Since I had some extra time during my layover in Hong Kong, I decided I should check out at least one additional Cathay Pacific lounge.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge Hong Kong Review
Cathay Pacific has some exceptional lounges, and over the years I’ve visited most of their locations in Hong Kong. My favorites are their two first class lounges, The Pier and The Wing.
However, the airport also has some great business class lounges, the newest of which is The Deck, as it opened in early 2018. So, how good is this lounge?
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge Location
The Deck Lounge is located near Gate 6. This is pretty close to the main security checkpoint, so if you’re originating in Hong Kong you’ll want to clear immigration, go down a level, and then hang right.
Signage towards the Deck Lounge Hong Kong
The lounge is located in the same general part of the terminal as the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge and the SkyTeam Lounge. When you’re near Gate 6 you’ll see the escalator to the lounge on the right.
Escalator to the Deck Lounge Hong Kong
The sleek exterior of the lounge is immediately at the top of the escalator, and then the entrance is just to the left.
Deck Lounge Hong Kong exterior
Deck Lounge Hong Kong entrance
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge Hours
The Deck Lounge is open daily from 5:30AM until 12:30AM, so it’s open for virtually all oneworld departures from the airport.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge Access Requirements
The Deck Lounge is a standard oneworld business class lounge, meaning it’s open to all Cathay Pacific, Cathay Dragon, and oneworld business class passengers, as well as oneworld Emerald & Sapphire members.
Oneworld Emerald and Sapphire members can bring one guest traveling on a oneworld flight, while business class passengers aren’t allowed any guests.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge Layout & Seating
The Deck Lounge has seating for about 180 guests, and is 823 square meters, or about 9,000 square feet. As you might have guessed based on the name, much of the lounge is a “deck.” So while it’s not actual outdoor space, it does have views over the terminal.
The interior part of the lounge is small, and when I was there was crowded. Just inside the entrance is a small area with four seats.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge seating
Then there’s a main room with maybe a dozen chairs and couches, which was tough to photograph since it was busy (and a couple of people were even trying to nap on the couches).
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge seating
My favorite “indoor” seating was the semi-private chairs with movable little desks, which are practical if you’re trying to work on your laptop. The lounge otherwise didn’t have a business center, so this is the closest thing you’ll find to that.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge seating
Then towards the back of the lounge was an area with nearly two dozen booths, right next to the noodle bar.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge seating
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge noodle bar
A good portion of the lounge consisted of “outdoor” seating. While this area was nearly empty, I wasn’t very impressed:
- Most of the chairs look nice but aren’t actually comfortable, and lack padding (like the ones in the pictures immediately below this)
- Most of the seating didn’t have any power outlets nearby
For a lounge that opened in 2018, the lack of power outlets at most seats seems like a major oversight.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge seating
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge seating
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge seating
Then there were some dining tables, as well as some communal tables with (still) not especially comfortable seating. While there were some outlets in this area, there still weren’t nearly enough.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge seating
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge seating
On the plus side, I did like the views both of the inside of the terminal, as well as of the apron in the distance.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge view
The lounge’s bathrooms were nice, and there were also showers, though they were all occupied when I visited.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge Food & Drinks
Cathay Pacific has pretty consistent catering across their business class lounges. The highlight of course is the noodle bar. I didn’t order anything this time around, but for a sense of what they have on offer, see my review of the Cathay Pacific Lounge Singapore.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge noodle bar
Other than that the selection was kind of limited during my breakfast visit — there was yogurt, fruit, cold cuts, cheese, eggs, sausage, and veggies.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge buffet
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge buffet
To drink there was self serve water, soft drinks, coffee, beer, and liquor. I didn’t see any wine and the liquor selection was limited, but that may have been a function of the time of day.
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge buffet
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge buffe
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge buffet
Cathay Pacific Deck Lounge HKG Bottom Line
All around Cathay Pacific has excellent lounges, though the Deck Lounge Hong Kong wasn’t among my favorites. The lounge has a small inside area with a lack of comfortable seating (the limited couches and seats were mostly occupied), and while the outdoor seating looks nice, it’s mostly quite uncomfortable and lacks power outlets.
As far as food goes, Cathay’s noodle bar never disappoints, but otherwise the food selection isn’t anything to get excited about.
This is a perfectly fine lounge, but probably one of my least favorite “new style” Cathay Pacific lounge locations.
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