t.
Conrad Tokyo
Marriott
SkyCity Hong Kong
By
the time I arrived into Hong Kong, it was 7:30PM and I was cleared out of
customs and immigration at 8PM. My
luggage was one of the first to arrive and it still had the United Star
Alliance Priority tags still one it. I
was a little disappointed that the Lufthansa First/HON tag was not placed nor
any Thai Airways First tags were placed either… just the plain United ones were
left on there… but it did the job. I
wanted to check in with Dragon Air to deposit my luggage with them overnight so
schlepping them to and from the hotel would not be necessary. I went to Counter Areas B/C servicing Cathay
Pacific first but was directed to Counter H where Dragon Air has servicing.
I
inquired at the First Class check in to see if it was possible to at least get
a boarding pass for my morning flight and then if they would take my bags. The agent told me I could get a boarding pass
but repeatedly made sure that I indeed I wanted to check in my bags
overnight. I think she was trying to persuade
me not to leave it overnight.
After
issuing my boarding pass and lounge invitation, she asked me to place my bags
on the belt to be weighed. They came out
to 50kg together and that was 10kg over the limit for business class
passengers. She told me that the overage
was 78HKD per kg… so that was 780HKD or $100USD. I asked if she could help me out being an
OneWorld Emerald member and coming from the US, I should be allowed extra
baggage. She told me that since I was on
a separate ticket on arrival, she could not extend anything to help me
out. I again asked if there was no other
way, she replied…. “Not really.”
I had no choice but to ask if she could speak with her supervisor. She went and spoke to Pam, a supervisor, and then came back to tell me that I would not have to pay extra baggage fees. Pam only asked to see my inbound ticket and flight numbers. She told me that they had a policy that for passengers inbound from the US, within the last 30 days, have special baggage privileges. She also asked if I was one of their OneWorld elite members to which I flashed my card with the logo on it.
I had no choice but to ask if she could speak with her supervisor. She went and spoke to Pam, a supervisor, and then came back to tell me that I would not have to pay extra baggage fees. Pam only asked to see my inbound ticket and flight numbers. She told me that they had a policy that for passengers inbound from the US, within the last 30 days, have special baggage privileges. She also asked if I was one of their OneWorld elite members to which I flashed my card with the logo on it.
After this ordeal… it was about 8:45PM and I made my way back to the arrivals level to check out the hotel courtesy desks. I found my way to the Marriott table #5 and they were very accommodating. I told them I was staying with them at the Sky City Marriott and the gentleman found my name in their list of hotels. He told me to have a seat while they called for the driver and I would be on my way soon. I had to share the van with an older (50’s) Chinese couple and 2 Qatar pilots. The ride was a very short 5 minute 2 mile ride to the hotel property. Upon arrival, I had a member of the staff greet me immediately and took my bag to my hotel room.
We
arrived on Level 7 and I was taken to room 758.
We when opened the door, I saw how big the room was and commented that
the room was nice. My concierge smiled
and told me that I had been upgraded to one of the suites. They even have a bowl of fruit at the table
for me. After signing paperwork for the
stay and given the executive lounge access policy, I was left alone. This room was big… it had 1 & ½
bathrooms, a living room with desk, and a large King-sized bed in the bedroom. After finding the Ethernet cable, I decided
that it was too late to go into town for the Hard Rock Café for my T-Shirt
collection so I decided to stay in the hotel. I would have to get it next time in Hong Kong.
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| Night View of the Convention Center |
Even
though I requested a wake-up call at 6AM, I still set my alarm for 6AM on my
phone. I woke up, packed my bags, and
went to the Executive Lounge to eat breakfast.
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| Day View of the Convention Center |
They had a hot meal option available of eggs, bacon, chicken sausage, hash brown, and omelet station. They also had pastries, bread, fruit, yogurt, and cereal available as well. I grabbed a plate and a bottle of water to enjoy. The other option I had was a breakfast in the hotel restaurant at no charge.
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| Hotel Lobby |
Note: This Hotel is now a Marriott Category 5 property meaning it costs 25,000 Marriott Rewards points per night
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