It has always been my dream to fly business class on a long haul flight. It's not only more worth it due to the duration but our bodies will thank us for it after touching down hahaha
And after finalising that we're set to go Italy as our next vacay destination, I was adamant to fly business class and not just any business class but Qatar Airways, the airline that won Airline of the Year in 2022. I mean if you want the best, you gotta go all out right =')
And let me just start by saying, they definitely did not disappoint and was deserving of the award. We were well taken care of the entire flight journey as well as lounge experience.
The first flight was from Hong Kong to Doha International Airport.
Their signature drink, lemon mint with nuts.
All business class seat will come with their amenities and we got Diptyque. And since we took a total of 4 flights, the both of us had 8 boxes of Diptyque amenities haha...Well, of course I didn't mind. I absolutely love Diptyque products! It came with perfume, lip balm, face moisturiser and body lotion together with compression socks, ear buds and eye patch for the flight.
Then we stopped over at Doha and got into the Al-Mourjan Business Lounge. It was majestic inside.
The lounge consist of 100,000 square feet spread across 2 levels with their signature water pool design.
We needed to shower because we had a long day ahead and the shower room was so clean, big and perfect to freshen up.
It cannot be any more luxurious than showering with Diptyque products hehe
The upstairs lounge is where the buffet spread is. There is even a sushi bar mind you!
Mind blown of how I could have made to order sushi in an airport lounge.
There was also a large dessert spread! I mean, as if they don't feed us enough on the flight, the layover was already making us full *laughs*
But, what I really wanted to review was their QSuite. I don't know how we got this lucky but lady luck was with us when we were on our flight back from Rome to Doha. At the check in counter, the lady told us that our flight has changed to the QSuite flight. I almost couldn't believe my ears. When I booked the flights, there were no QSuite option and I was quite disappointed, truth be told because I really wanted to experience The World's Best Business Class Seat! But out of luck, they changed the plane and we got to actually experience sitting in QSuite! Woo-hoo!
The best thing about QSuite is that after take off, you can push down the divider between your partner and you and you can close the door for privacy.
It was relatively more spacious than the other Qatar business class seats we've been on and...
...the seats can be transformed into a double bed!! I mean, WHATT? Because of the close proximity of the seats after sliding down the divider, when both seats are reclined fully, it can actually be a double bed. It was so cool and we were really thankful to be able to experience this.
If you have a family of four, you can even drop down the dividers in front of you and you would all be facing each other as a quadrant. Also perfect for business people who wants to have a business meeting on air.
Please go and experience QSuite once in your lifetime!
The food in business in Qatar were some hits and misses. But some memorable ones were:
Their paratha with dips. The spicy Muhammara dip was da bomb diggity. I think I ordered another one of this on the other flight because it was that good.
Laksa soup was another favourite. This was my second bowl. The first was at the lounge hehe
I still can't picture how they even have scoop ice cream on air plated nicely for each passengers.
It's like a 5 star restaurant standard but on air!
Their warm bread with butter are the best starters! We had this on every flight.
Their tasting platter was really good too so we got to try a little bit of everything.
And the best best thing I have ever eaten on flight! A freaking lobster brioche!! The brioche was warm and soft and the lobster was really yummy. It was better than some of the restaurants' lobster brioche I have eaten. I freaking love this. If I was not already so full, I would have ordered another one of this.
Pandan pudding with almond crumble dessert. I really cannot get over their dessert plating and it was really yummyy!
I really had the best fantastic experience with Qatar. I would definitely want to fly with them again. This is what I really love about travelling. You don't know what you don't know until you experience it. We're really grateful for this entire experience and will be a memory etched in our mind for a really long time. Til' the next vacay!
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