Unique airport lounge features & services

[Mattg]

I was in the TK J lounge at Istanbul yesterday and noticed that there was a complimentary ironing service. Literally a booth with a staff member and an ironing board.

This is the same lounge that has a golf simulator and a VR flight simulator.

What other unique features have you found at an airport lounge that you haven't seen in any other lounge?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

The united Polaris lounge at LAX (or is it SFO?) has an ironing service too! Which are also in several of the arrivals lounges (BA/VS etc).

I guess what immediately springs to mind is Finnair’s sauna? And CX’s cabanas. (LH also has baths, but not quite the same as the cathay ones!)

Soft product wise… LH’s ducks.

 

[RooFlyer]

QR Al Safwa First has a collection of 8th century ceramics, jugs etc on loan from the Islamic Museum (as in 'a good cultural exhibition')

 

[Wing Nut]

QR Al Safwa First has a collection of 8th century ceramics, jugs etc on loan from the Islamic Museum (as in 'a good cultural exhibition')

Qantas International J lounges have fine collection of threadbare, stained lounge chairs and crusty metal cutlery. Does that count?

 

[TonyHancock]

The CCR at LHR always seemed to have Bob Geldof in it over the course of 2018. Well he always seemed to be there in there when I called it home.

 

[Daver6]

Does the HBA QP sandwich press count?

 

[Daver6]

More seriously, the pressing service in the CX Wing cabanas. Put clothes in cupboard, press button and magically your items come back nicely pressed.

 

[moa999]

AA DFW A used to have a small gym, part of a Flagship lounge in the 2010s afaik.

https://monkeymiles.boardingarea.com/review-admirals-club-dallas-dfw-terminal-theres-treadmill/

Not sure if it still exists.

 

[AIRwin]

I've tried this in the old terminal:

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[gaz0303]

LH Senator lounge in FRA has lockers to store bags. Nice to be able to leave a a bag locked up when stretching the legs around the terminal.

 

[elanshin]

I was in the TK J lounge at Istanbul yesterday and noticed that there was a complimentary ironing service. Literally a booth with a staff member and an ironing board.

This is the same lounge that has a golf simulator and a VR flight simulator.

What other unique features have you found at an airport lounge that you haven't seen in any other lounge?

JL F HND shoe shine service.
I'd say their sushi bar. But NH has it too and so does NRT i believe.

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LH Senator lounge in FRA has lockers to store bags. Nice to be able to leave a a bag locked up when stretching the legs around the terminal.

I see this in all the JL lounges.

 

[AIRwin]

JL F HND shoe shine service.

Same in EK F

 

[Bundy Bear]

A couple of years sgo when Qantas had a lounge at NRT there was the beer pouring machine, when I was in HND last year there was the beer pouring machines.

A few lounges around the world have them but not that common.

 

[blacksultan]

15 minute free shoulder and neck massage at coral executive lounges in bkk .

 

[AIRwin]

15 minute free shoulder and neck massage at coral executive lounges in bkk .

Same in EK F

 

[Mattg]

AA DFW A used to have a small gym, part of a Flagship lounge in the 2010s afaik.

https://monkeymiles.boardingarea.com/review-admirals-club-dallas-dfw-terminal-theres-treadmill/

Not sure if it still exists.

I would love an airport lounge with a gym (provided there are also readily accessible showers! And not like at the TK lounge in IST where the wait time for a shower in the morning peak was 2 hours...)

 

[chitown_boy]

AF lounge CDG 2F as well as JFK T1 - complimentary 15min facials at the Clarins booth. At JFK it’s also a PP accessible lounge that serves real and self-pour champagne.

 

[WilsonM]

I would love an airport lounge with a gym (provided there are also readily accessible showers! And not like at the TK lounge in IST where the wait time for a shower in the morning peak was 2 hours...)

Wasn't one of the new EY lounges meant to get a gym? Haven't heard anything atm but I do remember reading about it.

While I personally would also love a gym, I would also vote against it considering people are perhaps not as aware of their bodily odours as they should be (and subsequently choose not to shower).

Would love a pool as well, although same argument (and the need for high-speed washing and drying facilities I guess?)