Booked the Island Pacific primarly for the price through BA (less than £300 for 7 nights). I had been concerned about the location of the hotel but was reassured by the reviews on Tripadvisor.

This hotel is definitely not in Central but you can walk (briskly) to the nearest MTR station, Sheung Wan, in about twelve minutes and the tram stop is just along from the hotel. There are plenty of inexpensive buses passing right outside the hotel going all over Hong Kong island: Central Ferry Piers, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Aberdeen and Stanley. Taxis are cheap - $30HK (£2) to Central and $20HK (£1.40) to Hollywood Road/ Soho area. So there is no real issue with accessibilty to or from this hotel's location.

Des Voeux Road West is the the Dried Fish Market area in HK. Whilst it did whiff, I did not find the smell to be overpowering or sickening. The surrounding area is a predominately Chinese neighbourhood so don't expect a Starbucks nearby! But there are a range of local Chinese restaurants, banks, 7-11s and supermarkets to hand.

The hotel itself was perfectly acceptable and good value for the price (NB would not pay the hotel's rack rate or even internet special rate for here). The reception, housekeeping and door staff were very helpful and friendly. My room was compact but not too small, clean and tidy though the decor was rather tired (superior room with partial harbour view). The bed was on the hard side but that is not usual for Asia.

All in all, I had a very enjoyable stay at the Island Pacific and would not hesitate to recommend to friends or family.

We stayed at Island Pacific for 3 nights. We found it by internet and it was an emergency option until our previous booked hotel had free rooms, but It was better than we expected and we stayed here all the nights we were going to be in Hong Kong. The staff is extremely considerate and helpful. The hotel is very clean and nice and view from the room is amazing!

We booked a standard room and we were upgraded to an executive room. The room was big, nice, comfortable and the hotel was very quiet at night. Rooms have dark curtains to stop morning light, this is important because the window is really big. The bathroom is large and clean.

Although the hotel is a bit far of the center, you can find a free shuttle every each half an hour to a subway station, but the taxi is so cheap that we used the shuttle once. Moreover is close to Macau Ferry Habour, and this was great because we wanted to visit Macau too.

It has been very pleasant to enjoy the pool and there are several really good and cheap chinese restaurants close to the hotel. The hotel has it's own reataurant, but we didn't experience it.

This is a standard 3 star hotel, nothing more and nothing less. The lobby is a nice average hotel lobby (if that's important to you) however the rooms are quite dated and very basic. If you are on a low budget and just need a place to stay for, this is a good choice. However the location is not ideal, as it is out of the city centre and no tube station is close. Therefore you either walk to the MTR (15 min walk) or you take the tram which is almost round the corner.
We booked a Deluxe Room for a slightly higher rate than a standard room. I am still trying to figure out what the "deluxe" actually was. We were promised a habour view room, which we indeed got however at the same time we had a view on the 6 lane motorway.
To cut a long story short, it is a clean very basic hotel, with friendly staff but with no thrills.

we stayed in this hotel for four nights. it is clean i really like it, water on the shower is strong but not every time i flush the toilet bowl though, but over all experience is wonderful. very convenient location, accessible to everything especially with the authentic hong kong food just outside the hotel. the staff are nice and helpful. they gave us street and harbor view rooms even if i forgot to request. how wonderful! rooms are just perfect size for standard rooms. clean sheets and towels everyday. we will stay here again and the hotel is really recommendable.