As promised, some pictures of the domestic CA business lounge:

http://lh6.google.com/flyersniles/R_...nessLounge.jpg
http://lh4.google.com/flyersniles/R_...C03585.JPG.jpg
http://lh5.google.com/flyersniles/R_...C03586.JPG.jpg
http://lh3.google.com/flyersniles/R_...C03587.JPG.jpg
http://lh4.google.com/flyersniles/R_...C03588.JPG.jpg
http://lh6.google.com/flyersniles/R_...C03589.JPG.jpg
http://lh4.google.com/flyersniles/R_...C03590.JPG.jpg
http://lh6.google.com/flyersniles/R_...C03591.JPG.jpg
http://lh3.google.com/flyersniles/R_...C03592.JPG.jpg

Pros:
- Nice view of tarmac
- Open room, high ceiling
- Good location near security check
- Bedrooms available (4-5 rooms)
- 5-10 public PCs

Cons:
- No Wifi
- Staff seem busy (had to wait 5 minutes for internet cable)
- Had to show my BP/*G card to 4 different people at 3 different counters before i could enter lounge
- Small food selection (dinner area only open from 17.00-19.00)
- Bathrooms very dirty (garbage bins overflowing with paper towels)
- Not all seats have internet connections (especially in the back)
- No garbage bins in the seating area
- The day i was there the room temperature was quite high (could be a coincidence)

Great pictures, thanks.

Are the Business and First Class lounges separate ?

Would you know what time the lounge opens ? (my flight is at 0720 )

Business & First in same area but separate AFAIK

Not sure about the opening times

See my report with over 90 photos

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showp...2&postcount=29

Wow. Very comprehensive. Thanks

2 questions:

After arriving at T3 (SHA-PEK), is it possible to use the airside domestic CA lounge to wait for a friend on a later flight?

Any idea when or if NWA will move to T3?

I can answer this question accurately because I happen to know NW's country manager for China. The answer is that they have no plans on moving to T3 because, among other reasons, they like the idea of being at T2 in both PEK and PVG.

I have 3 questions re T3.
I will be making a connection in PEK, with almost 2.5 hours to spare. Arriving on Air China domestic flight, transiting to Air Canada to Vancouver. My understanding is my Air China flight arrives at T3C, and Air Canada departs at T3E. from a map that I dug up at JAL's web site (can't seem to find anything better from anywhere else), it shows TC3 to TCE are connected via a "shuttle".

http://www.jal.co.jp/en/other/info2008_0303.html

Questions:
1. Do I have enough time to make the above transit (assume I have checked bags)?
2. From map on that link, is "shuttle" a bus or train? Please elaborate on its frequency and time to complete journey from T3C to T3E?
3. Side question re arrival on LH from NRT: are there ATMs in T3E arrival hall that accept foreign credit/debit cards. Which banks are there?
TIA

Yes. Even taking into account your probable delay, 2.5 hours is a pretty big cushion.

It's a train, similar to ATL. IIRC, they run every 3-5 minutes. If you're lucky, you'll get BPs all the way to Canada (or wherever you're going) at your origin city. Otherwise, you might have to go to the departures hall (an additional train trip plus a bit of walking). In either case, you'll be fine. You will clear immigration after you get off the train at T3E.

Yes, there are ATMs... most of the major Chinese banks plus Citi and HSBC IIRC.

moondog,
Appreciate your info ^