Cynthia G.
Yelp
As my title says it, believe it! Our journey makes Dorothy from wizard of Oz smirk in the corner and says I definitely made my bed. Lol! And this lounge just rewarded us for our efforts. Trust me, ..i'll probably be blogging about it or writing a little book about it, ...but stay tuned.
Anyhow, fast forward at 2am....when everything seemed almost bleak, we were able to go past through HK immigration and found our way to this lounge. We already made our reservation way ahead of time when we were still in China. At that time, we were contemplating either booking a hotel or a lounge. We were expecting to be back in HK overnight and our flight wasn't going to be until 1040am the ff day. All the decent hotels were overpriced.. so we started looking at the airport lounges. We found Plaza Premier First Lounge. With all the amenities they offered, it just totally made sense.
For 5hrs.. to pay $126/person... total $252/ 2 pax.. that's like 1 bedroom in a decent HK hotel... but this price gets you the ff:
* shower w/ all the bath amenities
* unlimited food (main entrees, desserts, snacks & drinks)
* 10minute massage
* $100HK gift certificate for shopping
* souvenir bottle canister
* lounge access to sleep
* free wi-fi
* you're already at the airport.. soooo no more extra pay for cab
I mean, if that's not enough..then I don't know what is. Plus, if you don't think that's not worth it, then I don't know what you're drinking.....but this is plain common sense.
So, we took the deal. And boy! We don't regret it one bit. The place is awesome! Clean, fresh, ..the staffs amazing! From the time we checked in at 2am.. ..the guy who's name starts with H..can't remember, he was so kind.. he offered to put away some of our luggages. Showed us the shower.. briefed us etc. I felt so refreshed after showering. I grabbed a dessert & the lady who helped me saw that I was taking photos was embarrassed and asked if she should grab me a better slice of the dessert I wanted. So sweet of her.
The capuccino coffee they had which I made was LaVazza, it was extremely delicious.. i had it with my dessert. After that, we rested. When we woke up, we grabbed a quick bite. The hosts at the restaurant area were so gracious. Always smiling and courteous. I got the mushroom risotto which was really good, but the adorable salads in mason jars were impeccable!
The massage, even if it was a quick 10minute push..he was precise to the points and relieved my back shoulder pains.
I"m just saying.. as a traveler.. you'd regret it if you have a long flight, a long lay over and not take this option over a hotel. And by far amongst the lounges I've tried.. -this one beats everyone so far!
Great job Plaza Premier First Lounge! Keep up the awesome work! Would definitely come back!