I had the opportunity to visit the new CX First/Business class lounge yesterday, so I'd like to share some info with you all.

It is located near Gate 63 and extends all the way to around gate 65-67. Its actually one level below the departure gates and there are two lifts (1 for F, 1 for J) and an escalator to get you down there.

Business Class Lounge

In the J-class lounge, there is a large seating area, with nice Italian fabric furniture, all with electrical sockets and I believe a dataport. The Noodle Bar is at the end of the lounge and of course you have the shower rooms and toilets (each cubicle has its own wash basin), interesting tiles too, pebbles "melted" in transparent marble. In the middle section of the lounge is a work area with computers all hooked up to the internet, I didn't count the number of computers but its in the range of 15-20 (in the J-class lounge alone). There's also a "Smoking Bar", a "Long Bar", a "Short Bar" in that area.

First Class Lounge

All sofas are leather and are very comfortable, there's also a work area with computers (around 10-15). The Haven, with its fabulous buffet is at end of the lounge. The Cabanas don't exist, but in its place is what I find even better. Its called the "Day-Break Rooms", and there are 6 of them, so get yours early. Inside is a nice couch and next to it on the wall is a LCD panel which controls: lighting, TV, CD player, the blind (which is actually a wooden partition to a panel of frosted glass with bamboo inside), and also service call. In front of you is a larger LCD panel to watch TV and choose the CDs which you'd like. Of course there are still shower booths with all the amenties.

There are BIG LCD screens throughout the whole lounge for TV and boarding info. The J lounge is decorated in a lighter colour(light-coloured wood and carpet), whereas the F lounge is in a darker shade (dark wood and dark purple carpets).

I'm sure no one can complain about the food, its still done by the Peninsula Group.

All in all, I actually found the Pier to be more comfortable than the Wing, maybe I'm one of those who like a ceiling rather than open space. The ventilation, I can say, is far better than the Wing since its an enclosed area so they can control the a/c better. I'd seriously recommend the "Day-Break rooms" if you're travelling alone, its out of this world!

It will be opened on the 16th of November and with all the Australian flights parked on that side of the terminal, I'm sure it'll be a big hit.

p.s. sorry about not having any pics