Review: The Bridge Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge

Introduction
Planning & Booking
Singapore Airlines 777-300ER First Class San Francisco to Hong Kong
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
The Bridge Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge
Cathay Pacific A330 Business Class Hong Kong to Taipei
W Taipei
Cathay Pacific 777-300ER Business Class Taipei to Hong Kong
The Wing Cathay Pacific First Class Lounge
Cathay Pacific 777-300 ER First Class Hong Kong to Los Angeles

We left the Grand Hyatt a bit on the early side to ensure plenty of time to explore HKG.  This was also our first time flying Cathay Pacific and we wanted to lounge hop a bit.  Our cab driver dropped us off and since Emily had done way too much sopping in Hong Kong, he grabbed us a cart and loaded all of our luggage for us.

We found the business class check in counters where there was actually a bit of a line.  We waited for maybe five minutes before our check in was processed.  We received our boarding passes and lounge invitations and we were on our way to security and immigration.  Unfortunately, Hong Kong stopped stamping passports in 2014 so there would be no "stamp collecting" this morning.  We took the train to the far end of the concourse and made our way down the escalator to "The Bridge" which is Cathay's newly remodeled business class lounge.

Entrance to The Bridge at HKG

Our lounge invitations were taken and we were promptly shown into the lounge.  The lounge is pretty massive.  There are two sides (left and right as you enter).  In terms of highlights, the left side has "coffee lounge" while the right side has the "long bar" and "bakery" sections.  We started at the the coffee loft to grab a cappuccino and do some plane spotting.

Coffee shop inside the lounge

Best coffee shop view ever

The lounge is really pretty.  There are tons of private seating areas with lots of different types of chairs.  

After strolling around for a bit, we headed to the right side to check out the bar.  The entire lounge is cool but if you were limited on time, I would definitely go to the bar.  There are easily 20 seats with unbelievable views of airfield operations including the runway.  I could sit at this bar watching heavies take off all day long.  We ordered a couple glass of Champagne and did some more plane spotting.

Champagne with a view

The "Long Bar"

Gummies on the bar

Underneath the bar, you'll find electrical outlets as well as USB plugs (genius!).  The bartenders were extremely attentive as we were the only ones at the bar for over an hour.  We grabbed a few small bites from the buffet and then headed out to the concourse to swing by one of our favorite stores in Hong Kong before boarding our flight.

Watching takeoffs

If this lounge was in the US, it would be one of the best lounges in the country.  We enjoyed our time at The Bridge so much that we dropped by again on our way home.  Next stop:  Taipei!