This is fantastic guys, thank you! I so want to do one of these - the craving started after reading filthymonkey and rxfleming's trip a few months ago. I don't know any geeks who would entertain my suggestion though! Keep enjoying, looking forward to the rest.

Report on Hilton awaited, as we're about to book that for our January HNL run.

Good morning from LAX Flagship Lounge Uncle T!

Hilton LAX was good / fine. I have stayed there before and we again decided to "go wild" and SPLASH out in true style. So we had requested an upgrade to a corner room for $11 which cleared and due to my Diamond, they also upgraded us to an Executive Floor (top floor, floor 17).

Room was big, beds comfy, shower fine. TBH, we were a tad exhausted (I think meeting Filthy on the beach in MIA does that) so a few mins after arrival, it was lights out (11pm ish) and slept soundly until the alarm at 5.30am.

Shuttle to hotel arrived 3 mins after we got out of arrivals and shuttle to LAX waited for us this morning so all in all very smooth.

Last time I stayed there, I used the pool as well. Small ish but ok. a few hot tubs. And I used the executive lounge which is nothing special though gives nice views over LAX if your rooms doesn't give those.

a few more BA F pics (VFR is posting pics of lunch):



desert (which we had after the pulled pork sandwich):



afternoon tea:

so as mentioned, MIA immigration was a breeze. glad they finally got that sorted as it was a disgrace last time.

We jumped into an Uber to meet Filthy Monkey and Ms Monkey on South Beach.

Filthy might post a few more pics (there were some large margarita glasses, some beach action and a few car shots) but here's the official FT Mini DO November Miami South Beach photo:

after our Mini DO, it was time to head back to MIA:



after a quick shower, it was time to board our 738 to LAX. it was an older model (old livery) and the flight was at nighttime to quite dark.

a few pics of the plane:



Old style AA "IFE":



dinner:









Hello LA:

Good morning LAX - sunrise over LAX:



AA birds getting ready for the early morning departures:



and the empty AA Flagship lounge:




we are off to board our 763 to HNL.

VFR is still (! ) going to upload pics and more of a report from his side.

Happy Flying!

my oversight. just an addition to the picture collection on the F toilet then!

we had 4K and 5K which was great. Clearly the middle seats would have been good as travelling together but much better to have windows (though the partner seat for lunch was a bit tight on the shoulders to be honest).

No big deal for us ... we land at 18:30, and fly on again at 08:05 the next day. So it will be shower/eat/sleep/go
Good to hear the Shuttle is efficient, though ... but then they usually are with the "Big Boys"

We are safely in the embassy suites and have already been for a dip in the Pacific and a spin in the mustang.

Pics and report of the flight from LAX to HNL on AA 763 to follow.

I'm really enjoying this report, especially the holiday pics.

Aloha from Hawaii.

We've been able to get online from the hotel's computers (somehow doing pics via photobucket on the iPads isn't working) so here's an update (and a lot of pics from both us of - VFR has some catching up to do).

though not directly related to our trip, I admit I am more than a bit of a plane geek so here's a few plane shots whilst we taxied around LAX before take-off for HNL:










AA 738 Supporting Our Troops:




difficult to say who would win this race

LAX plane shots continued:







hopefully we'll make it to the islands before these guys:


LAX Trademark: