Garuda Indonesia Domestic Lounge, Soekarno-Hatta
As we are not Garuda Elites, nor do we have Skyteam Elite Plus status, we decided to pay IDR200,000 (~£11) for access to the Garuda Lounge. Notably, passengers flying on the airline's low-cost carrier, Citilink, are also eligible to purchase access (and for a fact, that airline's 'premium economy' passengers get access to the lounge by default).

We headed straight to the lounge after check-in for our flight to Yogyakarta. Once at the Garuda Lounge reception, we were signalled to head to the frequent flyer lounge (Garuda Platinum and Skyteam Elite Plus). The walk there was down a long narrow corridor, and we were greeted by the lounge staff at the reception. The lounge itself was rather small, and whilst we arrived to find it quiet, the lounge gradually got very crowded. The lounge looked nicely designed and well lit.



Garuda Lounge seating

Garuda Lounge seating
There were conveniently many bottles of water available, although food choices were limited. Hot food was limited to a porridge, in addition to cut fruit and several steamed root vegetables and bananas. There were also several juices and iced tea available, although each of them looked like the overly sweet artificial kind that I'm not particularly fond of.

Garuda Lounge closed seating section and view of terminal
The lounge also has a private washroom, which was rather well kept.

Garuda Lounge washroom
My biggest gripe about the lounge is probably on how hot it is inside. The air conditioning just felt inadequate to keep the space cool (and it appears to be a problem for the entire terminal).

Overall, the lounge was so-so in my opinion, and was certainly not worth paying access for. The food option is underwhelming, it is rather hot, and there isn't really a nice worktop to use in case one would like to work. The place was clean though.