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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 10:41 am
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I was disappointed with the club lounge at the four Seasons Hong Kong,it did not deliver for the premium paid.
The staff there were effecient but clinical,they weren't personable at all and often asked for my room number
They would pour different wines into the same glass (I had to alert them to this,to looks of surprise) and God forbid that you arrive at lunchtime wanting more than cookies to eat,there was certainly nothing else at that time.

The design of the terrace is crazy too,it's just a narrow walkway that's effectively a glorified smoking area.Whose idea was that?

It's nice to be able to sit outside in a club lounge.
Four Seasons can get it wrong too,even at flagships.
To date,our best lounge experiences have still been in Ritz Carltons,but one of the best was last year actually on the newly renovated club floor of the New Orleans Windsor Court.
To go on topic,most people there were in semi formal wear and we were smart casual.
The athmosphere couldn't have been more contrasting with say the Hk four seasons one.Windsor was far more homely.
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