Sorry to bump an old thread but I wanted to thank you for a great TR!
I'm flying Garuda to DPS in a couple of days, apparently on the new A333 business class. I will report back if it's much different :)
I use everything at my disposal to make sure I'm in the loop re: boarding. I tend to use the FIDS as my main preference, though I have started to use Google (recently in BKK it was Google that told me that the flight was delayed, not the FIDS).
Have 2 x A380 flights on EY coming up in late July/August. Looking forward to trying the Business Studio - shame the budget didn't stretch for the apartments but i'm sure we will cope!
The airport website has a floor plan and it references a upstairs VIP lounge. When you're there - take a pic and share it with us - I'm sure it will be delightful :rolleyes:
http://www.hamiltonisland.com.au/HamiltonIsland/media/PDF-Files/Airport/airport-terminal-plan.pdf
We were there a few years ago so my info might be out of date, but there was a VA lounge in the upstairs area of the lounge - it was very basic from memory. Try to get a late check out or get the hotel to hold your luggage and go exploring on a buggy.
Bratislava, Slovakia. Been there a couple of times for a drive stopover between Budapest and Vienna. Small city with 80's communism style apartment blocks everywhere. Felt unsafe there a couple of times.