So the last time I flew into FRA from IAD I was in C. When I deplaned there was a woman with a clipboard. On the back was "Global Services" and then my name. I approached her. She asked if I was needing to use the arrivals lounge. I told her I was connecting to LIS, she then directed me to the SEN lounge. She said, "if you ever are staying in FRA, don't forget you can use the LH Welcome Lounge in arrivals B".

This past Monday I was on UA F from IAD-FRA. I needed a shower/shave, change of clothes when I landed. We arrived to 'A'. The connector from A to B is closed temporarily. So outside, through the German nicotine and tar haze, then back inside to the Welcome Lounge at the far end of B arrivals. When I checked in with the dragon (and she was contract dragon no less) she grilled me about my flight, status, how did I know about the lounge (reiterated above, handed over BP, GS card, first born, small DNA sample)....as she is interrogating me, I glance down to see a plastic sheet that indicated only UA F or GS were allowed to use the lounge. No guests permitted for either. LH F or HON allowed guests. There was a box that said that *G or UA/CO/US C-class were NOT permitted to use the lounge. I couldn't see much else. There is NO *G sign on the door.

UA GS or F passengers are treated like LH F passengers...which meant (according to shower agent....Free clothes pressing (great to have it). The shower rooms were FANTASTIC (I arrived on 952 and the lounge was pretty empty around 9:20am when I got there). The shower rooms were much roomier than the BA Arrivals lounge at T5. Much nicer than anything in the SEN lounges airside. Reminded me of the showers in CDG at the Star Alliance lounge. (I digress for a moments to say...I managed access to the CDG Star Lounge by missing my LH flight in the morning, checking in at UA at 10:45am for the non-stop to IAD (rebooked by GS)when they opened and then getting to the STAR lounge BEFORE 11:00am when the RCC opens. Apparently if you have a F BP or a GS card and the RCC is not open yet, they will let you in, if you are not GS or have a C-card, you must wait. I watched that train wreck unfold in front of me late last year). The breakfast offerings were not much different than that is found in the SEN lounge, but the shower suites and pressing service (NOT FREE for LH C-Class passengers) were fantastic. L'Occitane products. TWO huge soft towels. Just a great, great lounge. With a 1.5-2 hour layover could easily have cleared immigration, gone out, used lounge and then used the new F-class security line at the far end of A to get back through security to my connecting flight. Wi-fi is standard T-Mobile pay as you go.

Didn't see info about the WELCOME lounge (and I searched for Frankfurt Arrivals Lounge) and thought this would be helpful for folks.