Cathay Pacific Lounges

San Francisco Lounge

I started my trip to Hong Kong and Sri Lanka at Cathay Pacific’s First & Business Class Lounge at San Francisco Airport (SFO). Complete with showers, a fully stocked self-service bar, and a full-service noodle bar, Cathay’s lounge at SFO is quite the pit-stop before a 13 hour flight.

With a bar and showers being normal these days in airport lounges, Cathay Pacific stands out with their full-service Noodle Bar. Here one can get delicious Dan Dan noodles or tasty Wonton noodle soup made on the spot. Of course, other nibbles such as french cheeses, well-cured meats and buffet style plates are available for those not looking for noodles. 

The great lounges don’t stop there though – in fact, things only get better….

The Wing (Hong Kong #1)

At The Wing First Class Lounge, I was able to sit down to a meal at a full-service restaurant – something I haven’t seen in any other airline lounges outside of Cathay’s Hong Kong lounges.

Once on the other side of the Pacific, Cathay Pacific’s lounges get even more exciting!

At the restaurant you can pick a variety of meals and cocktails from the a la carte menu. I personally had the Dan Dan noodles – which were wonderfully cooked noodles in a soupy peanut sauce. Yummy!

After dinner, I was able to book one of the onsite “Cabanas” which are much like hotel rooms minus a bed. That means there’s a bathroom, full vanity, waterfall shower as well as a massive bathtub! 

Cathay’s Cabanas were splendid places to recharge before my flight onwards to Colombo. However, you’ll only find the Cabanas within the Wing First Class Lounge as the Business Class lounge only has showers…

The Pier (Hong Kong #2)

While the Wing at Hong Kong airport has Cabanas, it was the Pier which I was most impressed by. The Pier First Class Lounge (there’s a Pier Business Class Lounge as well, but this lacks a full service restaurant and massages) was beautifully designed and featured wooden and jade finishes throughout. The surroundings alone put you right at ease before your flight.

At the in-lounge restaurant, I had Hong Kong style beef noodles, pork ribs as well as a delicious coconut panna cotta. My waitress was incredibly friendly and recommended the Mojito as well as a mocktail made from coconut milk.

After lunch, I caught up on some work in one of the private nooks, called “Daily Suites” that overlook the runway and boarding gates. The Daily Suite was a private and tranquil spot to hunker down with my laptop and pass a few hours in between flights.

To round it all out, the Pier provided complimentary massages for passengers. Nothing like a massage before a flight! Of course, if you need a pre-flight drink as well, there’s a full-service bar as well.

The Bridge (Hong Kong #3)

Perhaps you thought two lounges was already one too many for an airport? Well think again! Cathay Pacific has FOUR lounges in Hong Kong International Airport!

The Bridge is a Business Class lounge which has all the amenities that you’d expect from an airport lounge, however, you won’t find Cabanas and First Class lounge treatment there as I did at the Wing and Pier.

The Deck (Hong Kong #4)

I ended my seven hour layover at Hong Kong International Airport at the Deck. 

This is perhaps the quietest and smallest of Cathay Pacific’s four different Hong Kong lounges. That said, there was still a fully-stocked bar, showers, relaxation space as well as the trademark Cathay Pacific Noodle bar. 

It was at the The Deck’s Noodle Bar where I spent the last few hours before boarding my flight home. It was all very fitting considering my trip started a week earlier on the other side of the Pacific – at the Cathay Pacific Noodle Bar in San Francisco!

Bangkok

While I only transited Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport for a little over an hour, an honorable mention goes out to Cathay’s lounge there. I enjoyed an early breakfast at the Business Class Lounge, where they served some tasty muffins, chocolate croissants, and of course, noodles from their now signature Noodle Bar.

The lounge was well appointed with wood and jade colored decor throughout – something which seemed to be a recurring theme across most of the newer Cathay Pacific lounges on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.