Hong Kong and Macau_ City Guide (Lonely Planet, 14th Edition) - Andrew Stone [184]
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OUTLYING ISLANDS
There are not many hotels per se on the Outlying Islands, though you’ll find one each on Lamma and Cheung Chau and several on Lantau. There are guesthouses on these three islands as well.
During the warmer months and on the weekends throughout most of the year, estate agencies set up booking kiosks for rental apartments and holiday villas near the ferry piers on Cheung Chau and at Mui Wo (Silvermine Bay) on Lantau.
The HKYHA has two hostels on Lantau, and the Country & Marine Parks Authority ( 1823; www.afcd.gov.hk) maintains 10 basic camp sites for hikers along the Lantau Trail and a single one on Tung Lung Chau.
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LAMMA
CONCERTO INN Map Hotel $$
2982 1668; www.concertoinn.com.hk; 28 Hung Shing Yeh beach, Hung Shing Yeh; r Sun-Fri $400-800, r Sat & eve of public holidays $700-1200; Lamma (Yung Shue Wan);
This cheerful beach-front hotel, southeast of Yung Shue Wan, is quite some distance from the action, so you should stay here only if you really want to get away from it all. Rooms for three or four people are actually doubles with a sofa bed or pull-out bed.
MAN LAI WAH HOTEL Map Guesthouse $
2982 0220; manlaiwahhotel@yahoo.com; 2 Po Wah Garden, Yung Shue Wan; r Mon-Fri $400-450, Sat & Sun $550-600; Lamma (Yung Shue Wan)
This guesthouse greets you as you get off the ferry and begin to walk up Main St. Rooms have air-con and private shower and some have balconies ($50 more).
JACKSON PROPERTY AGENCY Map Holiday Homes $
2982 0606, 9055 3288; fax 2982 0636; 15 Main St, Yung Shue Wan; Lamma (Yung Shue Wan)
This property agency has studios and apartments for rent on Lamma. All of them have a TV, private bathroom, microwave and fridge. Rooms start at $300 per night for two people from Sunday to Friday and go up to between $450 and $550 on Saturday.
BALI HOLIDAY RESORT Map Holiday Homes $
2982 4580; fax 2982 1044; 8 Main St, Yung Shue Wan; s/d Sun-Fri $280/380, Sat $560/760; Lamma (Yung Shue Wan)
An agency rather than a resort as such, Bali Holiday Resort has about 30 studios and apartments sprinkled around the island. All have a TV, fridge and air-con and some have sea views.
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LANTAU
As on Lamma and Cheung Chau during the summer, and on weekends the rest of the year, you can rent holiday rooms and apartments from kiosks set up at the Mui Wo ferry pier.
The HKYHA ( Map; 2788 1638; www.yha.org.hk; Shop 118, 1st fl, Fu Cheong Shopping Centre, Shum Mong Rd, Sham Shui Po; MTR Nam Cheong, exit A) has two hostels on Lantau: one a stone’s throw from the Tian Tan Buddha in Ngong Ping and the other in a remote area of the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula. The hostels are open to HKYHA/HI cardholders only, but membership is available if you pay the nonmember’s rate for six nights here or at other HKYHA hostels.
You can also find three other decent accommodation options along Silvermine Bay beach.
REGAL AIRPORT HOTEL Map Luxury Hotel $$$$
2286 8888; www.regalairport.com; 9 Cheong Tat Rd, Hong Kong International Airport; r/ste from $3200/8000; MTR Airport Express;
A simple undercover shuffle from the airport terminal is this stylish hotel with more than 1100 sleek and easily accessible rooms, many with futuristic runway views. There’s a splashy indoor/outdoor pool complex and half a dozen restaurants. Soundproofing ensures the only noise is that of your own making. Rooms are also available for day use (five hours and more between 6am and 9pm) and cost from $880 for every five hours. Follow directions to the ‘arrival hall’ after getting off the Airport Express, then cross the pedestrian bridge to the hotel.
HONG KONG SKYCITY MARRIOTT HOTEL Map Business Hotel $$
3969 1888; www.marriott.com/hotel-search/china; 1 Sky City Rd E, Hong Kong International Airport; r/ste from $1280/1588; MTR Airport Express;
This hotel near the airport greets travellers with dignified but modern furnishings, miles of meeting space, secretarial services and a nine-hole golf course. The spacious