Originally Posted by
AlwaysOnTheRoad
Today I had my first visit to this lounge. I had high expectations but soon found that while the lounge is generally quiet and very large... it is disappointing.
A few items.
- Limited self service items
- No drinks allowed in business center
- Restaurant - limited menu
Emirates is so much better.
A lot of these are personal preference, I suppose. No drinks allowed in the business centre is a little bit anal but not a ridiculous rule, IMO. Regarding limited self-service items I would prefer Al Safwa to be 100% made-to-order high quality items (if you want self-service, you can go to Al Mourjan, rather like the BA CCR/GF divide at LHR). The restaurant menu is not extensive but isn't *that* limited, my main gripe is the quality of food rather than the selection, would rather they just had a few extremely high quality food items instead.
Having said that, Al Safwa could indeed fairly easily be better - in many ways I think the CDG and LHR lounges are actually nicer places to spend time.