Day 16:
Our last travel day before heading home involved another fairly early start in Singapore. I was starting to recover a little which was welcomed but unfortunately felt like we didn't really experience much of Singapore, a trend that continued to Hong Kong.
We caught a Grab leaving the Four Seasons at about 7am to arrive at Changi at 7:30am. Check in for SQ892 was painless and we passed through immigration to the terminal. We had a quick wander around the terminal though still feeling average we retreated to the lounge for some breakfast. Headed to the gate about 10 minutes before boarding to clear security. Boarding was painless and we were settled and off to Hong Kong for the final part of the trip.
The flight was fairly uneventful. I had ordered BTC Char Siew Wonton Noodle which was a dry style dish. My partner doesn't always utilise BTC as she never knows what she'll fancy but ironically ended up ordering the soup version of my meal from the in flight menu.
This is the second time I've had this dish and as I said last time it stacks up against anything I've had on the ground. Thoroughly enjoyed it, particularly as it felt like the first time I'd had an apetite for 72 hours.
Arrived into HK about 2pm to a fairly busy HKIA. Immigration took about 45 minutes which was by far the longest wait of the trip. Bags out quickly thanks to business tags and through customs with no issue we set off to find the Uber pick up point. This was a bit of a nightmare as it's not super clear but we eventually made our way to the Regal Airport Hotel where the Uber pick up is. After another 20 minute wait our Uber arrived and we were whisked off to The Langham HK.
We arrived around 3:45pm and the initial experience left a little to be desired. My partner and I don't dress what you'd call rich and normally travel in nice but casual clothes. At the same time as we arrived with all of our luggage (in an Audi Q7, not exactly a cheap uber) an asian family also arrived in an HK taxi with bags of designer shopping. The bellman x 4 swooped on them to assist and completely left us to fend for ourselves. I'm not normally one to complain but given how we were feeling I didn't want to deal with our luggage if we didn't have to. I made my way inside and found a concierge and mentioned what was happening outside, and also that we had been informed to check in at the club lounge. When he heard this and put it together with my story his face dropped and he sprang into action, calling half the people helping the other family out and over to us assist with our luggage.
That out of the way we were very kindly directed to the club lounge where our check in was handled by the fantastic team up there. We had some light bites and a glass of champagne before making our way to our room.
We had a 1 bedroom apartment here and it was fabulous. Very spacious and had glimpses of the harbour. The living room was welcomed for meals and relaxing, which we took advantage of that night, and the bathroom was fantastic. The bed was comfortable, albeit no Four Seasons king bed.
Don't ask me why we didn't take a photo of the bedroom but similar vibe to the above. We also had a lovely little welcome gift of a bottle of red, bottle of champagne and some fruit. I'm not sure if this was engagement related or merely to do with Langham's (now replaced) 1865 loyalty program. If it is the latter it was certainly a big gesture as I was only the 2nd tier of the program and had 1 previous Langham stay.
We checked out the rest of the hotel including the rooftop gym and pool before returning to the club lounge for an evening glass of champagne.
We went for a short wander around the nearby designer shops and Harbour City mall with a close eye out for dinner. We didn't really know what we fancied and ended up heading back to the Hotel for room service.
We ordered some pasta and a club sandwich. We have a habit now of comparing club sandwiches around the world and this one did not dissapoint, I'd give it a 7.5/10. The Pasta however left a little to be desired.
We were exhausted after a big day so called it an early night in the hopes we'd have enough energy for a bit of an adventure the next day.