Al Safwa Lounge Review

[fifo]

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Due to some odd plane change quirk my partner and I flew QR first today. Al Safwa Lounge here we go. Pics are above. General impressions, it's cavernous! Architecturally wow.

Good: food was excellent, booze list excellent, although not the champagne as per ausbt recent article (and I asked).

Poor: shower cubicles with no toilets inside, lack of snack options, no quick food options like biz lounge.

Off for my flight. If I wanted a quick meal and a shower on a layover, I might go to the QR biz lounge. This place is beautiful though ill give it that.

 

[fifo]

Oh quiet rooms are only if here for 6 hrs or more, those showers have toilets inside.

 

[AviatorPJ]

Shower facilities/ rooms/cubicles in Doha are abject poor - across all lounge configurations in both C and F.

The better of the poor are the day rooms in Al Safwa.

Otherwise, they all are horribly hot and sweaty post shower.

On a par with the Thai Airways J offering in BKK - which are more dated as well as even more and sauna-like

Such a shame Qatar.

AFF members have for long been suggesting that you install an exhaust fans in each shower cubicle.

Who listens?.. who cares?..
One reason ( of several) to retain awareness.

... No listen, no solutions...
ceeya... PJ

 

[Pushka]

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Due to some odd plane change quirk my partner and I flew QR first today. Al Safwa Lounge here we go. Pics are above. General impressions, it's cavernous! Architecturally wow.

Good: food was excellent, booze list excellent, although not the champagne as per ausbt recent article (and I asked).

Poor: shower cubicles with no toilets inside, lack of snack options, no quick food options like biz lounge.

Off for my flight. If I wanted a quick meal and a shower on a layover, I might go to the QR biz lounge. This place is beautiful though ill give it that.

That’s strange about the toilets. They are in the J Al Mourjan bathrooms. But I didn’t find the shower experience as nice was what I was hoping for and felt hotter afterwards.

 

[fifo]

re toilets in Al Moujan shower units, yes its very strange.
Also, we were directed to the 'family area' which has only 2 shower units within each of the male and female and no toilets inside. (as a side note the family area also had similar private areas to the nap areas in Al mourjan, if no familys were in here, would be a good way to get a few zzzs)

They wouldnt let us use a day room, which do have toilets inside the showers, as we were departing in 2.5 hrs, need to be in there for 6 hrs. Despite the lounge being empty bar us and 3 other people.
After I mentioned it, they said its possible to use something in the spa area, but I didn't check.
Note, all spa services are cost + and the min looked about 80usd. No free 10 min leg massage for QR!

 

[Pushka]

re toilets in Al Moujan shower units, yes its very strange.
Also, we were directed to the 'family area' which has only 2 shower units within each of the male and female and no toilets inside. (as a side note the family area also had similar private areas to the nap areas in Al mourjan, if no familys were in here, would be a good way to get a few zzzs)

They wouldnt let us use a day room, which do have toilets inside the showers, as we were departing in 2.5 hrs, need to be in there for 6 hrs. Despite the lounge being empty bar us and 3 other people.
After I mentioned it, they said its possible to use something in the spa area, but I didn't check.
Note, all spa services are cost + and the min looked about 80usd. No free 10 min leg massage for QR!

Al Mourjan bathrooms had toilets in the same room.

 

[fifo]

Yes, i'm aware. they are also slightly better ventilated and there is far more of them - 8 - 10.
Thats my point, compared to al safwa, al mourjan excels in the bathroom department.
IF i was on a short stopover in QR first, i'd go shower in Al mourjan, then of to al safwa for dinner and drinks, time dependent. IF I was in a rush, I wouldnt even go to al safwa, the service there for food takes too long and no quick options.