The Hong Kong Chase Sapphire Lounge — formally, Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club HKG — is a decent addition to Hong Kong’s pack of lounges. Plus, it’s Priority Pass-accessible. Which is neat if you have that, but less neat if you also have the Chase Sapphire Reserve card (in other words, competing with more passengers for lounge access). Note: the Chase Sapphire Reserve card comes with a Priority Pass Select card.
But what about holders of the Chase Sapphire Preferred card? Is entry allowed? No dice. Even though the name is 2/3 of the way there, it’s a no-go.
Anyway, let’s take a look at the Hong Kong Chase Sapphire Lounge.
As you may have noticed from the photo, the lounge is open daily from 06:00 – 24:00. After the clock strikes midnight, the Plaza Premium disappointment awaits you.
Back at this lounge, I’ve got a few photos of seating options for you:
I can’t say that the seating arrangements took privacy into much consideration, but that could also depend on your departure time. I had a flight leaving around 1am, so I had the room behind the dining area to myself.
Once I realized that my flight was delayed, I went over to the bartender.
In spite of the ubiquitous obnoxious passenger yapping on speakerphone, I eventually got the attention of the nice Filipina bartender. She prepared a tropical mocktail, with ginger, passion fruit, and lychee, and some orange juice as the base. The glass rim was salted, with an orange slice placed on it. My taste buds were in overdrive.
Speaking of taste buds, how was the food selection?
It completely escaped my mind to take a photo of the main dish area of the buffet. In spite of that, I reckon the better stuff was at the smaller yet amply-stocked salad/appetizer bar. There were raw vegetables, BLTs, and some fun Cantonese tapioca pudding with mango.
Later on, I learned about scanning a blasted QR code for an extra menu; that one included a few hot dishes such as ribs and soup.
In all, food-wise I’d say it’s one of the better Priority Pass lounges in the region. It also had a clean look, high ceilings, and a snug quiet table in the back. Just don’t forget to ask (and thank) the bartender for a drink!
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