The limited ermen guide to asia pacific airport lounges

[ermen]

This is not an exhaustive list, as I obviously haven't been to many, especially in Europe / Americas (and I am not Andy Hayler (Man who ate at every single 3 Michelin-starred restaurant - Business Insider)

I will try to cover off the major Asia-Pacific ones.

So, taking a ratings system leaf out of the page from our friends at michelin, and taking my own personal liberties, and pardoning my french


*** Exceptional lounge, worth a special journey (Une des meilleures salon d'eroporte, vaut le voyage)
** Excellent lounge, worth a detour (Salon excellente, mérite un détour)
* A good lounge in its category (Une bonne salon dans sa catégorie)

Pan Pan: Bad lounge, bad lounge
Mayday: I prefer the terminal


***
HKG CX F (Pier)
HKG CX F (Wing)
HKG CX J (Pier)
MEL QF F
SYD QF F


**
HKG CX J (Bridge)
HKG CX J (Cabin)
HKG CX J (Wing)
HKG QF J/F
HND CX J/F
NRT JL F Lounge (Main / Satellite)
SIN QF J/F


*
CMB UL F (Serendip)
KUL CX J
KUL MH F (Satellite)
KUL MH J (Satellite)
PNH Priority Pass (shared lounge)
SIN SQ J
SYD SQ J
TPE CX J/F




BKK TG J
CMB Lotus
HKG CX Arrivals
ICN CX J
KIX CX J
NRT AA J
PER SQ J
PVG CX J
SIN BA J
SIN SQ Krisflyer Gold
SGN Priority Pass (shared lounge)
SYD QF J



CMB Araliya

Have I missed anything? I'm sure you all will disagree on many too!

 

[clazman]

Great list, personally would have rated the QF lounge in HK higher

 

[defurax]

Don't agree with KUL MH F. Table service in the dining room, good champagne, more shower suites than ever required and very quiet lounge makes it a 2 or 3 stars IMO.

 

[Austman]

Same for me for the KUL MH F.

IMO the dining experience, especially lunch and dinner, is one of the best there is. And quite good wines to go with it.

Then there are slumber rooms.

And always, very nice staff!

I wouldn't rate the showers too highly - they are OK but need a fair bit of plumbing maintenance.

 

[RooFlyer]

Another fan of KL MH F lounge **

Add:

SIN SQ TPR ***
SIN SQ F **

 

[I love to travel]

My 2 cents worth for additions. SQ and EVA air lounges in Bangkok are 2 star

 

[ermen]

Don't agree with KUL MH F. Table service in the dining room, good champagne, more shower suites than ever required and very quiet lounge makes it a 2 or 3 stars IMO.

Same for me for the KUL MH F.

IMO the dining experience, especially lunch and dinner, is one of the best there is. And quite good wines to go with it.

Then there are slumber rooms.

And always, very nice staff!

I wouldn't rate the showers too highly - they are OK but need a fair bit of plumbing maintenance.

Funny enough I was in the MH F lounge when I thought this list up.
Maybe MH F lounge is now *, but the food buffet selection is pretty poor, the restaurant is OK (I haven't tried the champagne or wines so can't comment), and does not seem to have a wow factor for an MH F lounge.

Plus, the showers, whilst functional, seem a bit dated (and no stool to sit down on!)

Lounge generally feels a little dated overall IMO...

But yes the staff are overall quite friendly in the MH lounges...

Another fan of KL MH F lounge **

Add:

SIN SQ TPR ***
SIN SQ F **

I never had the privilege of entering the SQ F and TPR lounges

 

[ermen]

My 2 cents worth for additions. SQ and EVA air lounges in Bangkok are 2 star

I've been to the SQ lounge in BKK (4-5 years ago). Unless that has changed, probably only a * for me

 

[I love to travel]

I've been to the SQ lounge in BKK (4-5 years ago). Unless that has changed, probably only a * for me

They opened a new one a few weeks ago

 

[Austman]

KUL MH F lounge dining room:

 

[Cruiser Elite]

No Champers Austman?

 

[Austman]

(to note: It wouldn't be hard to walk right past the KUL MH F dining room without knowing it was even there! It's just one rather narrow doorway near the entrance to the lounge)

 

[Austman]

No Champers Austman?

Yes they have Champers - just not on their wine list (I don't know why ...) I'm not sure what one.

 

[Daver6]

Geez, they've gone all out on the cheap side with that wine list! Nothing over $20 there.

 

[Austman]

It's basically their business class wines:

Malaysia Airlines wins big at Business Traveller Cellars in the Sky Awards ·ETB Travel News New Zealand

I thought the Chateau Doyac 2011, AOC Haut Medoc, Bordeaux wasn't bad at all.

 

[dajop]

Not sure if I'd rate the QF J lounge at SIN that much better than the SQ J lounge any more. It started with a bang, but you can see some of the cost cutting that's gone on since it opened. Mind you it's got a split personality. Visit before 6pm or after 8pm and it's a great place to spend some time. That's when I've visited the most, usually before MH or 3K flights. Vist in the window before the QF MEL/SYD/BNE flights depart, not so much.

No EK lounges? I'd rate EK lounges I've been to - CMB and MEL as 2*, and presumably in SIN as well (if new lounge styled along the lines of the new MEL lounge).

 

[Strategic Aviation]

Have I missed anything?

Yes, this should be in the Airport Lounges subforum

 

[JohnK]

Nice thread.

BKK EK lounge is quite nice and in my opinion better than the CX lounge.

HKG EK lounge is also quite nice and possibly as good as the QF lounge which I rate above the CX business lounges. I think the CX F lounges are overrated and I gave them a miss yesterday. The beef penang curry in QF lounge was quite nice and I'm not a curry fan. The cheesecake is always excellent and last 2 trips they are walking around offering ice cream.

SIN EK lounge was nice but haven't tried the new lounge. The old lounge was better than the QF lounge. The BA lounge did not impress.

 

[ermen]

Yes, this should be in the Airport Lounges subforum

How do we move it there?

 

[moa999]

Assume by HND JL you refer to the Int lounge, the Dom is average.

I'd be willing to give one * to SYD QF J, but an oops to the MEL dungeon.

I've only ever done KUL MH Sat FL at breakfast and while then menu looks good, the food is seriously lacking