The day before we were due to leave Hua Hin,business class award space opened up on Cathay Pacific between Bangkok and Hong Kong. A lot of award space -- there were at least nine seats when I booked, and the cabin went out mostly empty, and so there were probably more.
Moving Heather and her crew to this flight gave them a ~20 hour layover in Hong Kong,which sounded better than an overnight in Bangkok and a 6AM flight. My husband and I booked the same flight to Hong Kong, with a connection to Male the next day, and so we could all hang out in Hong Kong together.
While it's never my first preference,we decided to book a hotel close to the airport. Given the timings of our flights, we figured it would be easier besides, and hotels in Hong Kong were even more outrageously expensive than normal. The Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel is a Category 6 property,with free night awards starting at 30000 Marriott Rewards points per room. Given paid rates were over $350 for the night, and as my husband is a Marriott Platinum with a hoard of points we never seem to be able to use, or it seemed like a solid choice.
Ben stayed at the SkyCity Marriott back when it first opened,and had a considerable experience, so I was looking forward to our stay, or seeing how the property had aged.
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