The airport lounge with its own swimming pool

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• SydneySwan says:

  6 Nov6 November 05:33

  I have just added Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic to my bucket list.

  • Lou says:

    6 Nov6 November 07:02

    When we went there wasn’t a lounge for BA. This was in 2016, so the situation may have changed

    • Tee says:

      6 Nov6 November 07:14

      There was no BA lounge at PUJ last year either – I was offered a $20 F&B voucher instead

      • Paul John Ashmore says:

        6 Nov6 November 07:51

        It was a BA Lounge when I went this September. The pool looked great.

        • Ross says:

          6 Nov6 November 18:39

          The old lounge with pool has better runway views but is significantly inferior in every other way to the new lounge with pool (in the top picture) that just opened.

      • Dutch Schaefer says:

        6 Nov6 November 18:40

        We were also given the vouchers there in August for a BA flight – redeemable in one shop, where $20 gets very little, even by airport standards! For once, the Amex Platinum Priority Pass got access to a lounge though

  • Gordon says:

    7 Nov7 November 11:10

    Very nice destination. I would recommend, I was caught up in hurricane Fiona there last year. But was given a complementary return.

• Andrew says:

  6 Nov6 November 07:03

  Singapore airport is another one with a swimming pool in the airport – this time as part of the transit hotel and available for non residents just in transit. It’s well worth it to refresh yourself between flights!

• Dave Roberts says:

  6 Nov6 November 07:49

  Priority pass are slow with their updates.They have been showing that the lounge at Corfu closed for the winter mid October but it was still open last week and almost empty despite the terminal being extremely busy.

• TimM says:

  6 Nov6 November 08:47

  One step further towards living in an airport.

  • Gordon says:

    7 Nov7 November 11:13

    Tom Hank’s was happy!

• Simon says:

  6 Nov6 November 08:57

  The second photo is the pool you’re more likely to see if you’re flying BA – when I visited PUJ in August the lounge was next to the BA gate. I accessed using Priority Pass. But there’s a lot of building work happening at the airport so this might change.
  I wouldn’t recommend going out of your way for the pool (not worth getting wet for, unless you like standing in water while waiting) or the lounge (unless you want to escape from the crowds).

  • Ross says:

    6 Nov6 November 18:42

    Both of these lounges are in Terminal B, about a 10-15 minute walk from each other. The second lounge (in the top picture) is brand new & only opened about a week ago. It’s a MUCH nicer, larger lounge compared to the original Priority Pass lounge. As nice as (or probably nicer) than any AMEX Centurion lounge that we’ve visited.

• dave says:

  6 Nov6 November 09:18

  I am flying in J in March but was told on the forums here that you do not get access to the lounge when flying BA, is that correct?

• Oliver says:

  6 Nov6 November 11:06

  I flew out of PUJ in Jan 2022 and used the lounge in the bottom pic with Priority Pass. Things might have changed, but back then there was no lounge access in BA J – they just gave you an airport F&B voucher at bag drop.

  It was different being able to have a quick dip before a flight, but not something I would rush to do again. It’s very loud out there and there is a strong jet fuel smell. When a plane taxis in to one of the gates below, it is deafening! They provide towels but changing facilities were quite basic.

  I didn’t realise there were two lounges with pools – perhaps worth hunting down the one in the top photo with the strip of ‘grass’. Looks like a bigger pool, and in a quieter part of the airport, so might be a nicer experience.

  My other memory of the PUJ lounge is that the gin they had on offer was “Blimey” brand…

  • Ross says:

    6 Nov6 November 18:45

    Yes, the pool at the new lounge is larger and overlooks the private plane section of the airport. The old lounge is very forgettable but the new lounge is the nicest, largest Priority Pass lounge we’ve visited.

  • Chrisasaurus says:

    6 Nov6 November 20:45

    Novelty alone is worth it no?

    Though then packing swimwear into your bag for 16hrs until you get home is a little less appealing

• NFH says:

  6 Nov6 November 11:39

  I do like lounges with outdoor areas, particularly in warm climates. GIB and LPA are good examples. But a pool takes this to the next level.

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