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This is an (almost) complete directory of airport lounges in the UK, reviewed by the HfP team or our readers.
Airline lounges are usually reserved for business class and passengers holding elite status. Third party lounges such as Aspire (click here), Plaza Premium (click here) or No1 Lounges (click here) can be booked for cash via their websites.
Certain credit cards offer free airport lounge access. The Platinum Card from American Express, for example, offers two free Priority Pass cards. Each allows unlimited visits for two people to 1,400 lounges.
The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card, which is free for the first year, comes with four free airport lounge passes. These are valid anywhere in the Priority Pass network. Applying for this card in advance of your trip, and cancelling it before the first free year is over, means that your four lounge visits will have been free.
You can also buy a Priority Pass lounge club card, allowing access to over 1,400 lounges. There are various packages available as you can see on their website here.
This is our review of Gulf Air’s Falcon Gold lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. This is, I believe, the last lounge at Heathrow we haven’t reviewed, bar the brand new Saudia lounge which has just .....
This is our review of Gulf Air’s Falcon Gold lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. This is, I believe, the last .....
16 May 202516 May 2025 • 16 comments
This is our review of the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. The Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge was one of the last lounges at Heathrow Terminal 2 to receive its 10-year makeover. .....
This is our review of the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. The Air Canada Maple Leaf .....
13 May 202513 May 2025 • 25 comments
This is my review of the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. If you have been following along you know that Rob and I visited Doha two weeks ago to visit Qatar Airways management .....
This is my review of the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. If you have been following .....
8 May 20258 May 2025 • 53 comments
The SKYLIFE Lounge at London Southend airport has been closed for some time, with Priority Pass customers sent to a reserved part of The Pilot Cafe instead. With the summer season in full swing and .....
The SKYLIFE Lounge at London Southend airport has been closed for some time, with Priority Pass customers sent .....
25 Apr 202525 April 2025 • 12 comments
This is our review of the new Clubrooms lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3. The No1 Lounges group has opened a brand new Clubrooms lounge at Heathrow T3, hot on the heels of the recent No1 Lounge opened in .....
This is our review of the new Clubrooms lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3. The No1 Lounges group has opened a .....
22 Apr 202522 April 2025 • 57 comments
East Midlands Airport has unveiled its refurbished Escape lounge after a two month closure. The lounge can be found on the lower level, heading towards Gates 8-23. It accepts Priority Pass and .....
East Midlands Airport has unveiled its refurbished Escape lounge after a two month closure. The lounge can be .....
5 Apr 20255 April 2025 • 17 comments
This is our review of the new No1 Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. The No1 Lounge at Terminal 2 is the first new lounge to open at the airport since, I think, the American Express Centurion Lounge at .....
This is our review of the new No1 Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. The No1 Lounge at Terminal 2 is the first new .....
31 Mar 202531 March 2025 • 10 comments
Last week we reviewed aether, the ‘pay to use’ VIP terminal at Manchester Airport. This allows you to avoid the main terminal entirely and be driven to your aircraft for just £110 – .....
Last week we reviewed aether, the ‘pay to use’ VIP terminal at Manchester Airport. This allows you .....
11 Feb 202511 February 2025 • 111 comments
This is our review of aether, the ‘pay to use’ VIP terminal at Manchester Airport. In November 2019 Rob reviewed the brand new PremiAir VIP terminal at Manchester and was very impressed. Little .....
This is our review of aether, the ‘pay to use’ VIP terminal at Manchester Airport. In November 2019 Rob .....
3 Feb 20253 February 2025 • 90 comments
After a three month closure, the Lufthansa Business Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2 has reopened. It is, dare I say, better than expected. The lounge is the latest Terminal 2 facility to be refurbished .....
After a three month closure, the Lufthansa Business Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2 has reopened. It is, dare I .....
22 Jan 202522 January 2025 • 39 comments
Just over a month ago, Plaza Premium opened a new lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4, replacing its existing offering. We covered it at the time but we didn’t have any photographs – until now. .....
Just over a month ago, Plaza Premium opened a new lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4, replacing its existing .....
4 Oct 20244 October 2024 • 33 comments
This is our review of the refurbished Aer Lingus lounge at London Heathrow airport’s Terminal 2. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews .....
This is our review of the refurbished Aer Lingus lounge at London Heathrow airport’s Terminal 2. This is .....
1 Oct 20241 October 2024 • 10 comments
There is good news for passengers on Emirates flights from London Stansted, with the Emirates lounge finally opening yesterday. This is actually good news for EVERYONE who uses Stansted and who holds .....
There is good news for passengers on Emirates flights from London Stansted, with the Emirates lounge finally .....
20 Sep 202420 September 2024 • 37 comments
This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at George Best Belfast City Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. In May I was .....
This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at George Best Belfast City Airport. It is part of our series of .....
22 Aug 202422 August 2024 • 44 comments
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