{"id":11594,"date":"2022-03-09T19:11:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T19:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=11594"},"modified":"2022-03-09T19:11:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T19:11:09","slug":"my-review-of-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-london-heathrow-terminal-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2022\/03\/09\/my-review-of-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-london-heathrow-terminal-3\/","title":{"rendered":"My review of Cathay Pacific First Lounge, London Heathrow Terminal 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After returning to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2022\/03\/07\/my-review-of-qantas-lounge-london-heathrow-terminal-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Qantas Lounge\">Qantas Lounge<\/a> after more than two years, I spent the most of my afternoon in the Cathay Pacific Lounge, since I could only enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2022\/03\/05\/my-review-of-american-express-centurion-lounge-london-heathrow-terminal-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"American Express Centurion Lounge\">American Express Centurion Lounge<\/a> from three hours before my flight departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cathay&#8217;s Lounge is coded Lounge C, situated to the left of the Qantas Lounge. I have been here quite a few times, and it&#8217;s probably my favourite lounge at Heathrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-entrance.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-entrance.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11682\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-entrance.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-entrance-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-entrance-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to my BA Gold status, I could access its First Class Lounge. They share the same entrance, but once you are in you either head straight for Business, or turn right for First.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-directions.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-directions.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11683\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-directions.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-directions-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-directions-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The lounge itself is, to be honest, quite compact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11684\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-1.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11685\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-2.jpg 967w, 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https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11689\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-4.jpg 967w, 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https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-view-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-view-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With a selection of snacks and drinks on the counters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-drinks.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-drinks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11687\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-drinks.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-drinks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-drinks-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-snacks.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-snacks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11688\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-snacks.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-snacks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-snacks-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The actual thing that stands out is its restaurant service, which isn&#8217;t available in the Business Class Lounge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11690\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-1.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11691\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-2.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-menu-rotated.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-menu-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11692\" width=\"363\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-menu-rotated.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-menu-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you fancy sitting down for a proper dinner, it&#8217;s a good place to be at. There are a bit more food choices here than in the Business Class Lounge, but not significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-mine.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-mine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11693\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-mine.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-mine-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/lhr-t3-cathay-pacific-first-lounge-diner-mine-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m quite impressed by its wine list, which I forgot to take a photo of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After lunch, I quickly moved myself to the Business Class Lounge for the rest of the afternoon. To be honest I favour it heavily over the First Class Lounge, as it&#8217;s much more spacious, plus has a proper bar and multi-purpose seating areas. If you only have access to the Business Class Lounge &#8211; don&#8217;t worry, you haven&#8217;t missed much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After returning to the Qantas Lounge after more than two years, I spent the most of my afternoon in the Cathay Pacific Lounge, since I could&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,39],"tags":[113],"class_list":["post-11594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cathay-pacific","category-uk","tag-lounge-review"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11594"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11696,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11594\/revisions\/11696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}