Review: Amex Centurion Lounge Hong Kong Airport

Did you mean Wifi password or passport ?

Only a Sapphire but will still probably stick to the Wing or Bridge...as you said, it's a game-changer in the US but hardly in Asia

Lol, next time order your cappuccino directly from the bartender. They made a great one for me.

Yeah, the food looks pretty disappointing for a Centurion lounge. Maybe it's worth it over the Cathay business lounges if they are too busy and this one isn't. I've had a good experience at the Virgin lounge in HKG, which has table service and a menu to order from which might put it a step above this one.

now you are going into the heart of enemy territory, what prevails at home is a pale blimp on their radar screen. much like the US big 3 airlines, the lounges suffers the same defeat at the hands of asian counterparts. i had a better meal in their 1.5 hr economy flight than a 3-hr first class meal in US.

how would you rate vs QF lounge in HKG ?

Centurion cardmembers also have access!!

One thing that I found odd was that there's seating where the cereal towers are located. That means that if the lounge is full, you have to reach over someone to get cereal. It looks pretty, though.

This is the first centurion lounge, other locations (SYD, DEL, EZE, etc.) are just Amex international lounges.

This looks like a substantially better breakfast spread than at the SFO CL. I mean, I could eat my weight in dim sum, so maybe I'm biased. But yeah, it's definitely "meh" for the CX lounges nearby, but we US-based flyers have a low standard already. Thanks for the write-up!

@Varun, Ben mentions under access requirements and also the fact that there is a reserved space for Centurion members...

Generic food in a HKG lounge?? Pretty damn "meh". CX lounges have the awesome noodle bar and HK milk tea; I'd expect AMEX to bring in someone from Mak's to do won ton noodles...

Disappointing that it's so small and there's really no "lounge" seating. Compares poorly to the CX J lounges in pretty much all respects. Maybe I'd stop for a bite if I were flying UA, but can't otherwise see any reason to visit.

The menu and food is a real head-scratcher. They haven't paired with a local chef as with every US lounge, and even though from the AMEX website they tout, "tastes of Hong Kong with a locally inspired menu."
Except for the dim sum and congee there's nothing for breakfast, lunch or dinner that fits that description.

Breakfast
5:30AM - 11:30AM
Scrambled Eggs

Chicken Sausage, Bacon, & Sautéed Vegetables

Yogurt and fruit bar

Dim Sum Basket

Pancakes | Maple Syrup, Mixed Berry Comp0te, Whipped Cream, Butter

Chicken Congee with Condiments | Shredded Ginger, Pickled Turnips, Spring Onion

Additional breakfast items, include yogurt, cereals, breads, and fresh fruit, will also be available in the Lounge.

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Lunch & Dinner
11:30AM - 12:15AM
Leek & Potato Soup

Pan Fried Sole Fillet | Caper Cream Sauce

Gnocchi | Pomodoro Sauce

Beef Bourguignon | Baby Onion & Mushroom

Baked Broccoli | Cauliflower, Mornay Sauce

Kale Mediterranean & Olive Salad

Wild Rice and Barley Salad | Almond & Dried Apricots

Dessert Menu
Tiramisu

Banana Caramel Mousse Cake
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Yes, we all go to Hong Kong for the delicious Beef Bourguignon and Tiramisu. Oh those Chinese specialties! 😉

I have yet to see scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, steamed vegetables, tater tots, and shumai offered in a Priority Pass lounge. In addition to the San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna water. So I don't know if I'd call that similar to a Priority Pass lounge. I mean, short of an omelette station, those are actually the standard breakfast items you'd see in a mid to high tier hotel buffet breakfast.

I think they also have Michelin star design BBQ pork rice and edible bird'nest egg tart for the black card member.

Others have commented and I concur: this looks like a good lounge but only if you don't have access to either lounge(s) of Cathay Pacific or Qantas. Especially the Qantas lounge!

Anyone else surprised that there is no spa here? Given the low cost of treatments in HK/SE Asia in general, you'd think it would be a no brainer. Would be a much better use for that conference room space IMO.

AusBT has a review with a bit more detail about what's behind the door for Centurion card holders ( https://www.ausbt.com.au/american-express-centurion-lounge-review-hong-kong-international-airport). Turns out it's an a la carte dining room with a menu designed by a 2 Michelin starred chef. Now if they opened this up as part of the main lounge, they would really have something.

Agree CX and QF lounges look much better. One possible advantage is that you can get two guests into the Amex lounge, which depending on your oneworld tier may be more than you can get into a oneworld lounge.

@Lucky I think u are wrong. If you look AMEX website, Hong Kong is the only CENTURION lounge. Others are called AMEX Lounge.

HKG Centurion lounge is pretty meh. The food is catered by Priority Pass so it's bland and unimaginative. Went there for dinner and the food wasn't edible. This one is one of the wort lounges in the Amex network in terms of food offerings.

Just came through HK this weekend, and looked at Centurian as well as Cathay Pacific Business class lounge (at Gate 65). No comparison. If I had the chance to choose the CP lounge, it is heads and shoulders better - complete with noodle bars and tea bars and food bars and big and spacious places. The Centurian lounge was a disappointment - with the lounges in the US - specifically San Fran and JFK even a better overall experience. I can't believe that AMEX is putting a subpar lounge in Asia - where already so many lounges are so much better.

HKG Centurion lounge is pretty good. Was there middle of October. Food quality is pretty good. Just not a lot of variety. Staff is very friendly. When I was there went around frequency and asked if wanted more to drink. Lot better then Premium Plaza lounges in HK which are overrun. Premium Plaza caters and runs the lounge. MD think you got it confused when you said Priority Pass caters.

My main issue are the seats. They might look good but uncomfortable and small.

If you were flying Star Alliance and had access to this lounge, would you visit this lounge or the United Club (which is probably the best Star Alliance lounge in Hong Kong)?

I was transiting HKG a few days ago and in the Centurion Lounge. As luck would have it the gentleman I sat next to was a corporate AMEX employee. He was interested in my feedback on the card and I told him it’s the reason I’m in Asia right now (95,000MR’s to ANA for RT LAX-PEK-HKG-ICN-LAX (PEK-HKG was open jaw) in J. A tasty nugget: I inquired about a lounge coming to ORD and he smiled and was emphatic with “stay tuned, it’s coming!” That’s all he would give but was definitive and when someone else overheard and got excited he said: “it hasn’t been announced yet so just... stay tuned is all I can say.” I’m based in ORD so am elated! I’m speculating maybe they’ll overtake the original AA FL lounge at the far end of the K-gates unless that is already spoken for. Hopefully they do not put the lounge in T1 as it’s all United (similar to the crap they pulled at SFO’s location).

I was at the HKG Centurion Lounge a couple of days ago, (Nov 1). I was in Cathay Pacific's business class to Male so I was excited to visit one of their lounges, but when I saw the Centurion Lounge, I made a detour and camped out there. I have to say, I was thoroughly UNIMPRESSED! The Miami and Dallas Centurion lounges are much much better, even though they are more crowded as well. I found the HKG lounge uninspiring, uncrowded, bland and meeh! I am sorry I did not choose the Cathay Lounges. I know better now. As stated, we are so used to the terrible lounges in the US, that the Centurion Lounges are a bright light in an otherwise dim canvas. What I did not like about this HKG lounge was the food. And seating. I was there in the afternoon and I did not have one thing to even mildly rave about. And the chair I was sitting in was so uncomfortable that I had to move. Who lets decisions about furniture get through with the choices they had? He/she should be fired. While it was a nice respite from the crowds, the HKG airport is not overcrowded and I also enjoyed the wide terminal space when I left the lounge. Next time, Cathay, I will stay with you. On a positive note, I flew 1st class from JFK to HKG the day before and was able to experience AA Flagship First dining and lounge. I have to say it is by far the best in the country (USA) now. I am a Delta Diamond and while Delta has upped their game, this JFK Flagship lounge was very spacious, not overcrowded, has excellent food choices and the Dining Room's offerings were sooo delicious. Good job AA.

I was there is Oct and I have to say the main lounge is small but the Centurion area is lovey. It is divided into a lounge (with odd bars going floor to ceiling which is a bit prison-like) and a dining room. The food was excellent and the staff were incredibly attentive. I think they are trying to attract Chinese Centurion members. The only issue is some machine which keeps alarming and is quite disturbingly annoying! Well worth a visit if you have a Centurion card and certainly useful for those without airline status, but on balance, Pier First every time!

Yeah, agreed about the last point. Looks nice but probably not going to sway anyone from the Cathay lounges.

Lucky I agree with your general point that this pales in comparison to the outstanding CX J and F lounges but this looks miles better than the existing priority pass lounge (plaza premium) in HKG, so I don’t think there’s really a comparison there.

This is a godsend for those of us that fly QR out of Hong Kong now and then as their contracted lounge is the dreaded plaza premium priority pass lounge... I do wonder how crowded this we’ll get at peak late evening hours.

Hmm. I was excited to come through here next month but I might stick with the UA lounge??

This looks amazing compared to the Amex
Lounge in Sydney Very , very small, dirty and with the worst service in the world

@Alvin - I'd do the SQ lounge, which to me is better than the United Club (though darker)

Let's keep some perspective here, y'all! Lucky is comparing the Centurion HKG to heavy hitters The Pier, The Wing and Qantas' equally freaking gorgeous J lounge. It is NOT in the same league as the United Club, which is more par with its neighbor, the Plaza Premium lounge... and that's really being nice to the UA Club 😉
But I'm going to go against consensus here: I prefer Centurion HKG to the Bridge. Yes, the food's better at the Bridge (unless you you're really into quinoa), but it's also hot, poorly designed and the bartenders barely know the difference between Tsing Tsao and champagne. Centurion's bright, smartly laid out, perfectly climate-controlled, with a killer wine & spirits selection. The unimaginative food is a bummer, but I'm hardly in a place to complain when I can access this lounge when flying cattle class. I'll happily pay for some dim sum outside (or scarf down something from Plaza Premium, where the food could be a helluva lot worse), then head to Centurion to knock back a few Mumm Cordon Rouges or Basil Gimlets before hurtling across the Pacific 🙂

It doesn't appear that there is a kids section of the lounge as some of the other Amex Lounges have, did I understand this an the AU review correctly on that? I'll be passing through HKG in a couple months and would love a little playroom for my 5 year old without disturbing others. Any other place in HKG for kids to play at the airport?

Just tried the Hong Kong Centurion lounge and i totaly agree with the accessment

I have to say this doesn't come close to the CX First Wing and Pier lounges. But I guess being Asia based I am just a boiled sprat! The Qantas First Class Lounge at LAX is also much better.

As with some other sub-par Amex lounges ie Seattle, this one goes ... cramped lousy seating, over-crowded with loud sweaty "premium" people. Save the agony and use the Cathay or Quantas lounges nearby if you have access. I'm based in Las Vegas and our Centurion lounge there is head and shoulders above this HKG edition.

For those of you who wonder what the centurion part of the centurion lounge gives, there’s a pretty decent caviar serving , a menu made by a 2 starred chef, seating isn’t the nicest though...

obviously written by someone with a Plat Amex... If you haven't noticed there is another counter and door next to the buffet area....the door leads into the Centurion card holders exclusive area which half the lounge is dedicated... There they offer free flow champagne, caviar and Alacarte Menus offering both asian and international style food. the layout within the secret lounge is spilt, yet again, into a causal lounge area and a dedicated dining area. So The Centurion lounge feels small and food is bland unless you have a Black Card...