[Ngariman]

Hi all,

Just wondering what everyone’s options are on all the airline lounges out there, would love to hear all your options on

Favourite program
What’s better value for money
Better Network of lounges
Best facilities
Virgin Blue, Blue Room does anyone use it ????
How others may or may not measure up to the Qantas Club
And any thing else you can think of



I am a member of Qantas Club and have tried many of their lounges in Australia & around the world.

I am very happy with the service and standard!!!

I will be trying out the BA Terraces in Copenhagen next month will be interesting to see what it is like.

[markis10]

CX HKG (Wing or Pier) gets my vote hands down, to the point I use it over QF when flying QF.

Second Fav is SQ at Changi.

Least favorite - QF at Mackay - although they did finally put a loo in !

[NM]

I have Lifetime Gold status with Qantas, so that includes complementary Qantas Club membership (at least until they change the rules or the definition of Lifetime :roll: ), so can't really comment on value for money.

Generally I have found the major airlines do a very good job with their home port lounges, with perhaps Qantas being an exception - QF F lounge in SYD is good, but its not up to the standard of some others. Also, the lounges servicing long-haul flights are generally better than those that only service short-haul flights.

Given my flying patterns, most of my experience is with OneWorld lounges, so my views will obviously be biased in that direction.

My favourite lounges, in no particular order, are:

• CX The Wing at HKG
• CX The Pier at HKG
• AA Flagship Lounge at ORD Terminal 3 (K concourse)
• QF/AA Flagship Lounge at LAX
• BA Concorde Lounge at LHR Terminal 4
• BA F lounge LHR Terminal 1
• BA F lounge LHR Terminal 4
• BA F Lounge LGW
• MH The Golden Lounge (First) at KUL

Originally Posted by Ngariman

I will be trying out the BA Terraces in Copenhagen next month will be interesting to see what it is like.

Its a few years since I was last there, but it was a typical BA outpost lounge with local beer and Walkers Crisps and not much else to eat.

[Optics]

In my experience, the SIA first class lounge in SIN is very good. In terms of bad lounges, I would nominate the Lufthansa lounges in Berlin, along with the non first class AA lounges in Chicago.

[bigjobs]

CX HKG (Wing or Pier) gets my vote hands down, to the point I use it over QF when flying QF

isn't it hands up when you vote?

i don't care about the lounge, as long as i can wait away from the masses in a mildly comfortable chair.

[justinbrett]

What I'd really love to do (or someone else to do) is work out a dollar range for both FF and SC points, in terms of how much it costs to earn them and money saved by using them. (I guess SC will be much more complex, and harder to put a dollar figure on 'using' them)

This Etrade offer is having me ask questions - 2,000 bonus points for each trade in your first two months, and it only costs $30 to trade. So efectively, you can get 50,000 points (limit) for around $600.

That's pretty damn good if you ask me, though more investigation is needed.

[justinbrett]

What I'd really love to do (or someone else to do) is work out a dollar range for both FF and SC points, in terms of how much it costs to earn them and money saved by using them. (I guess SC will be much more complex, and harder to put a dollar figure on 'using' them)

This Etrade offer is having me ask questions - 2,000 bonus points for each trade in your first two months, and it only costs $30 to trade. So efectively, you can get 50,000 points (limit) for around $600.

That's pretty damn good if you ask me, though more investigation is needed.

[NM]

Originally Posted by justinbrett

This Etrade offer is having me ask questions - 2,000 bonus points for each trade in your first two months, and it only costs $30 to trade. So efectively, you can get 50,000 points (limit) for around $600.

That's pretty damn good if you ask me, though more investigation is needed.

And just think of how much money you could lose on the market in that time with 20 poorly timed trades!

[odoherty]

CX at HKG is amazing.

Though, in terms of dining - the BA lounge at JFK wins. The catch is that to use the dining room you have to be flying Club World or First with BA. Oneworld status doesn't count.

The dining room is at the back of the Business lounge - can't be accessed if you only go into the First lounge.

[Maca44]

I've used the UAL First Lounge at SFO a couple of times and found it very nice. I have been a Life Member of the QF Club for over 20 years, and if wasn't for the bar I think I would have second thoughts about entering. I found the food to be poor quality, and when trays of food do eventually arrive the vultures attack fairly quickly.

In saying that, I agree with bigjobs that it is nice to relax somewhere quiet and away from the crowds.