Interesting reading different opinions on what's considered luxurious. While EK's F lounges are far superior to their J lounges what I've found most annoying about them are that they are bright and have a lot of background noise because they are not isolated from the rest of the terminal.

I've often thought given the real estate they occupy, they could offer multiple concepts or even follow different time zones (a part that is bright and airy where you'd want to have Sunday brunch at the beach, and another that's dark and cozy like a bar at a 5 star hotel or a spa lobby).

Then there's also the bath experience that is not very spa-like, and the overall ground experience (I've found it very strange that they have a separate check in that doesn't take you directly to the lounge level).

It is a nice experience (perhaps the nicest possible at DXB) but by no means is it anything to write home about.