# Is Cathay Pacific Business Class the best Business Class to sleep in?

Riley Quinn · April 15, 2016

> Last week I flew Cathay Pacific Business Class from Bali (DPS) to San Francisco (SFO) via Hong Kong (HKG).

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Last week I flew Cathay Pacific Business Class from Bali (DPS) to San Francisco (SFO) via Hong Kong (HKG). I was quite a bit unwell so I did not collect enough memories to write a full review.

The first leg from Denpasar to Hong Kong (which is almost 5 hours in flying time) was run by the horrible [regional Cathay Pacific Business Class which I endured from Bangkok (Review)](http://www.mightytravels.com/2015/04/cathay-pacific-regional-business-class-review-bangkok-bkk-to-hong-kong-hkg/) which I really do not like. Bali is likely not a major premium market but Business Class was full with mostly European tourists. I was hoping the [lie-flat Regional Business Class](http://www.mightytravels.com/2014/04/review-cathay-pacific-business-class-hong-kong-hkg-to-kuala-lumpur-kul-cx-723/) would be deployed a bit more.

However much to my surprise the catering was excellent on my flight from Denpasar to Hong Kong - I was impressed (and quite full afterwards).

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After spending some time at [Cathay Pacific, the Wing lounge](http://www.mightytravels.com/2014/04/review-the-wing-cathay-pacific-business-class-lounge-hong-kong-gate-e2/) I was happy to finally board after midnight to San Francisco. Unlike my last flight we had much less turbulence and I slept the while flight of 11 hours like a baby.

I'm not sure what it is but I feel I sleep much better in Business Class lately than First Class. I noticed that also with [Qatar Business Class](http://www.mightytravels.com/2015/10/qatar-airways-business-class-review-new-york-jfk-doha/) I usually like hard mattresses - in fact I sleep on minimal padding on the floor a lot - and Business Class seats come with less padding than First Class seats.

I also tend to eat a little less in Business Class and drink less (since both are often not as exciting) - maybe that contributes - but I felt very happy in the Cathay Pacific mini suites. I have a bunch more red-eye flights booked with Cathay Pacific in Business - let's see what happens next time.

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