I don't really get the Silvermine Beach Resort Hotel. It's like a giant white elephant on…read moreSilvermine Beach, and just seems to be full of mainland Chinese tourists there for the seafood buffet promotion. With Hong Kong Island less than an hour away by ferry, and rates at the Silvermine equivalent to those on Hong Kong Island, I can't imagine why anybody would be staying there. Having said that though, at the weekends, it does seem to do a roaring catering trade.
For me, it's a pretty safe bet to get a cold drink when I am lounging around on the beach. And by safe, I mean easy, convenient, consistent, and frankly blandly normal. The drinks menu is nothing to write home about, this service is perfectly adequate and perfectly courteous, the food is as you'd expect this sort of hotel. It's all very normal.
To be fair, the dining options are pretty good. There is one restaurant that has a decent selection of Western food including such dishes as; burgers, sandwiches, pasta. And another restaurant, which specialises in Asian seafood, and usually has a buffet on at some point at the weekend.
The hotel has a big swimming pool out the back, but as you would expect, beach-goers cannot use this as it is for hotel guests only. You'll have to use the public facilities on the beach. It is also quite large, which makes it really good for functions away from Hong Kong Island. It's a rather rather pleasant day out from the office!
For me, the main purpose of the Silvermine Beach Resort Hotel, is as a marker point to know that I've walked far enough around the bay - sorry!