Review: Lufthansa’s Business Lounge H24, Munich Airport

This is our review of Lufthansa’s Business Lounge opposite Gate 24 in Munich Airport’s Terminal 2.

Whilst I spent most of my time in the Senator Lounge next door (review here), I did pop into the Lufthansa Business Lounge at Gate H24 to see what was different. In short, the answer is not much.

As one of Lufthansa’s hubs, Munich is home to a surprisingly large number of lounges. At Terminal 2 alone you have:

• Lufthansa Senator & Business Lounges K11 (Satellite Schengen)
• Lufthansa Senator & Business Lounges L11 (Satellite non-Schengen)
• Lufthansa Senator Lounge G24 (non-Schengen)
• Lufthansa Business Lounge G28 (non-Schengen)
• Lufthansa Senator & Business Lounges H24 (non-Schengen)

Plus the Senator Cafe – a grab and go concept cafe-lounge.

Lufthansa Business Lounge H24 access requirements

The vast majority of Lufthansa’s airport lounges fall into two categories: Business Lounges and Senator Lounges. (First Class Lounges are strictly for those flying in First Class.)

If you’re unfamiliar with Miles & More, there are three elite status tiers: Frequent Traveller, Senator and Hon Circle. Frequent Traveller is the lowest of the three, requiring 35,000 status miles to qualify.

Once you reach Frequent Traveller status, you gain access to Lufthansa’s Business Lounges even when not flying in business class.

Other ways to enter the Business Lounge include:

• flying business class
• holding higher Miles & More status, including Senator or Hon Circle – although at that point you may as well use the ‘better’ Senator lounges
• holding Star Alliance Gold status (again, you can still use the ‘better’ Senator lounges)

Regardless of how you get access, you need to be flying Lufthansa or another Star Alliance airline to get in.

Get in with your American Express Platinum card

This lounge also accepts American Express Platinum customers who are flying in Economy Class on a Star Alliance airline.

You can find out more on this page of the American Express website.

Lufthansa Business Lounge H24 location

Despite operating nine lounges in Munich’s Terminal 2, Lufthansa has made it relatively easy to locate the relevant lounges by naming them after their closest gate.

In this case, the lounge is directly opposite Gate H24, after both security and immigration control. The terminal was relatively quiet when I arrived, which was pleasant. Simply follow the signs for the lounges and you’ll soon find them:

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The lounge reception is shared between the Senator Lounge and Business Lounge next door. I got in by scanning my SAS Star Alliance Gold card and my Lufthansa (economy) boarding pass.

The lounge is open from 5am until 10pm daily.

Inside the Lufthansa Business Lounge H24

Turn right to head into the Business Lounge (note that toilets and showers are shared with the Senator Lounge in the lobby area.)

The first thing that strikes you is that this lounge is noticeably smaller than the Senator Lounge next door, which tells you about the balance of elite members Lufthansa expects to welcome.

The space is open plan, with green planters breaking things up:

Next to the buffet is a small dining area which enjoys views across the airport:

Whilst the majority of seating are hard chairs at dining tables, you will find some armchairs at the very rear. If you have children, then you can straight-jacket them in these chairs and have yourself some peace and quiet!

That’s basically it.

Food and drink at the Lufthansa Business Lounge

What surprised me most is that the food and drink offering is virtually identical between the Business Lounge and Senator Lounge. The only difference I noticed was a slightly reduced number of wines and the absence of a pop-up baked Camembert stall!

Even better, the alcohol here is all self-pour so you don’t need to wait to be served should the lounge be busy.

There are 5-6 different hot options laid out, including red curry lentil soup with chicken and peanuts, meat, Leberkäse (meatloaf), meatballs, gnocchi pasta and semolina dumplings in a vegetable soup. So far, so German – bar the red curry soup. Here is a photo I took in the Senator Lounge, but the food is the same:

Next to it is a salad bar with potato salad, coleslaw, hummus and an assortment of vegetables and toppings including tomatoes, spring onions, carrots, cheese etc:

Pretzels and bread buns were also artfully displayed on a rack:

Along one side of the buffet you can help yourself to soft drinks and tea and coffee. Beers and wines were self-pour and included three sparkling, three whites and two red wines.

As in the Senator Lounge, there were jars filled with sweet and savoury snacks:

Conclusion

I left the Business Lounge at Gate H24 wondering what the difference was with the supposedly ‘premium’ Senator lounge next door. The furniture and style of the lounge is the same – they feel like the same lounge separated by a wall, rather than two different offerings.

The same thing is true of the food offering. In fact, the only discernable difference was the size of the snack jars and the fact that there were only three rather than five sparkling wines available!

One benefit is that all the alcohol is self-serve, rather than available from the bar. Whilst I’m sure you could get proper cocktails and mixed drinks from the Senator bar, often it’s not worth the wait during busier times.

If you haven’t read my review of the Senator Lounge yet, you can find it here.

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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.

If you have a small business, consider American Express Business Platinum instead.

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.

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.

PS. You can find all of HfP’s UK airport lounge reviews – and we’ve been to most of them – indexed here.