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Hong Kong: The 24 hour oasis inside HKG airport

The Plaza Premium Lounge near Gate 1 in the East Hall at Hong Kong airport: open 24 hours, with hot food, a salad bar, drinks, showers and a nursing room.

Not all the Plaza Premium lounges at HKG are the same, and this one, near Gate 1 in the East Hall, is the one to remember. It's open 24 hours, which makes it the obvious choice for an awkward overnight connection.

A proper walk round the Plaza Premium Lounge by Gate 1. Watch on YouTube

We went back for a proper look at what food and drink are actually on offer, how the space feels once you're in it, and whether it earns the Priority Pass swipe. Not everything about it surprised us in a good way, and we say so.

Plaza Premium near Gate 1, East Hall, open around the clock. Watch on YouTube

The quick version: hot food, a salad bar, drinks, shower access and even a nursing room, with room to work or eat properly before a flight, at any hour of the day or night.

If your connection lands you at HKG in the small hours, this is where to go. Nothing else on that side of the terminal is awake.

More from the city is on the Hong Kong story, and the other lounges we filmed at HKG are linked from there too.