One thing that I really appreciate about your videos is that there’s no music tacked on in post to distract from the actual content. Thank you!

Great video! And not always easy to film in lounges, so extra credits for that!

One of the things I love about you Matt, is your thought process clearly includes your “dear viewer(s)”. With 6 hours before a flight, you’re off on a lounge crawl in HKIA. Most other people would use that time enjoying the sights, sounds and sensory explosion of Kowloon.

Another great video Matt. I think the Wing bathtub experience is something that elevates it a little beyond your experience. They're al lovely though as you say. I said hello to you in LHR GF the other day (07/06) as I was leaving - hope you were off to somewhere nice!

Thanks! I enjoyed the video. Watched the whole video!!

Thanks for the great info + video!

Good to see you back Matt

Nice review. Good to see all the options.

Thanks for this Matt. It is so enjoyable to get a down-to-earth review without gimmicky add-ons to accomodate the YT algorithm. As I drop from silver in a couple of weeks, I will be going through your "back catalogue" of YT vlogs on how to do a tier run with the possibilty of trying for gold, so these inputs help as encouragement. I take it you plan your connecting flights to give you all these hours to do your "research"? 😉🍾

What a crawl! Great vid

Great video! I agree with your rankings. The Pier F also has a massage service and day rooms (entrance near the showers). You can exit the QF lounge towards the rear to emerge in front of the entrance to The Deck, although you can’t enter the QF lounge from there.

Quite a thorough tour that was. The open spaces really don't do it in my opinion because of the echos and so on. But the closed off spaces are definitely doing something right in making a space quieter and dare I say, tranquil. Also, thanks for posting in 4K. 😊

Totally agree. HKG Pier First is my favorite lounge also. Followed by LAX Quantas First

I don't tell anyone I watch videos about lounge crawls. Sssshhh! But, this was a very good video, which I enjoyed!

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I see these videos and question if I should upgrade to Gold status as you have shown a whole new world out there waiting for us. Another great video thanks Matt.

Brilliant video. Having lived the last 8yrs in HK, I have to say your lounge experience at some of these (especially Cathay deck) can be completely changed depending on timings. I wouldn’t even bother going to the wing business lounge or the Cathay deck lounge due to this. 90% of the time it is absolutely mad (everyone in hk seems to have silver Cathay +). The pier business has always been brilliant (the huge space means even when busy you can find a nice seat..usually) and the Qantas I have to agree, I actually put that as the best in Hong Kong airport ;) brilliant video nether-less!

Excellent video - really useful to see the options particularly with OneWorld status. I've only been to Wing Business. I don't like long, thin lounges (fussy, I know!) - squarer shapes are much better for orientation and looking around. If I travel via HKG again I'll definitely visit Pier First as it looked the best for sure.

2:58 - hold the glass by the stem; it’s there for a reason 😊

Oh no! We were just in HK last week and did this very crawl - sod's law and all, but thank you for uploading - fascinating to see/listen to an expert opinion on these matters

The Cabana in the Wing First is certainly a unique experience that would add a lot of points to the scoreboard. The dining room in the Pier and the Wing First used to provide different offerings too, being Cantonese cuisine in the Wing and Western Cuisine in the Pier, until the recent outstanding Michelle-star backed Rosewood Cantonese tasting menu being offered (It was an Italian menu a few months ago). The Pier First also offered semi-private sleeping rooms and free neck and back/foot massages which I strongly recommend. Meanwhile, quiet sleeping sofa and tea house sections are also highlights in the Pier Business which I will add a lot of marks. I couldn't agree more, these are all decent, if not outstanding lounges around the globe.

Great video Matt! I would agree that The Pier looks far superior than The Wing

I totally agree that The Pier First Lounge is the best in HKG and arguably one of the best in the world. I always enjoy spending a few hours there before my flight. I also agree that The Wing First is underwhelming and noisy, however, their catering is usually quite good. I've never had a bad meal there whereas I've had a bad meal at The Pier First last time I was there, they had an Italian tasting menu which was quite terrible.

I'm using the Pier First this coming September and you have now persuaded me to arrive at the airport plenty of hours early...that bar looked way too tempting!!!!!!!

Bang on with your ranking, Matt. The Wing is in the older CX style so is aging a little - the part which attracts most popularity is the Cabanas. They are great, but if I were pressed for time The Pier (F or J) would be my go to. The J class lounge has excellent food and a real extensive buffet on offer. Great video! Final note, I didn’t see a massive boost with 4K - would save those extra pixels for zooming.

I must have been to HKG about 8 times In the last 6 weeks, I still find the airport badly signed, and finding that first wing near gate 64 is near impossible when coming airside. Great video.

The pier F is a favourite and I very much wait to visit it again but one that beats it, hands down, is the Swiss F lounge in the satelite terminal at ZRH. It's a tough one to get in to since you have to fly F or be HON Circle and since it is next to impossible to redeem miles for Swiss F it means paid F... which usually doesn't come cheap but well worth it when you find a sweet spot 😊

I've done both First Wing and Pier lounges. Agree the pier is better and also my favourite lounge in Hong Kong. Probably in my top three lounges I've ever visited

I certainly agree with your assessment of smaller lounge spaces being better than large open lounges. This is why I never really got the huge praise for the Emirates Dubai or Qatar Doha (especially the new Garden lounge) flagship lounges - they're all massive and very open (which isn't necessarily a good thing!)

he had another... Good man!

as you have been to lots of lounges ,,,,,,,,,,,,is the pier the best in the world ??? it must be as i think that your opinion is far more honest than ALL of the other bloggers etc etc thanks again for another great honest video ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, how is your health hope you are feeling well much thanks ............................tony

Nice work! I’ve just booked Cathy business class flights to/from Taipei via Hong Kong with a decent 4 hour connecting break on the return journey to lounge surf….😀🍻🥂

If said gentlemens club be the Garrick good luck to any ladies getting into the lounge!

Hi Matt, As if you said that the lounge looked like a gentleman club,.....with a lot of wood.....😂... Hope you are well sir! Thanks for the video. Lounges look so clean, organised compared to the London zoo! Food looked amazing! Keep well, Regards Thomas

We were in HK in March and they are extending the airport which looks a huge project, maybe the new terminal might be to Cathay only, not sure just speculating.

Great video Matt, but surprised you rated Qantas so highly. It's not an unpleasant place but there's no champagne and the Aussie wine is usually pretty cheap stuff. The food seems to be average business lounge quality.

I will be doing just this in 3 weeks time myself 😀

Matt thats barely any alcohol. Dont worry bout the haters,😂 were English we can do all that and then go for a few pints and a game of tennis what what!

Could you please provide some information in your future videos on how many hours before your scheduled flight you can go through security at the airport you’re visiting? You could simply ask the security staff when you go through. I remember once wanting to go through security at Gatwick Airport 6 hours before my flight and finding out the earliest was 5 hours before the flight. 😮😮😮😮

11:43 - You can hire a shower for about £20 for a 30 min session. Used them whilst waiting for my flight to MNL.

Deck is good for peak times, it's normally very empty compared to the Wing!

That first lounge seems very exposed and an unusual shape. You mentioned noise and I expect it would be rather less pleasant at peak time!

Nice selection there Matt. I would be interested to hear how close you thought the Pier first lounge was to the Concorde at LHR? I'm looking forward to spending some time at the Concorde (LHR) & Chesea (JFK) tomorrow 17/06. Enroute to LAX. Keep up the great work. Many thanks.

Hello from the Admirals Club in Mexico City Matt.

I only came to say, nect time.yoi do one could u make a note of the different champers in each lounge, thats the only reason id go

Thanks for the video Matt but with all due respect this was about as successful as my efforts of a pub crawl when i was 17 years old

I remember a Cathay lounge called 'The Cabin' - about half way between either end of the Terminal - it was small and a bit dingy, downstairs - but we got comfortable at the champagne bar so we stayed put. Does anyone else remember it? I assume it no longer exists

abalone is like chewing old sweaty shoe leather LOL. The pier looks like an amazing lounge. As for the Quaintarse lounge only offering Pork is not a huge surprise, given how much pork is consumed in HK and is a staple of Cantonese food. I have had the good fortune to live in HK for a couple of brief periods in the 80's and 90's and worked in hotels and one of the to 10 restaurants of the world at that time. I would expect the food and drinks options for the Pier and the Wing to have reflected the high standards common in the finest establishments in the territory, but seeing the lack of Hennesay Paradis or Camu XO behind those bars is extremely dissapointing, given that anyone with enough status or in First will be well accustomed to the finest things their corporate position generates for them LOL ( in the good old days Ex Pat packages would include 2 first class return flights, private schooling for your children, accommodation allowances or company apartments with use of company yachts at the weekend and vacation homes on Lantau or one of the other Islands, to mention a few ). As a 17 yr old Staying with my Uncle, a Banker with Standard Chartered, walking into many of the hotels and restaurants, he was greeted by name, even without a reservation, for 2 months, I don't think we ate in the house of an evening. I bet things haven't changed.

I can't think of a reason why I'll be going anywhere near Hong Kong or eligible to enter The Pier even if I did - but I'll certainly be trying to come up with one. 😄🍸

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Almost worth booking a ticket to HK😊

How many hours did you spend at that airport visiting all that lot 🤷‍♀️

Amex Platinum card holders can enter Centurion Lounge

I just came back from travelling Australia. I flew Qantas on a few trips. I was not that impressed with the domestic lounges.

Dear Matt , Is it possible to book Manchester to Inverness via Heathrow on avios. Can't book from Manchester directly as not a BA flight etc.Thank You

Try kyra next time

is the video mirrored? I have the feeling the my memory of the Wing is the other way around

Have u been to Buckingham palace im going in July

Yet another good video without the click bait sensationalism (I’m looking at you Non stop Dan😁) Off topic, but how about a video on Air Lingus giving BA tier points now? Only seen a small article on HfP and no one else seems to be talking about it. It seems really big news for me, maybe my regular work in Ireland makes me biased. Just booked my first BHX to DUB since I noticed this, so have used my BA number instead as a test. Hopefully it works. 👍🏼

How did you function after all that alcohol!

How is your health, sir?

Amex platinum and its priority pass scheme seems less and less appealing each video you produce on longue crawls....always got ques and some have questionable quality 🤔