What UK airport lounges are in Priority Pass, Lounge Club and LoungeKey?

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• Savinder Gill says:

  7 Jul7 July 05:30

  As we have several holidays planned for the year, I got the Amex Platinum card for lounge access for family of 4. My teenagers were not impressed with the T5 lounge finding it crowded with limited menu. Singapore lounge’s toilet smelled terrible as there was a damp shower unit. Perth did not have a lounge and Sydney’s was crowded too. Not bothering with Seattle or Vancouver as cancelling card soon. With airports like Singapore making better transit experiences why would lounges be attractive? Dark, limited menu, crowded places with zero ambiance…

  • Jon says:

    7 Jul7 July 07:18

    Although much-beloved of HFP readers, and with some that provide an excellent experience (Virgin Clubhouse et al), there are many locations where I can’t understand the attraction of lounges at all. Eat food that has sat on the side for a while (motorway-services style) and get to read a “free” paper. Frankly a better experience can be had by buying a paper in Smiths and reading it in an airside restaurant while a meal is cooked to order (from an infinitely larger choice, obviously).

    Is it really worth the £10 saving to eat a dry bacon roll and sit in a box furnished like a school canteen?

    • the real harry1 says:

      7 Jul7 July 07:21

      Unlimited free alcohol has its attractions 🙂

      Not that I’m a toper, you understand.

    • TGLoyalty says:

      7 Jul7 July 08:22

      There are some bad ones and some great ones. Not all take these cards but if you visit the Cathays Lounge in T3 or HKG then you’ll see how good they can actually be. BA Gatwick is pretty good too

      • Optimus Prime says:

        7 Jul7 July 13:03

        Still too early since I won’t fly out of T3 till February, but would you recommend Cathay First lounge or the Qantas one?

        Thanks.

        • Rob says:

          7 Jul7 July 14:15

          Cathay in F but do both if early.

    • Rob says:

      7 Jul7 July 11:28

      I don’t disagree with this – felt the same in the Aspire Plus in Manchester three weeks ago waiting for my Virgin flight!

      • the real harry1 says:

        7 Jul7 July 14:08

        that’s why it’s worth reading the reviews! 🙂

    • Lady London says:

      8 Jul8 July 13:07

      Yes and you can feel exclusive.

  • Mark2 says:

    7 Jul7 July 07:21

    You will really miss out if you don’t visit the Centurion Lounge in Seattle.

    • Savinder Gill says:

      7 Jul7 July 08:43

      Centurion Lounge not an option on Priority Pass.:-(

      • Olly says:

        7 Jul7 July 10:20

        @Savinder. As the holder of Amex Platinum you get access to Centurion lounges through it, mainly across the USA, including Seattle, which I think Mark2 was pointing out to you. You also get acces to Plaza Premium at LHR T5 which you can’t get on PP. If you’ve got a flight with Delta, Amex Platinum gets you access to their Sky Lounges.

  • Alan says:

    7 Jul7 July 08:24

    Was it the Plaza Premium you visited? I’ve been a couple of times recently and found it pretty decent – much quieter than BA First or Club lounges and still some decent hot options (I had the beef stroganoff last week, very tasty). Haven’t tried Club Aspire though.

    • Savinder Gill says:

      7 Jul7 July 08:39

      We visited Aspire lounge at T5 with Priority Pass. Only option available according to app.

      • Matt says:

        7 Jul7 July 11:12

        Savinder as mentioned in the comments above your platinum card gets you access to T5 Plaza premium, centurion lounges and delta lounges (when flying delta). These are not priority pass lounges but perks as a plat holder.

  • the_real_a says:

    7 Jul7 July 18:35

    It depends on you perspective. I travel so much that the lounge has become a commodity. I’m not looking for a “luxury” experience. I’m looking for an alternative to starbucks that has unlimited coffee/wine, good wifi, a shower and an edible lunch/dinner to tide me over until i reach my destination. With priority pass this equates to £250 ish for unlimited visits for 12 months. But then how much does a luxury experience cost at an airport? Maybe £50-100pp – which is fine for a special occasion or holiday, but when you are taking 6 flights a week it becomes unjustifiable.

    Perhaps i misread your post – but surely your teenagers would not be uncomfortable in a starbucks setting for a couple of hours?

  • Carl says:

    8 Jul8 July 00:51

    In Sydney you might be better to take the 36 AUD off per person at a number of restaurants there.

• Lax says:

  7 Jul7 July 05:42

  Dragonpass can be purchased from £68. Should be covered imho

  Should the list not say lounge club and priority pass, as currently it suggests a rather small list for priority pass.

  Would also be better if there was one list of lounges and details of which cards allowed you in.

  • MattC says:

    7 Jul7 July 07:28

    +1 for a sticky page with a table for each lounge and a score for each access method (plus the price) and link to a review (by Rob/Anika, edits of readers or links to other reviews).
    Rob I think this would be a heavily used resource driving traffic, and provide a constant stream of lounge articles especially interesting for those not living in London…

    • Rob says:

      7 Jul7 July 11:27

      There are links to all our UK lounge reviews on a) the Favourites page (tab in the top menu) OR b) clicking ‘Airport Lounge Reviews (UK)’ under the Categories menu in the sidebar on the desktop and tablet sites.

  • MattC says:

    7 Jul7 July 07:35

    how do you get Dragonpass for £68?

    • the real harry1 says:

      7 Jul7 July 07:41

      that’s the 1-shot DragonPass membership option, giving you the right to buy more passes at something like £19 (just 1 visit included free for your $99).

      Unfortunately the higher levels of DP membership still only get the cardholder in free, ie all guests have to be paid for. Which is where the Barclays Current a/c TPP add-on can score an advantage, see above.

      • the real harry1 says:

        7 Jul7 July 07:54

        Tried & tested – £18 for a 1-shot (or as many as you like) DP lounge pass – code TELEDP16 still working fine this morning https://thetelegraph.dragonpassuk.com

    • Patrick says:

      8 Jul8 July 10:54

      I have (free) access through Regus – although you have to buy lounge passes at around £15 I believe.

      • the real harry1 says:

        8 Jul8 July 12:05

        £19

• the real harry1 says:

  7 Jul7 July 06:13

  DragonPass could appeal on several fronts. You can add it via Travel Plus Pack if you open a free-of-charge Barclays current a/c – so no annual a/c fee. It costs £15.50/ month for a minimum of 6 months – you can open and close it at will online, ie keep it going for 6 months, use the 6 lounge passes, close it for 6 months then rinse & repeat next year. Effectively you’re buying 6 passes for £15.50 each plus all the extras. All 6 passes can be used at once if you wish, ie Mum, Dad + kids can all get in together. The extras: RAC comprehensive breakdown cover including European cover. The worldwide multi-trip travel insurance covers the whole family including kids – and goes up to age 80 (many policies stop at 70).

  I think it’s pretty good value, you don’t need to do anything with the Barclays current a/c, just deposit (say) £10 to get it going then there’s no other requirement https://www.barclays.co.uk/insurance/travel-insurance/travel-plus-pack/
  I did have a 15 minute interview to open my current a/c, but that was a very simple fact-finding KYC exercise.

  And DragonPass gets you into No1 T3.

  • the real harry1 says:

    7 Jul7 July 14:43

    You could have a his ‘n hers version going – 6 months you, 6 months better half.

    That way you get 12 DP passes @ £15.50 each plus 12 month RAC breakdown cover & comprehensive travel insurance for all the family.

• MattC says:

  7 Jul7 July 07:32

  £15pm is pretty close to the HSBC, as are the eligibility criteria:

  – pay your main income of at least £5,000 per month into a Select Current Account (excluding transfers from other Santander accounts)
  – or keep £75,000 in any Santander investment(s), savings or current account

  • MattC says:

    7 Jul7 July 07:34

    if above means £5000pm AFTER tax its more demanding than HSBC…

    • MattC says:

      7 Jul7 July 07:37

      make that after tax and deductions e.g. work pension

• Liz says:

  7 Jul7 July 08:47

  We visited the Qantas Lounge in SYD recently which was nice but for the last half hour decided to move to the American Express Lounge as it was right by our departure gate. Big mistake. Very small and dull space and the staff were very unhelpful and rude. Hubby ordered a whisky for the road and was asked if he wanted water or ice. Neither he replied. Was told he had to have something in it – company policy would not allow them to serve a neat whisky! Duh! So they added ice which he immediately removed! Same thing for my Baileys! Never heard of that one !

  • Mark2 says:

    7 Jul7 July 16:18

    If you ever get to Seattle visit the Centurion Lounge. It is superb, especially the barmen.

    • Liz says:

      7 Jul7 July 16:54

      Seattle is in my 2020 road trip plans! 2019 already booked. Just about to start my travel research for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Hawaii. Will take note of the Centurion Lounge.

• Tracey says:

  7 Jul7 July 09:02

  NatWest Black Rewards accoun o gives you Priority Pass. Unlimited free entry for cardholder(s) and £15 for guests

• Marcus Ferbrache says:

  7 Jul7 July 09:26

  With the HSBC Premier World elite card, guests can be brought in with the cardholder, at £15 per guest.

• Tim says:

  7 Jul7 July 09:33

  I obtained Dragonpass via a Groupon offer open to all. The first visit worked out under £15 and additional visits were £15 now £16. I can see no reason not to cover Dragonpass here.

  • Rob says:

    7 Jul7 July 11:21

    We do a bit of it. I’ve met the UK CEO actually who is based up in Manchester.

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