I didn't read through the whole thread but I kind of agree with the OP. The lounge is acceptable but doesn't show glitzy glamour that EK is notorious for. There are no sleeping rooms, and the shower rooms are meh. You can barely fit all your luggage in one of the shower rooms they are so tight. I would expect more from an EK F lounge at their hub.

However, unlike the OP I actually like the people following you around to make sure you're okay. If you make it known to them you don't want them, they will go away. Also if you sit down and get a space for yourself, and make it clear you don't want them bothering you, they don't.

What is cool about the lounge is the restaurant, and the fact that they can literally make you any dish and any drink at any time of the day that your little heart desires. I arrived at 6am and they were serving breakfast but I wanted dinner and just told the waiter what I wanted and 30 minutes later it came out. In addition, you can order exotic drinks like Lassi's and Asian drinks like Vietnamese coffee, and the attendants are from those parts of the world so they know how to make them. Those are my favorite parts of the lounge.

Just curious, is there an alternative lounge at DXB with a partner airline we can use flying EK F?