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15 Hours in HKG Airport (NOT Going to City) - What to Do

15 Hours in HKG Airport (NOT Going to City) - What to Do

Old Oct 21, 2018, 11:53 pm
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15 Hours in HKG Airport (NOT Going to City) - What to Do

Hi

I'm transiting thru HKG in Cathy Business Class as a Oneworld Emerald and have 15 hrs Transit (9 AM to 1 AM). I'm not planning to pass through Immigration due to visa issues.

welcome suggestions on what to do for 15 hours in HKG Airport.

Thanks.
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 12:08 am
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welcome to the forum. The first thing I recommend you do around here is search! Because I presume embedded somewhere in this question is "which lounge should I visit" or "what should I do in the lounges" or something to that extent?

It's hard on mobile device but perhaps someone can put some convenient threads in. Or, just type in "best lounge" into advance search, or "lounge" or "long transit" or something to that extent. There should be 20+ threads that pop up.

You'll have access to 7 OW lounges: The Deck (J), The Wing (J), The Wing (F), The Bridge, The Pier (J), The Pier (F) and the Qantas lounge (J). You can also try searching for these specific lounge names.
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 1:08 am
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Originally Posted by QRC3288
You'll have access to 7 OW lounges: The Deck (J), The Wing (J), The Wing (F), The Bridge, The Pier (J), The Pier (F) and the Qantas lounge (J). You can also try searching for these specific lounge names.
15 / 6 (skip the Bridge) = 2.5 hours per lounge. That works.
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 1:32 am
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Originally Posted by percysmith
15 / 6 (skip the Bridge) = 2.5 hours per lounge. That works.
Haha, this post made my day!
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 1:35 am
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Well, you will have a chance at an experience many of us locals never get, simply because we don't have enough time to wait out the 2+ hours line. But you will!

- Get a Cabana at Wing F. It is essentially a hotel style bathroom with a shower and bathtub.
- Free Massage and day room at Pier F. They apparently have small day rooms there as well.
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 1:54 am
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man. i don't envy you.
fun as it is to lounge hop, 15 hours is really too much.
only so much food and drink you can consume.
i would choose to decamp at the Wing F cabanas possibly - but don't even think there is anywhere nice to sleep in there
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 2:18 am
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I saw the Aerotel is now open. Looks like they don't have beds, just resting lounges and shower in a private cabin. If you have access to the Pier F, Pier day suites is probably a better option.

https://www.myaerotel.com/hk/en/hongkong/sms/packages/
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 2:42 am
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Originally Posted by sxc
I saw the Aerotel is now open. Looks like they don't have beds, just resting lounges and shower in a private cabin. If you have access to the Pier F, Pier day suites is probably a better option.

https://www.myaerotel.com/hk/en/hongkong/sms/packages/
2 hour limits on both day suites and cabanas
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 2:44 am
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Originally Posted by QRC3288
2 hour limits on both day suites and cabanas
Are day suites ever busy? I've never not been able to get one.
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What's is the "The Retreat" -" 8 day suites with an apron view" at Pier F? Just saw that on CX website but link doesn't go anywhere. Can't recall reading about those before, has anyone used those?

Edit: Overlapped with previous posts. But really not much use if 2 hour limit...
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 2:56 am
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Are day suites ever busy? I've never not been able to get one.
ha perfect timing. My last time in Pier F to be precise: mid September. All fully occupied. Roughly 3pm on a weekday. Waiting list and they were enforcing 2 hour limit. (or so they claimed). I was just taking through a guest who hadn't been in the F lounge before, and only wanted to show. Not possible that time.

Agree in past I hadn't seen wait. But regardless, the last thing useful to anyone is to have people camped out in there all day and nobody else can use them. I'm definitely pleased there's a time limit. Although in practice, if the day isn't busy they might not enforce.

Originally Posted by gpia
What's is the "The Retreat" -" 8 day suites with an apron view" at Pier F? Just saw that on CX website but link doesn't go anywhere. Can't recall reading about those before, has anyone used those?

Edit: Overlapped with previous posts. But really not much use if 2 hour limit...
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 3:19 am
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Originally Posted by Whizkid
Hi

I'm transiting thru HKG in Cathy Business Class as a Oneworld Emerald and have 15 hrs Transit (9 AM to 1 AM). I'm not planning to pass through Immigration due to visa issues.

welcome suggestions on what to do for 15 hours in HKG Airport.

Thanks.
Just wondering, what is your visa issue
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 3:22 am
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Originally Posted by fotographer
Just wondering, what is your visa issue
Maybe he's a certain someone who works for the Financial Times.
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 3:39 am
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Originally Posted by sxc
Maybe he's a certain someone who works for the Financial Times.
even so he could get out for 7 days!

think the OP may be on a Sri Lankan passport (edit probably not too as Sri Lankan passport holders need to apply for a transit visa too).

Only 1 flight coming in ~9am. Then maybe connecting to the European / US flights that leave at night.
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Old Oct 22, 2018, 5:20 am
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What does the HK Government have against Sri Lankans?
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