Originally Posted by
OH-LGG
It was Höpö
Indeed.
I chanced the passport control with family. No issue there and the marechaussee was kind enough to point out that our flight was departing from the Schengen side.
At lounge entrance there was a weird "please wait to be admitted to check in to the lounge" arrangement. After some discussion I as OWE and the wife as OWS were permitted to guest one child each. Again I was reminded that our flight leaves in the Schengen area.
Coffee was good and salad was of the French variety (i.e. champagne). Food offerings on the mediocre side for a non-Schengen lounge but I would not go hungry.
Self-serve wine, soft drinks and machine coffee with all the good stuff ordered at the bar. Bar service was sporadic but good when a person was there. They clearly have other duties as well.
Private working spaces seemed nice. Views were good and the chairs comfortable. Didn't have a chance to peek at the showers. Would totally work remotely for a day here.
The non-automated transfer passport control took a whopping 90 seconds including queueing.
Walk time from lounge to gate was a bit more than the 5 min shown on the lounge screens. Without kids and with no passport control queue 5-10 min is realistic, depending on the particular gate.
Entrance
Bar with barista coffee and salad.
Not a very large spread of foodstuffs.
Day food, Asian fare
Private working spaces