1. Yes.2. You can try to check in early. Your room may be ready. Otherwise, eat lunch. There are the following restaurants:
White Tiger, lunch buffet, RNB 188 per person; quality not bad.
Unicorn chinese restaurant, dimsum; did not try.
Butterfly Gourmet Court, many things to choose from menu, quality good. We spent about RNB300 for light dinner for 3 adults.
Petrus: Kobe steak, looked expensive, did not try.
Japanese restaurant: did not try.
3. Many restaurants in the zoo, mostly fast food, like HK Disneyland.
4. Don't know.
5. Clifford Food Street has many choices. It is next to Clifford Hotel. We chose Hakka food tonight, spent RNB 150 for 3 adults and were very full.