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

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 🤔

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!

Maybe you should consider joining alcoholics anonymous with that drinking you engage in 😮 you are destroying your liver with all those drinks

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!!!!!!!

Thanks for the great info + video!

Wow. A Brit referring to an American as "standoff-ish." Frightening to think what the Brit crew were like in comparison...

From one "Grumpy customer" to another, thank you for this. I found at the perfect time, though it does not seem to cover our situation and am hoping you can share your knowledge. My wife and I returned from on Friday evening. Our outbound flights with Qatar on a BA flight number was delayed arriving into LHR and so departed late to DOH, arriving after the gate had closed for our connecting flight to MLE. The agent arranged for the 12 PAX on the same connecting flight hotel accomodation, as the next flight was 24 hours or so later. Unfortunately having boarded the new connecting flight 24 hours later, the pilot announced a mechanical issue meaning disembarking whilst a new aircraft was arranged. Our 01.15 flight was put back to 3.15 but even that left 30 minutes or so late. Not the best start to a holiday. The question I have is what defines the three hour delay where connecting flights are concerned? We were less than three hours landing in DOH but the final destination arrival was delayed by well over 24 hours. We lost a day in resort at a value of £400, and I spent £27 on incidentals for the layover whilst in Doha. My online claim was for the reimbursement of those two amounts plus the £520 each under EU261 but do not know how to interpret the delay timings for a flight of two sections when it comes to the arguing the case. BTW I found the same issue of locating how to make a claim with Qatar as you with Iberia but on returning home, a call to their CS got me it. (It is under their "Help" icon on top of the front page, the "Leave feedback" which has two options of "Complain" or "Compliment")

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. 😮😮😮😮

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"? 😉🍾

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

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

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. 😊

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!)

I laughed when I saw this because I recently stayed in the room right next to yours. If you were there at the same time and had a wild all-night party then I didn't hear it as the soundproofing is excellent. I stay at this hotel very regularly for work purposes, which include being handy for LHR and it's useful for commuting to any office in SW London. Outside, the 482 and 490 buses come from T5 in 15 minutes and go on to Hatton Cross for the Tube. The 490 goes on to Feltham station in 15 minutes for South West Trains. I have stayed at the hotel often enough to know it is not perfect. There is no orange juice at breakfast time for "supply reasons" and it can be irritating when dazed and dopey holidaymakers get in the way when you are trying to toast some bread. The restaurant seating can be very far away from the buffet counters, always half way to T5 it seems. I haven't dined in a PI since the You Know What led to a downgraded dinner service. For all that, it is one of the best value PIs you will find anywhere in London and the transport connections aren't bad. No need to faff around with trains to and from T4, the public buses are fine. The Premier Plus rooms are fantastic: I've spent a lot more for inferior rooms at Hilton and Marriott. I just wish there was a safe in the rooms and the mobile signal wasn't a bit spotty depending on the room. If you want something really good to eat and you can hack 25 minutes on the 490 bus, there is a great Italian restaurant called Da Alfredo in Twickenham. The 490 bus stops are right next to it.

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.

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.

Amex Platinum card holders can enter Centurion Lounge

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

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.

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 😊

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

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

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.

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

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

he had another... Good man!

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!

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

Thank You ✈️

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

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!

Hello from the Admirals Club in Mexico City Matt.

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

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.

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

Almost worth booking a ticket to HK😊

What a crawl! Great vid

Nice review. Good to see all the options.

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

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

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….😀🍻🥂

Have u been to Buckingham palace im going in July

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. 😄🍸

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

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

How did you function after all that alcohol!

How is your health, sir?

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.