Best lounge in HKG for UA Travelers? (HKG UC closed for remodeling Spring 2016)
Jun 20, 2016, 8:40 pm
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Flying out of HKG today, thought I'd check out the TG lounge. It's spacious and empty with really nice tarmac views. But the chairs are very uncomfortable and the hot food has an off smell that is permeating the entire lounge. Also, the wifi sucks (<1 mbs down). Fortunately, HKIA has excellent free wifi.
For my money, the SQ dungeon wins among the three *A lounges despite its lack of light or views. For one thing, it's well air conditioned. The terminal is absolutely sweltering today (84 degrees and 80%+ humidity when I woke up at 5:30 a.m.).
For my money, the SQ dungeon wins among the three *A lounges despite its lack of light or views. For one thing, it's well air conditioned. The terminal is absolutely sweltering today (84 degrees and 80%+ humidity when I woke up at 5:30 a.m.).
Jun 20, 2016, 9:21 pm
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Flying out of HKG today, thought I'd check out the TG lounge. It's spacious and empty with really nice tarmac views. But the chairs are very uncomfortable and the hot food has an off smell that is permeating the entire lounge. Also, the wifi sucks (<1 mbs down). Fortunately, HKIA has excellent free wifi.
For my money, the SQ dungeon wins among the three *A lounges despite its lack of light or views. For one thing, it's well air conditioned. The terminal is absolutely sweltering today (84 degrees and 80%+ humidity when I woke up at 5:30 a.m.).
For my money, the SQ dungeon wins among the three *A lounges despite its lack of light or views. For one thing, it's well air conditioned. The terminal is absolutely sweltering today (84 degrees and 80%+ humidity when I woke up at 5:30 a.m.).
Jun 21, 2016, 3:21 am
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Flying out of HKG today, thought I'd check out the TG lounge. It's spacious and empty with really nice tarmac views. But the chairs are very uncomfortable and the hot food has an off smell that is permeating the entire lounge. Also, the wifi sucks (<1 mbs down). Fortunately, HKIA has excellent free wifi.
For my money, the SQ dungeon wins among the three *A lounges despite its lack of light or views. For one thing, it's well air conditioned. The terminal is absolutely sweltering today (84 degrees and 80%+ humidity when I woke up at 5:30 a.m.).
For my money, the SQ dungeon wins among the three *A lounges despite its lack of light or views. For one thing, it's well air conditioned. The terminal is absolutely sweltering today (84 degrees and 80%+ humidity when I woke up at 5:30 a.m.).
Jun 21, 2016, 12:29 pm
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Hey I missed you, I flew out Monday, but Monday night! The AC was not working well anywhere in the airport by the time I got there Monday evening. I bailed on the HK Airlines lounge, it was too warm. The United lounge was another available choice, it was bearable but not exactly comfortable.
The TG and UA lounges seem to fare worse when it's hot since the hot air rises and gets trapped in that open upper level.
Jun 21, 2016, 4:00 pm
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And Piper-Heidsieck. I drop through going in either direction for a few glasses.
Jun 22, 2016, 7:03 am
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Jun 22, 2016, 6:36 pm
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last time a gentelemen said why not I will join you in one.. The place is great (SQ lounge that is)..
Jun 23, 2016, 12:09 am
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Slightly off-topic, but my wife and I are looking to go ORD to Siem Reap in October on our way to a meeting in BKK. Only one-stop option I see is 895 to HKG, then overnight to take a DragonAir flight to REP. I don't see any transit hotels inside security similar to SIN (please correct me if I'm wrong; that would be my first option). Barring that, which of the adjacent airport hotels would the wise folk of this thread recommend for convenience and comfort? Other option would be ORD-SFO-SIN-REP, which would let us leave the night before and avoid the layover, but at the expense of an extra flight and some backtracking. (Sidenote: the Silkair website seems down; can't get anything but a 404 error. Perhaps related to trying to log in from Norway???)
Jun 23, 2016, 6:31 am
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Slightly off-topic, but my wife and I are looking to go ORD to Siem Reap in October on our way to a meeting in BKK. Only one-stop option I see is 895 to HKG, then overnight to take a DragonAir flight to REP. I don't see any transit hotels inside security similar to SIN (please correct me if I'm wrong; that would be my first option). Barring that, which of the adjacent airport hotels would the wise folk of this thread recommend for convenience and comfort? Other option would be ORD-SFO-SIN-REP, which would let us leave the night before and avoid the layover, but at the expense of an extra flight and some backtracking. (Sidenote: the Silkair website seems down; can't get anything but a 404 error. Perhaps related to trying to log in from Norway???)
Jun 23, 2016, 6:31 am
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Will cose this thread, now that http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...22-2016-a.html
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