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Airport Lounge Reviews (UK)

This is an (almost) complete directory of airport lounges in the UK, reviewed by the HfP team or our readers.

Following the pandemic:

  • we have removed reviews from this list where we know that the lounge will never reopen (this includes the three Plaza Premium Arrivals lounges at Heathrow)
  • we have kept reviews on the list if the lounge is currently closed but we believe that it will reopen at some point

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 1,300 lounges.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold, 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 1,300 lounges. There are various packages available as you can see on their website here.

Review: the Plaza Premium lounge in London Gatwick’s North Terminal

This is our review of the new Plaza Premium lounge at London Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal. It 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 new Plaza Premium lounge at London Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal. It is .....

by Rhys Jones29 comments

Review: the new Qatar Airways Frequent Flyer lounge in Heathrow Terminal 4

This is our review of the new Qatar Airways Frequent Flyer lounge in Heathrow Terminal 4. When Terminal 4 reopened last June, we were surprised to see that Qatar Airways had built a second lounge. .....

This is our review of the new Qatar Airways Frequent Flyer lounge in Heathrow Terminal 4. When Terminal 4 .....

by Rob Burgess51 comments

Review: the Plaza Premium lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4

This is my review of the Plaza Premium departure lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. .....

This is my review of the Plaza Premium departure lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our .....

by Rob Burgess31 comments

Review: the American Airlines Admirals Club lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3

This is our review of the American Airlines Admirals Club lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. .....

This is our review of the American Airlines Admirals Club lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3. It is part of our .....

by Rhys Jones28 comments

Review: the new Plaza Premium lounge at Edinburgh Airport

This is our review of the new Plaza Premium Lounge at Edinburgh Airport, which opened in August 2022. Plaza Premium has taken over and expanded the space that was previously occupied by No1 Lounge, .....

This is our review of the new Plaza Premium Lounge at Edinburgh Airport, which opened in August 2022. Plaza .....

by Rhys Jones42 comments

Review: No1 Lounge at London Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal

This is our review of the No1 Lounge at London Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is the terminal used by British Airways – if you are flying with easyJet, it is highly likely that you .....

This is our review of the No1 Lounge at London Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is the terminal .....

by Rhys Jones52 comments

Review: the My Lounge airport lounge at London Gatwick’s South Terminal

This is our review of My Lounge at London Gatwick’s South terminal. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. This article is the .....

This is our review of My Lounge at London Gatwick’s South terminal. This is part of our series of .....

by Rob Burgess31 comments

Review: the British Airways arrivals lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 5

This is our review of the landside British Airways arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You can see all of the lounge .....

This is our review of the landside British Airways arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. It is part of our .....

by Rhys Jones53 comments

Review: the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2

This is our review of the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Earlier .....

This is our review of the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of .....

by Rhys Jones26 comments

Review: the Aer Lingus lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2

This is our review of the 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 here. It .....

This is our review of the Aer Lingus Lounge at London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 2. This is part of our .....

by Rob Burgess27 comments

Review: the Emirates lounge at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal

This is our review of the Emirates lounge at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. None .....

This is our review of the Emirates lounge at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal. This is part of our .....

by Rhys Jones21 comments

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