotel buffet: most of the foods seemed to be leftovers from the dinner buffet the night before. The dimsum was doughy, the scrambled eggs had me wondering what they had done to make them so rubbery and un-egglike, the carrots were drowned in water, the noodles were tasteless. The fresh fruit (two choices), congee (with toppings, a personal favourite) oatmeal and cereal were okay.
Why did I eat there twice? To make sure that the first time was not a blip due to staff shortages at Chinese New Year.
But the hotel itself is well located, the staff pleasant and accommodating, the room lovely. I was more than happy to make coffee in my room, then head out to a nearby McDonalds and get my scrambled eggs, sausage patty, home fries and coffee for under $4 USD/ CAD, and enjoy it a whole lot more.
Note: the pool is closed for about 4 months over the winter season, and the spa/massage therapist are not on-site, but called into the hotel spa area as needed.
