Iberia's page on lounge renovations at MAD and elsewhere can be read in English
here. For those of you who can read Castilian / Spanish, Iberia has
this page about Madrid - and other - Iberia lounges. (Zacapa and Botrán rums implied as available in GUA, as well? ^)
According to this August 2009 article, "
Iberia Upgrades Madrid Airport Lounges"
New Iberia Lounges
Iberia airlines has just made Barajas even more attractive for business travelers by completely renovating its Velázquez (Terminal 4-S) lounge and by redecorating and making improvements to the dining options in its Dalí and Goya, lounges, also in the airport’s T4 terminal.
All three lounges will now serve a complimentary all-hours buffet of breakfast, snack and lunch choices that include breakfast rolls, doughnuts, omelettes, a variety of sandwiches and salads, fresh fruit, ice cream and – in the summer – chilled Spanish gazpacho. In addition, the 24/7 Velázquez lounge, for passengers taking intercontinental or long-haul flights, will also offer full-portion main dishes in the new Velázquez Bistro, overlooking the runways.
Velázquez Bistro Menu
The full a la carte menu created for the restaurant by Michelin-starred Spanish chef Sergi Arola, will feature such entrees as sirloin steak with caramelized apple, cod with Spanish ratatouille, sea bass with grilled vegetables and sautéed quail. The option to have a full dinner before boarding is especially attractive to passengers departing on all-night flights, who can then spend their flight sleeping."
This will be particularly good news to those connecting at MAD onward on Iberia's redeyes out of Terminal 4-S (satellite.)
Another article says (in part)
"These renovations are one part of the airline’s across-the-board client service improvement initiative, which calls for spending Euro 150 million on a number of improvements, including the VIP lounges in top airports around the world.
The VIP lounges offer a wide array of decoration for example three of the lounges are are decorated using the Chinese aesthetic philosophy of Feng Shui, and offer an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity. Bamboo brings positive energy to the spaces, which also feature mosses and river stones placed asymmetrically and in odd numbers, as well as two waterfalls in the Dalí lounge.
In addition to its Madrid VIP lounges, the lounges at Valencia and Bilbao airports have undergone total refurbishment. Iberia has also completed renovations in its lounges in the in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, and in Frankfurt, Germany.
Since its recent move to Terminal 3 at Heathrow, Iberia offers its businesses passengers the use of the Galleries Club Lounge, which it shares with its partners in the One World alliance operating in London. Over the next three years it will also renovate its lounges in Mexico City, São Paulo and Buenos Aires."
ARRIVALS (Landside, Terminal 4)
Shower service on arrival in T4
Iberia gives its best customers the chance to use this service free in terminal its Terminal T4.
You can use it, provided you travel in Business Plus and arrive in Madrid on an Iberia intercontinental flight, starting the day before.
The beneficiary customers will be entitled to the shower service. Currently provided by Beauty SPA in the commercial area of Level 2 of Terminal 4 (right after the check-in counters). Once there, and they must show their boarding card or intercontinental flight ticket.
Furthermore, our Iberia Plus Platino, Oro and Club Fiesta customers , regardless of the flight and class, may invite a companion to use the service, provided they have made a flight in Iberia Intercontinental Tourist class to Madrid starting the day before, or are going to fly with Iberia in any class on the same day. Link
ALTERNATIVE LOUNGES:
Diners Club lounges
American Express Platinum: none
Priority Pass:
Airport: Madrid - Barajas (MAD), Satellite Terminal
Lounge: AMNIOS LOUNGE
Location: Airside - the Lounge is located on the Second Floor (yellow sector). The glass door indicates the entrance to the Lounge.
Opening Hours: 06:00 - 23:00 daily.
Conditions: Non-Schengen flights only - Alcoholic drinks are limited to beer and wine only - Separate smoking room available - Children under 12 years are admitted free.
Additional Information: Shower facilities are subject to payment.
Airport: Madrid - Barajas (MAD), Terminal 4
Lounge: LA REVOLTOSA
Location: Airside - the Lounge is located on the First Floor, adjacent to the AENA Exhibition Room.
Opening Hours: 06:00 - 23:00 daily.
Conditions: Schengen flights only - Alcoholic drinks are limited to beer and wine only - Children under 12 years are admitted free - Non-smoking.
Airport: Madrid - Barajas (MAD), Terminal 4
Lounge: BUSINESS CENTRE
Location: Landside - the Lounge is located next to the Check-in counters (near the Puente Aéreo).
Opening Hours: 08:00 - 20:00 Monday - Friday. Closed: Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays.
Conditions: Lounge access only - Alcoholic drinks are limited to beer and wine only - Children under 12 years are admitted free - Non-smoking.
Additional Information: Shower, business and conference facilities are all subject to payment.