First visit to the SilverKris Lounge at Hong Kong's Airport. I'd read a review in advance so I had an idea what to expect.
I flew First Class on Singapore Air so, of course, I took in the Lounge. Hong Kong's Airport is, like a lot of Hong Kong, one big glitzy shopping mall, and since I'm not much of a shopper, I appreciated being able to get out of the mall an into this nice Lounge.
This is a fairly big Lounge, it is well-staffed but they provide just okay service. I had to stand and wait for the front clerk to notice me, before she checked me in. Since I'd never been here, I thought I might get a brief introduction to what was available, but no.
I made my way back to the Lounge, down a long and wide hall. On the right was a separate room with about 10 or so seats, it was empty. There was nothing more than chairs and side table here. Then there were bathrooms and a shower area also on the right. At the end of the hall was the main lounge, the bar first then food beyond. To the right the large room stretched a fair ways.
Tables and chairs were first, then high backed chairs (stylish), then lower chairs with powered side tables (a plus), some high walled seating (like a first class cabin on the plane) then some seats beyond that. This is a large Lounge with lots of seating and options.
There was a full bar and nice-sized bar with various kinds of food. There were steamers with dim sum, soups, some hot foods, there was fresh fruit, ice cream, instant noodles, and more. There was a good selection of nothing too substantial but enough that I was able to curb my hunger.
After being in the Lounge for a while (I had 4+ hours before my flight) I noticed First Class on some sliding doors to the left of the entrance to the Lounge and went in there. I walked in, there was seating for probably 50 people, but there were only two women seated at a table. The rest was empty, and there was a full bar of food and open-no host bar!
I went back, grabbed my stuff and "moved on up" to the First Class lounge. The attendant was no where to be found, so I helped myself to food and drink. Anticipating that there might be a question, I took out my boarding pass and set it on the table by my chair. The attendant finally appeared and looked at me skeptically, but then went about her duties. Moments later one of the attendants from the other part of the Lounge came over (he'd served me at the bar over there)...playing the role of bouncer, but then he saw my boarding pass and said "Oh, nothing" and went back to the other lounge.
I appreciated the space and solitude (the ladies soon finished their meal and left). I was offered a menu with full meal choices, but by that time, I had already eaten plenty. The open bar was very nice and convenient, perhaps too much so. But I enjoyed my visit, it was the perfect place to spend a few hours before my flight. There was a large TV with CNN onand I appreciated being able to plug in and charge my devices. read more