I’ve always wanted to try the new ANA premium cabins that have recently been upgraded on the B777-300ER models. The outbound leg of my two week trip to Japan was changed several times to either visit the Maldives or Nepal. After enjoying our stay at Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island (review), we finally decided to explore other Hyatt hotels in the Tokyo region instead of taking long flights to other places.
How to book two premium cabin seats on ANA with points?
ANA has stopped releasing two premium cabin seats in advance, since the COVID-19 pandemic. So, your only option is to wait for the award space to open up 1 week before your trip dates (see image below).
Why was I only looking for the HND-JFK route?
Only the HND to JFK route consistently features the newly revamped ANA business class suites, called THE Room.
Only United has access to ANA last minute premium cabin award space
To my surprise, I found that only United has access to the last minute ANA premium cabin award space. I could not find any availability on Aeroplan or LifeMiles for these business class seats.
We both had enough United miles that had been sitting in our accounts for several years and we used them to complete the booking individually (see image below).
JAL business class vs ANA business class (THE Room) comparison
JAL Airbus A350-1000 business class
Our inbound flight from Dallas to Tokyo was on a JAL Airbus A350 in business class, which features individual suites with doors. The space in the JAL business class suite was more than adequate with a separate section under the foot space to store your shoes and laptop bag (see images below). My wife enjoyed the relaxing gown provided instead of pajamas, but I did not want to try them.
ANA 777-300 Business Class (THE Room)
I will update this section after I fly the ANA from HND to JFK.