Review of the refurbished Rex Lounge at MEL

[AFF Editor]

Review: Rex’s Refurbished Melbourne Airport Lounge is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

Review: Rex Lounge, Melbourne Airport

The Rex Lounge at Melbourne Airport is nothing special, but it does have some snacks and drinks. It's also a very quiet place to wait for your flight, away from the hustle and bustle of the rest of Terminal 4.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

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[Flyerwin]

I was just there last week and will partake again next week.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Errr… who’s paying for this? The aussie taxpayer through subsidies? And as the article says… for who? The lounge is never full as it is.

The massage chairs were the best feature of the lounge. Why remove them?

Madness.

 

[Human]

I use the Rex lounges in SYD and MEL as fall-backs when the Virgin lounges are standing room only. This seems to occur (when I fly, at least) more often in Sydney than in Melbourne. I fully agree that, all things being equal, the Virgin lounges are far superior. But when the VA lounges are packed to capacity, I've found the Rex lounges to be a haven!

 

[Chicken]

Still a lunch room in a warehouse / factory in Dandenong feel. Well, except the bright colour sofas

 

[DC3]

… will partake again …

Keen to hear more

 

[DC3]

Review: Rex Lounge, Melbourne Airport

The Rex Lounge at Melbourne Airport is nothing special, but it does have some snacks and drinks. It's also a very quiet place to wait for your flight, away from the hustle and bustle of the rest of Terminal 4.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

“… cheese and crackers …”. That’s offered as a flight meal according to some AFFers in a QF thread.

 

[eastwest101]

That does not sound much like the right priorities for an airline that is in administration, is suffering staff shortages, training shortages and aircraft availability issues and cancellations. I can only assume that one of the idiots running Rex a while ago signed a binding contract for this upgrade work while the jet operation was being implemented and Rex couldn't get out of the contract for the upgrade.

Given the laughably high hurdle of earning Diamond Tier status in the Rex frequent flyer program, this is essentially a Priority Pass lounge.

 

[Ansett Nostalgic]

Astonishing that people actually pay to enter that lounge.

 

[Flyerwin]

I was there earlier today. Only person in the lounge.

 

[DC3]

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I was there earlier today. Only person in the lounge.

And that was you?

 

[Mattg]

I was there earlier today. Only person in the lounge.

Perhaps Rex should rename this lounge to "The Private Room"?

 

[Flyerwin]

And that was you?

Yes it was just me. Flight was delayed 3.5 hours.

 

[Balad2005]

I was just there last week and will partake again next week.

Review: Rex’s Refurbished Melbourne Airport Lounge is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

Review: Rex Lounge, Melbourne Airport

The Rex Lounge at Melbourne Airport is nothing special, but it does have some snacks and drinks. It's also a very quiet place to wait for your flight, away from the hustle and bustle of the rest of Terminal 4.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

You can leave a comment or discuss this topic below.

I used the REX Melbourne lounge on Monday morning. It was an oasis of quiet with only 4 people including myself in the lounge.I had the feeling we were all Priority Pass members.