Clubrooms lounge at Luton Airport only accepting DragonPass – no Priority Pass or Lounge Club
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No 1 Lounges has revealed more information on its new Luton lounge.
We recently ran an article on the top new UK airport lounge openings planned for H2 2019. One of those was the new Clubrooms lounge at Luton.
This is an odd one. Luton has one lounge, the recently refurbished Aspire which we reviewed here. It is decent but frequently overcrowded.
It was therefore good news when No 1 Lounges decided to invest in Luton. What no-one quite understands, however, is why it has gone for its premium Clubrooms format, with table service and a la carte dining.
No 1 is now taking bookings from 1st July for the new Luton Clubrooms.
For bookings by 23rd June, for visits until the year end, you can save 33% (£24, down from £36) by using code LUTON24. You need to book via this page here.
Got a lounge club card? You’re out of luck – with one exception.
Only holders of DragonPass – which is mainly NatWest Black cardholders – can pay £15 to reserve a spot in Clubrooms. This option is not available to Priority Pass, Lounge Club or LoungeKey customers. You can reserve your spot here.
I would be very surprised if DragonPass cardholders were allowed free entry in Luton on a walk-up basis, given the £15 reservation fee. I would imagine a top-up payment will be required.
Note that no children under 5 are allowed, and parents with children over 5 may be seated together and kept away from other guests (read the T&Cs).
We will pop along and take a look in early July to let you know if it is worth the money or not.
How to get FREE airport lounge access via UK credit cards (April 2024)
Here are the four options to get FREE airport lounge access via a UK credit card.
The Platinum Card from American Express comes with two free Priority Pass cards, one for you and one for a supplementary cardholder. Each card admits two so a family of four gets in free. You get access to all 1,300 lounges in the Priority Pass network – search it here.
You also get access to Eurostar, Lufthansa and Delta Air Lines lounges. Our American Express Platinum review is here. You can apply here.
The Platinum Card from American Express
40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review
If you have a small business, consider American Express Business Platinum instead.
American Express Business Platinum
40,000 points sign-up bonus and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for the first year. It comes with a Priority Pass card loaded with four free visits to any Priority Pass lounge – see the list here.
Additional lounge visits are charged at £24. You get four more free visits for every year you keep the card.
There is no annual fee for Amex Gold in Year 1 and you get a 20,000 points sign-up bonus. Full details are in our American Express Preferred Rewards Gold review here.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard gets you get a free Priority Pass card, allowing you access to the Priority Pass network. Guests are charged at £24 although it may be cheaper to pay £60 for a supplementary credit card for your partner.
The card has a fee of £195 and there are strict financial requirements to become a HSBC Premier customer. Full details are in my HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard review.
HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard
A huge bonus, but only available to HSBC Premier clients Read our full review
PS. You can find all of HfP’s UK airport lounge reviews – and we’ve been to most of them – indexed here.
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