Airport Lounge Reviews
Airport Lounges come in many forms - Business Class, First Class, paid-entry, Priority Pass, American Express and many more. You can access lounges at airports by travelling in Business or First Class, or by holding the right credit card. Here are our reviews of a range of lounges in Airports around the world.
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The Qantas Club Melbourne overview
Melbourne’s Qantas Club is the go-to lounge for many of Qantas’ frequent flyers and lounge members plus their guests.
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Qantas Domestic Business Lounge Melbourne overview
The Qantas Domestic Business Lounge is an exclusive area which caters to Business Class guests, Platinum frequent flyers and higher. We take a look at its main points of difference compared to the adjacent Qantas Club.
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Virgin Australia Melbourne Lounge overview
We take a look at Virgin Australia’s largest lounge, last refurbished and doubled in size during 2014 to cope with the increase in passenger load.
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Virgin Australia Perth Lounge overview
A purpose-built lounge, with wide open spaces, lots of seating, decent food and excellent views onto the tarmac. Plus, how to gain access.
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Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Changi Airport Terminal 3 overview
We take a look at the Star Alliance carrier’s flagship Business Class lounge at their home base of Changi Airport and outline access options.
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Singapore Airlines The Private Room overview
For a dedicated First Class lounge, Singapore Airlines’ flagship facility does a good job, with friendly staff and an attractive design, but it is let down by unremarkable food and a lack of extra amenities.
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SilverKris First Class Lounge Sydney overview
A beautifully-designed but small space with better food and drink options than the Business Class side but lacking the ‘wow’ factor of some other First Class lounges.
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Lufthansa First Class Terminal Frankfurt overview
Arguably one of the best First Class lounges in the world, this private terminal makes security and immigration a breeze, with fantastic dining options, a calm environment and excellent customer service. Being driven directly to your plane like a celebrity is just the icing on the cake.
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Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Class Lounge Overview
Qatar Airways’ flagship First Class Lounge in Doha is one of the most outlandish lounge experiences I have had to date.
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Etihad Airways First Class Lounge & Spa Abu Dhabi overview
The First Class Lounge & Spa at Abu Dhabi Airport is Etihad Airways’ flagship lounge and offers upscale dining, spa treatments with everything done in the Etihad way.
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American Express Lounge Sydney overview
This lounge has beautiful features, tasty food and fast wifi, but it can get crowded in mornings when there are a lot of business travellers departing on international flights. Plus, a list of which Amex cards will get you access.
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SkyTeam Sydney Lounge overview
This shared alliance-wide lounge is spacious and light-filled, with above-average food and drink options, tarmac views and fast wifi – worth spending time in, if you have some to kill.
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Emirates Auckland Lounge Overview
Emirates’ Auckland lounge is a large lounge with decent buffet dining and a lot of seating for Emirates’ many international passengers departing from Auckland.
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Star Alliance Los Angeles Business Class Lounge Overview
This lounge deserves all of the praise it gets, with delicious food and beverage options, fast internet, ample seating, a beautiful outdoor patio and spacious shower suites.
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SilverKris Business Class Lounge Sydney overview
We check out the SilverKris Lounge in Sydney to see how it stacks up for a Business Class travellers and those with elite status with Velocity, KrisFlyer and Star Alliance, as well as comparing it to the Air NZ Lounge next door.
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Qantas Sydney T3 Domestic Business Lounge Overview
Sydney’s Qantas Domestic Business Class Lounge is a flagship for Qantas domestic travellers – here’s how it stacks up.
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Air New Zealand Auckland International Lounge Overview
Air New Zealand’s Auckland International lounge opened in September 2015 after a big refurbishment. We checked it out a couple of times over the last few months. – it’s great!
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Virgin Australia Sydney Domestic Business Class Lounge overview
This overview of Virgin Australia’s Sydney Business Class Lounge outlines who can gain entry to the lounge, opening hours, info about premium entry as well as our thoughts and photos.
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Qantas / oneworld International Business Lounge Los Angeles review
This lounge gets a solid four-star rating from PH for its spaciousness, fast wifi and well-stocked bar, but is let down by dark lighting, some disappointing food and no tarmac views.
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Japan Airlines Sakura First Class Lounge Review - Tokyo Narita Airport
This is the next instalment from my trip to Japan earlier this year, just a little late in coming! The return flight was in JAL First Class, and flying in JAL First or as a […]
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New Qantas Hong Kong Business & First Class Lounge review
After a couple of days in Hong Kong, I was heading back to Sydney on Qantas, and had my first opportunity to sample the relatively new Qantas Hong Kong lounge. I’ve spent a fair bit […]
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Cathay Pacific's The Wing First Class Lounge Review - Hong Kong Airport
It’s turning into a bit of a Cathay Pacific week on Point Hacks. Bear with me. The last couple of times I’ve been to Hong Kong this year I’ve had the privilege of passing through […]
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Qantas International First Class Lounge Melbourne Review
I had been planning a trip to Malaysia for a few months – after snagging this First Class seat with points as an Any Seat Award, I then began to construct the rest of my […]
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Cathay Pacific's 'The Cabin' Business Class Lounge review - Hong Kong Airport
When Cathay Pacific opened the Cabin in late 2010, it gave a glimpse into a new modern design philosophy for their ‘hard product’ – lounges, seating, etc. – which would be rolling out across their […]
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Qantas' (old) Hong Kong International Business Class Lounge Review - Hong Kong Airport
Note that the Qantas Hong Kong lounge has now been full refurbished. This review is kept for archive purposes… Before spending some time in The Wing, one of Cathay Pacific’s many Business Class lounges in […]
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Cathay Pacific's 'The Wing' Business Class Lounge review - Hong Kong Airport
Cathay has 3 major lounges at HKG – The Wing, The Pier (both with Business and First Class sections), and The Cabin (Business class only). On my return to Sydney, I was able to access […]
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Qantas International First Class Lounge Sydney review
I’m fairly fortunate to have Qantas Gold status – I don’t travel ALL that much, especially compared to the real air warriors. I normally bank 4 or 5 international trips a year – but thanks […]
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JetQuay VIP arrival, lounge & transfer service review - Singapore Changi Airport
I learnt about the JetQuay VIP arrival and transfer service at Changi from Gary Leff’s JetQuay review, and given we would be arriving with bags, infant and long flight behind us, I figured I’d give […]
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JAL Sakura Frankfurt Business Class oneworld Lounge Review - Frankfurt Airport
After arriving into Frankfurt from London on BA in the early evening, we set about whiling away a few hours until the 23.50 departure to Singapore. We headed over to the JAL Sakura lounge which […]
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British Airways Club Europe & Heathrow T5 Galleries Lounge Review - BA914 London to Frankfurt
Booking I couldn’t get award availability out of London to Singapore for two of us in Business, so needed a connecting flight to Frankfurt to pick up Qantas’ other European service, QF6 to Sydney (via […]