I spent 10 hours flying Virgin Atlantic's upper class. My seat had its drawbacks, but the flight mostly won me over.

Before my Virgin Atlantic flight, I hung out in the Delta One Lounge at LAX.

Alesandra Dubin I've flown business class many times.

Virgin Atlantic's version of it has never been my favorite.

I don't love how its upper-class seats cannot smoothly transition from upright to lie-flat.

That said, my flight had great food, top-tier service, and fun vibes that I really enjoyed.

As soon as I learned what business-class life was like, I never wanted to go back.

Now, my husband and I use credit-card points to get the experience whenever we can, especially on long-haul overnight flights .

That's mainly because the lie-flat seat is an absolute game changer, and I was especially looking forward to it when my husband and I booked Virgin Atlantic upper class aboard a 787-9 Dreamliner from Los Angeles to London this summer.

It's a leg and an airline I'd flown before, so I knew all the perks of this airline's version of business class.

I also knew one thing I probably wouldn't love as much as the other posh details of the flying experience: the seat.

Unlike most business-class seats I've experienced — I'm fortunate to have flown long-haul business class on about 10 different airlines — Virgin Atlantic's doesn't smoothly recline all the way from upright to lie-flat.

Instead, it's a seat or a bed.

When you're ready to sleep, you get up, and a flight attendant flips the seat over and makes it up with bedding.

It's pretty seamless, but I still find the setup a bit cumbersome.