Yet another 1 night stay at HR Sha Tin. Arrived for check in at 7:30PM and given the entry level room I booked. Returned to the lounge and asked about this in light of every level of room being available for booking. Lounge guy said it was the only room he had on the club floor which is just lazy on his part. Oh, and I had to wait for 20 min to be checked in because he was on the phone (I did quaff a drink or two and scarf down a plate of salad in the meantime but no room number meant no internet).

In the end I did get a suite and he conceded that asking the guest might be a better way of going about this scenario.

I think the deluxe rooms are better than the Regency Suite FWIW. The open floor plan vs the separated rooms just flows better. The only loss would be the coffee machine that is in the suite but not the deluxe room. And waking up at 4AM with jetlag means the coffee capsules were put to good use.