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Old Oct 23, 2015 | 9:48 pm
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Gabrca
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 319
Been here for the past 8 hours:l ... My thoughts...

The Space: architecturally stunning ... Attention to detail is evident throughout. Huge ceilings

The various areas: There's basically the "main room area" with lots of chairs and couches ... Then there's the main dining room, the deli/sushi dining room, the spa, family area, business center, and the quiet area.

Spa: took a quick walk round, WOW. Looks incredible. Even has a jacuzzi ... Alas, no free treatments! Big miss here on QRs part.

Quiet rooms: big win here. Essentially mini-hotel rooms with ensuite shower. Very comfortable. You even get your own key card to leave and come back. I'd argue that it's, if available, worth it to come the night before an early flight. Wake up, breakfast, flight. Brilliant

Business Center: real offices with big iMacs

Staff: loads and loads of staff but they all seem to be getting used to the place and seem a bit "nervous", so to speak.

Family rooms: these are great, shouldn't even be called family rooms. Most similar to the semi-private rooms at the Thai First class lounge in Bangkok.

Downside: the layout of the lounge is weird, and it's confusing where things are. No map, and wasn't offered a tour. The family rooms are great but I doubt 95% of people would stumble upon it. There's also another food room here (I'm guessing for kids?) with lots of cakes. Seems like lots of beautiful spaces and areas throughout will probably go unused. The "quiet area" sign makes it seem like it's an area with couches to nap, not mini-hotel rooms. Also the showers (aside from the ones in the quiet rooms) are located in the back of a bathroom where you have to go through the family areas (not the main one). Weird.

Overall: it's a beautiful lounge with some initial teething issues. I feel like there will be some wasted space and a big miss on the non-free SPA but overall a very nice experience.

Will post pics when I get on my computer

Last edited by Gabrca; Oct 23, 2015 at 10:25 pm
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