oneworld - Madrid lounges?

How are the OW lounges in Madrid? Do any have showers, wifi, .etc?

The One World site is sparse on details.


(IIRC, anyone flying AA J can use them, right?)

oneworld Class of Service access - Yes.

From memory Dali and Valaquez, the two main international ones have showers.
12 months ago, no wifi but you could plug into lan, or byo router!

How are the OW lounges in Madrid? Do any have showers, wifi, .etc?

The One World site is sparse on details.


(IIRC, anyone flying AA J can use them, right?)

See this thread(especially post 17) in the Iberia forum:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/iberia-airlines-iberia-plus/1101716-iberia-lounge-lounges-mad-madrid-t4-t4s.html?highlight=mad+lounge

For flights leaving the Schengen area:
http://www.flyertalk.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/MADVelazquez.jpg
For flights within the Schengen area (and you can probably use it if leaving the Schengen area too):
http://www.flyertalk.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/MADDali.jpg
Flying AA J will indeed give you access (no guesting privileges).

no wifi but you could plug into lan, or byo router!



I tried plugging my router in, but the staff keep pulling out, presumably because they thought it had been abandoned. I finally took a seat facing the router.

The Schengen Iberia had showers fab drinks, great wifi fabulous seating and bad food when I went last, on October 5 can't remember what it was called, Dali, Picasso, Nadal, Franco, whatever......

The Schengen Iberia had showers fab drinks, great wifi fabulous seating and bad food when I went last, on October 5 can't remember what it was called, Dali, Picasso, Nadal, Franco, whatever......

The Velazquez lounge:

fab drinks, NO wifi (only wired access), fabulous seating and GREAT food, including a fantastic salad with four or five varieties of mushrooms ...

I guess it's another one of those 'your mileage may vary' situations.

The Schengen Iberia had great wifi

NO wifi (only wired access)

I guess it's another one of those 'your mileage may vary' situations.


That's not YMMV, its we're living in parallel universes :eek:

That's not YMMV, its we're living in parallel universes :eek:

No it's probably an error on my part I used my IPAD without needing to insert any password ... I may possibly have used a service provider, can't remember food well I was looking for hot food and there there was nothing interesting, but I have to say the dinner on my MAD-GVA flight in business was the best I have had on any European flight I have taken on BA, AY, AF, TP, KL, LH, SWISS, AZ, SK, across the past three years

The Schengen Iberia had showers fab drinks, great wifi fabulous seating and bad food when I went last, on October 5 can't remember what it was called, Dali, Picasso, Nadal, Franco, whatever......
The Velazquez lounge:

fab drinks, NO wifi (only wired access), fabulous seating and GREAT food, including a fantastic salad with four or five varieties of mushrooms ...

I guess it's another one of those 'your mileage may vary' situations.

That's not YMMV, its we're living in parallel universes :eek:

Isn't the Schengen one the Sala Dali?

Isn't the Schengen one the Sala Dali?Yep!

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/iberia-airlines-iberia-plus/1064162-iberia-lounge-access-madrid-ow-emerald.html#post14194246

Here's how I understand it: even though there are three IB/OW lounges in the T4/T4S realm, the way it is set up, you don't really have a chance to use more than one.

Sala Velásquez: this is in T4-Satellite and it really set up for people already cleared for departure on non-Schengen/International flights. Not sure you'd be able to access it on a Schengen-Schengen connection (probably) transiting entirely in T4.

Sala Dalí: this is in T4 and would be the natural one for you to use for Schengen-Schengen connections.

Sala [Goya]: there is one other one in T4, the name escapes me, but it is set up for use primarily by folks using the Puente Aereo air shuttle flights between Madrid and Barcelona. It is on a different level in the terminal than Sala Dalí. Again whether or not you'd be able to access it even if you wanted to, I'm not sure since you wouldn't have a Puente Aereo boarding pass.

Don't despair, Sala Dalí is overall pretty great with nice open-to-the-ceiling atmosphere, nice showers, tarmac views, good food during meal times, nice wine, etc.

Schengen lounge had great showers, no wifi but good desktop computers, a sleeping room where I took a nice three hour nap. Chairs were comfortable. Drinks were great, fruit and salad were good. But if you are waiting later in the day, the sandwiches and "entres" (I really struggle to apply that phrase) begin to look not too good. However the alternative is food in the terminal which was was not good at all. This is was in July.

I can help you! I've been in the Dali and Velasquez lounges.... Velasquez is the flagship and it's located on T4S. Showers are excelent! I have more pictures if you need of the shower per se. They are a bit tiny in space, but very private. Velasquez lounge is superb at night and when it's almost empty. Had a good shower experience, here are the pics. Amenities are by Melia.

Dali is more.. a good lounge but not the Flagship experience.
Velasquez pics:


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5087/5304528175_34c050ccba_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5305098874_d7cf441125_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5305244268_598a4f3d70_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/5305153788_15883d1f34_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5307901553_a3aca11315_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5042/5308547706_aea314d39e_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5249/5308616446_16e7dac5d1_b.jpg

Pics are from my Dec 2010 trip:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5303354990_0a0834c8e2_b.jpg

See, but if you need a specific picture i can search on my hard drive as i have quite a few more. Coffee was excellent. ^

Great pics! Love the wine bar.

That looks great! I'm looking forward to my trip from Madrid next year.

Great pics! Love the wine bar.

Is the wine bar new? I don't remember it in the configuration shown.

Schengen lounge had great showers, no wifi but good desktop computers, a sleeping room where I took a nice three hour nap. Chairs were comfortable. Drinks were great, fruit and salad were good. But if you are waiting later in the day, the sandwiches and "entres" (I really struggle to apply that phrase) begin to look not too good. However the alternative is food in the terminal which was was not good at all. This is was in July.

Is the wine bar new? I don't remember it in the configuration shown.

Maybe because you visited the Schengen lounge which is the Sala Dali. The pictures are of the Sala Velasquez.

I can help you! I've been in the Dali and Velasquez lounges.... Velasquez is the flagship and it's located on T4S. Showers are excelent! I have more pictures if you need of the shower per se. They are a bit tiny in space, but very private. Velasquez lounge is superb at night and when it's almost empty. Had a good shower experience, here are the pics. Amenities are by Melia.

Dali is more.. a good lounge but not the Flagship experience.
Velasquez pics:

Isn't the Schengen one the Sala Dali?
Yep!

I have some Dali pics too. Let me see what i can upload for you guys.