Boeing 777-300ER (retrofit) Business Class

ANA's The Room has quietly redefined what business class can look like, establishing the retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER as a benchmark cabin that competing carriers are still racing to match. The combination of sheer width, genuine privacy architecture, and ANA's meticulous soft product makes this one of the most discussed premium cabin configurations in commercial aviation. It is operated exclusively by ANA, so unlike some product names that migrate across alliance partners, what you see here is what you get on ANA metal only.

The hardware is the starting point. At 38 inches wide, The Room holds the title of the widest business-class seat in commercial aviation. The 1-2-1 configuration guarantees direct aisle access from every seat, and the sliding privacy door separates this cabin from competitors that offer only a partial divider or a fixed shell. The seat converts to a fully flat bed, and the 360-degree turn-down service means the crew reconfigures the entire suite rather than simply reclining a backrest. Storage is generous by premium-cabin standards, with dedicated compartments for shoes, personal items, and the inflight amenity kit. That kit is L'Occitane, and ANA pairs it with Sumikai pajamas, which are among the more substantial lounge-wear options in any business-class cabin. The lavatory includes a heated washlet, a detail that reflects Japanese domestic aviation norms applied to long-haul international service.

Operator implementation matters enormously when comparing aircraft types across carriers. The 777-300ER is one of the most widely flown widebody frames in the world, operated by dozens of airlines, each with radically different cabin layouts and product quality. Booking a 777-300ER is not the same as booking The Room. ANA's retrofit program applies this specific cabin configuration to a subset of its 777-300ER frames; other carriers operating the same aircraft type will have their own business-class products, with different seat widths, configurations, and soft-product standards.

Equipment-swap risk is real and worth taking seriously before you transfer any points. ANA has not completed its retrofit across the entire 777-300ER fleet, which means some routes still operate with older 777-300ER interiors that do not include The Room. The correct verification step is to cross-reference the specific flight number against ANA's published retrofit schedule and to recheck the equipment assignment periodically leading up to departure. Seatmap tools and airline confirmation pages can display the anticipated cabin configuration, but equipment substitutions happen without advance notice to ticketed passengers. Checking flight-specific equipment closer to departure, rather than only at booking, reduces the risk of arriving at the gate expecting The Room and boarding something different.

For points redemptions, The Room is accessible through ANA Mileage Club awards on ANA-operated flights, as well as through partner programs with transfer relationships to ANA miles. If you hold Chase Ultimate Rewards, our 2.0¢ valuation for Chase UR provides a useful baseline for comparing the redemption value of a business-class award here against other uses of your points. Saver-level business-class award space on ANA is capacity-controlled and tends to fill well in advance on popular transpacific routes. Any transfer to ANA Mileage Club should be conditional on confirming space is actually open on the specific flight and cabin you want before initiating an irreversible points movement.

Find space first, then transfer.