Originally Posted by BobFF68

There are other options at T1 for paid Lounges without the necessity to exit air-side and apply for Visa to access the arrival lounge (never been there but read is now nothing special). Al Reem Lounge cost 45 USD and Al Dhabi Lounge for 54 USD, both run by Plaza Premium network. Mentioned prices should be for 2 hours, when once I pad for the admission, even I stayed 3+ hours, nobody seemed to care to check whether I was still in the time limit or not, anyway this was my experience more than one year ago, not sure if now policy changed.
Al Reem is also used by EY Silver guests traveling in Economy, thus can be quite crowded during peak hours, in such cases before charging the entry fee the attendant will allow you to enter and checking whether there are free seats, they will also propose you straight away to join the Plaza Premium membership free program (Arture) that will grant you 10% discount directly on the entrance fee. The lounge itself in nothing special, by the way there is decent seating, choice of food (few hot options included) and beverage alcohol included, toilet and showers can be crowded during peak time.
I never visited Al Dhabi Lounge, reading some reviews seems better than Al Reem thus maybe worth the little extra money.