Cathay Pacific Lounge

This lounge is also the business class lounge. Hence my ability to get in. We all know I don't have first class clout, heck we all know I really don't have business class clout either! Somehow I was able to score business class tickets to Bangkok with a layover in Hong Kong. I wanted to fully make use of flying in style so I showed up a couple hours early to get a look at the lounges while I could. The lounge was fairly empty when I arrived which was cool. I could snap pics of Camilla sipping her champers without making a full on spectacle of myself. The buffet wasn't spectacular to me. But then I'm an odd duck. The wine was pretty good and with the self serve option you won't get any stares as you approach your third glass. I ordered the noodles at the noodle bar and they were actually pretty good. You basically go to this area and order. Your given a buzzer and once it buzzes your freshly made noodles are awaiting you! I had a look around and I think it is a nice place to spend a little time. For me, it was a relaxing spot to hang out away from the craziness of the terminal. Would I argue that it is on par with Cathay lounges in Hong Kong? No way. After a bit of time spent here I was relaxed and rested for my flight. A little buzz and some happy vibes is how I want to start every adventure and this lounge did the trick!

I would say this is the best one world lounge in SFO. Certainly the American Express Centurion lounge is better but it 's all the way at terminal 3. The yelp title is misleading, this isn 't just for First Class passengers like many other lounges in Asia. Both business class and first class passengers can use this lounge. I was traveling with japan airline first class and wanted to take a look this lounge. Since both JAL and Cathay are one world alliance, I can also use this lounge in addition to the JAL lounge and other one world alliance lounge as well. This lounge is fairly new, newest of the bunch in the same building I would say. The lounge is modeled after the cathay lounges at HKG. Lots of beautiful marbles stones, open floor spaces, lots of tables and seatings. What puzzled me at first is you enter the lounge right at the middle. Both sides of the lounge has food and drinks but they food are different! I highly recommend trying out their made-to-order noodle bar. Drinks are pretty decent. I couldn 't find a closed off area to talk on the phone. The space is really echo(y) and any loud noises really transpire. The restroom entrance is all the way to the right side of the lounge pass the swing doors.

Easy to find with lots of places to sit while waiting for a flight, we enjoyed light snacks of sandwiches and salads. In addition there were hot foods and plenty of choices of beverages, both alcoholic and non. The lounge was not far from the gates and a great way to start a LONG flight.

I'm lucky enough to have access to the Cathay Pacific lounges worldwide. This SFO lounge has something the other ones don't. Those grey chairs. Sure they have the noodle bar, free liquor, hot food, but for me, it's all about one thing. Those grey chairs. I'd buy them and put them in my house if I only knew where to get them.

I came here during a long layover with Alaska Airlines and took advantage of the Cathay Pacific/Alaska Lounge sharing agreement. It was a quiet Monday evening and the Lounge was largely empty. This is a modern and sparse Lounge, but it was pretty easy to find a quiet corner. The hard surfaces made everyone seem like they were sitting much closer than they actually were, voices and conversations carried. Food selections were pretty limited, likely due to no Cathay Pacific flights leaving during or shortly after my visit. I was still able to grab some food including a nice salad and little sandwiches with the crusts cut off. The bar was self serve (my first self-serve lounge bar) so it was kinda fun making my own drinks using top shelf ingredients. I appreciated the reading materials, newspapers and magazines, but did miss being able to watch the operations of the airport (one of my favorite things to do when at an airport lounge). Staff was pretty polite but just at at the front desk. No other staff were around.