Hi FT fam,
I'm looking forward to sharing a special report with you. It's been a busy few months and am looking forward to unwinding but wanted to get this trip report started and will continue to update as available.
This is my second long TR and excited to share this with the community. You can view my other TR here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...d-el-nido.html
This TR will consist of the mentionable parts of the bachelor party
, some wedding highlights and hotel stays, and will conclude with our honeymoon to HK, Bali, and the Philippines.
- JFK Terminal 2 - Delta SkyClub
- Delta First JFK-LAS
- The Centurion Lounge - LAS
- The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - 3 Bedroom West End Penthouse
- Las Vegas Food: Lotus of Siam, Dim Sum, Buffet
- Delta First LAS-JFK
- Andaz Wall Street - Buttonwood Suite & XL Suite
- India House - NYC - Wedding
- Viceroy New York for NYE - Park Suite
- Asiana F A380 Suite JFK-ICN
- Asiana A380 J ICN-HKG
- The Mira Hong Kong - Suite 80
- Hong Kong Food highlights
- Cathay Regional Business Class - HKG-DPS
- Chedi Club - Ubud
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Amankila - Manggis
- Cebu Pacific - DPS-MNL-KLO
- Shangri-La Boracay
- Cebu Pacific - MPH-MNL
- Marco Polo Ortigas - Manila
- New Cathay lounge @ MNL
- Cathay Pacific - J/F MNL-HKG-JFK
Flight Map
That should be enough. Let's do this:
Picked up bright and early by an off-duty Uber Black driver that my brother met one night, who happens to live 10 minutes from me.
Precheck at T2 was moving swiftly and was through security in under 5 minutes
Walked into the Delta SkyClub in T2 to find it empty, with limited breakfast options. Grabbed a yogurt and some coffee and found a seat overlooking the boarding gates.
Delta Flight 438
JFK-LAS
Gate C63
Seat 2B
Pillow and blanket waiting on the seat. PDB's were offered and I ordered a bloody Mary to get this trip started off.
Took off to the south and had a nice view of my neighborhood of Rockaway Beach across Jamaica Bay and Floyd Bennett Field directly below, which was NYC's first regional airport.
Hot towels/oshibori were distributed.
Breakfast was an inedible foam omelette and sausage. The bagel it is!
Cabin shot
The Centurion Lounge in LAS is located in Concourse D, across from Gate D1
Check in desk at The Centurion Lounge
Centurion Lounge Bar
Not much in terms of food options and forgot to take a pic but we were just waiting for a few other fellas to land, so we had a few drinks and made moves the Sprinter van waiting to take us to the hotel
Lobby of the Cosmopolitan
We were escorted into the VIP check-in area, where they had fruits, snacks and Champagne waiting.
We headed up the 61st Floor and made a right out of the elevator bank and walked all the way to the end to our 3 bedroom suite, Room 6118.
The room had a wrap around terrace, which provided us with some sun time and gorgeous views of the mountains, the strip and the airport.
Master Bedroom
Master Bath
Bar Area
2 minute video of the room - sort of makes me dizzy so view at your own risk
Night View
Took the party bus to Lotus of Siam which is located in a strip mall about 10 minutes from the hotel. This was my first time to Vegas and had heard amazing things about this place. It did not disappoint.
I have no clue but it was amazing
Spicy Chicken Wings
Soft Shell Crab Salad
Short Rib in Curry
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Garlic Prawns - By far the most epic dish, would go back in a heartbeat for these.
Hungry yet???
After dinner, I was told going to a club is a must for a Vegas bachelor party, so of course we did this. Marquee is located in The Cosmopolitan, so that made for easy access and transport via escorted elevator.
I remember most of this, i think...
What do you do after a long Vegas night? Dim Sum of course...silly kids you are..
Sorry for the terrible pic, but this basically represents how I was feeling, slightly hazy with a glaring shine peeking through my cloudy mind.
It wasn't amazing, but this helped
We decided it was a good idea to buy the motley crew at the hotel a cart of pork buns, so yea, that happened. They couldn't have been happier. Nothing like a pork bun with a side of glitter.
The next and last morning there, headed to a much needed breakfast buffett.
Wicked Spoon is located in the Cosmopolitan and featured a wide array of offerings for $35/pp
This is pretty much exactly what I pictured a Vegas buffet to be like and it was a fairly pleasant experience.
The brioche french toast was amazing
Headed out to the airport after breakfast. All in all, a very successful bachelor party, in that we are all heading home with all our limbs, necessary identification, and no facial tattoos. Some of you may question if that actually means it was a successful trip
Delta 1728
LAS-JFK
B737-800
Seat 2B
The couple seated in 1B/C could not have been more annoying. I feel bad for 1D as they proceeded to squeeze into one seat and snuggle, smooch, yippee and lol,lmao the whole trip. Ugh.
Can't tell if she is taking a pic of me taking a pic of them or what
Dinner was an edible short rib and I finished everything.
Up next...Andaz Wall St., Wedding, Asia...