Unique airport lounge features & services

[RB001]

I believe the Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Garden Lounge has a gym. When I visited in late 2023 it was still being built. No idea if it's opened or what it's like.

Your memory hasn't failed you yet, @Daver6 !
They call it a fitness studio.
A few reviews of the lounge mention it, the odd one actually bothers to get in to take a picture.

 

[EestiTiger]

'Stretching Bars' in the Tallinn Airport Lounge...

 

[Quickstatus]

What I like is an airside restaurant to gate food delivery service. Found this at MSP.

A couple of years sgo when Qantas had a lounge at NRT there was the beer pouring machine

Even better the QF NRT lounge had a Sake bar. The attendant would let you try different ones and would explain the differences

 

[mrsterryn]

Finnair in Helsinki have a sauna in one of their lounges

 

[randompunter]

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.

On this theme I was also amused by the self pouring beer machines in the OZ lounges in Incheon a few years back. It filled through a valve in the bottom of the cup. But then I'd have to manually pour into a glass rather than drink from plastic so I guess was kind of pointless. Enjoyed a couple of long layovers there and the beer paired very well with their BBQ pork and potato wedge combo dish.

 

[Mattg]

Finnair in Helsinki have a sauna in one of their lounges

Indeed they do, in the Platinum Wing, and I'm looking forward to checking that out tomorrow

 

[zig]

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

I agree a pool would be wonderful - a great way to stretch the body and relax after a flight.

 

[Mattg]

I agree a pool would be wonderful - a great way to stretch the body and relax after a flight.

Although it's not exactly inside the airport, there is something like this at Melbourne Airport:

Thread 'Lounge and Swim Package at PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport'

May 30, 2024

Has anyone used this?

Melbourne City Hotel Specials | Lounge and Swim Package at PARKROYAL

For just AUD25, enjoy access to our leisure facilities including gymnasium, heated indoor pool, spa.

www.panpacific.com

For $25, you can get access to the gym, swimming pool, spa, sauna and steam room and shower/change room facilities at PARKROYAL, the hotel right across the road from Melbourne Airport.

You also get access to the Bar Airo lounge on Level 4, where you get free Wi-Fi and a 15% discount off food & beverages. The offer is valid between 6am and 11pm.

Honestly, this seems like a great option if you have a 3+ hour wait between flights at Melbourne Airport. It's...

• Mattg
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[zig]

Although it's not exactly inside the airport, there is something like this at Melbourne Airport:

Thread 'Lounge and Swim Package at PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport'

May 30, 2024

Has anyone used this?

Melbourne City Hotel Specials | Lounge and Swim Package at PARKROYAL

For just AUD25, enjoy access to our leisure facilities including gymnasium, heated indoor pool, spa.

www.panpacific.com

For $25, you can get access to the gym, swimming pool, spa, sauna and steam room and shower/change room facilities at PARKROYAL, the hotel right across the road from Melbourne Airport.

You also get access to the Bar Airo lounge on Level 4, where you get free Wi-Fi and a 15% discount off food & beverages. The offer is valid between 6am and 11pm.

Honestly, this seems like a great option if you have a 3+ hour wait between flights at Melbourne Airport. It's...

• Mattg
• airline lounges
• Replies: 2
• Forum: Other Hotel & Accommodation Discussion

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Thanks, I have stayed at Park Royal and was aware of this.
It would be nice if a pool was available in a transit lounge (unlikely I know ).

 

[Daver6]

Indeed they do, in the Platinum Wing, and I'm looking forward to checking that out tomorrow

We'll be watching closely in the view from the office thread

 

[RB001]

I agree a pool would be wonderful - a great way to stretch the body and relax after a flight.

Not sure how many would transit through Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, but for a pre-flight dip, the VIP Lounge in Terminal B has:


Yours for:


Airlines using Terminal B (some actually provide access to this lounge)