I'm begining to sound like Robert Grove in aiming to quote myself for attention,
but last year the situation was
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Originally Posted by
bhyx
Does having an annual lounge membership get you into the lounge ?
Yes you will get access to the lounge.
However, there is a major quibble to ge aware off,
IC Lyon's Club Intercontinental Lounge has as presentation :
Morning Treats from 8am to 11am AKA a French breakfast : hot beverage and something from the boulangerie.
It mentions specfic that:
The breakfast buffet is served at Epona Restaurant : https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/36354410-post56.html
- if you booked the Club Intercontinental surcharge, you may enjoy also the breakfast buffet at restaurant Epona
- you may also enjoy breakfast buffet at restaurant Epona if as a Diamond elite, only if it is chosen as a welcome amenity at checkin
However
- if you have only annual lounge membership,
you can only avail yourself to the French breakfast presentation in the Club Intercontinental lounge
- if you have annual lounge membership + as diamond elite chose as welcome amenity : breakfast
you can have the morning treats aka French breakfast at the Club Intercontinental Lounge + breakfast buffet at Epona
- this applies also for Royal Ambassadors,
they must also chose as a Diamond elite, welcome amenity : breakfast to gain also access to the breakfast buffet at Epona
So what is this Morning Treats from 8am to 11am AKA a French breakfast
(1st presentation of the Club Intercontinental lounge)
Spoiler
A very French breakfast
336 : no à la carte menu / buffet or even eggs to be ordered à la mode at the lounge for breakfast
As Robert has a tendency to overact,
i also do not like to overreact,
but it is better that expectations are tempered
We went in high season so could be a different policy for low season.
S/O with his rigorous traing schedule made a beeline for the breakfast buffet at Epona,
while i'm more of the classic Jeanne Durand French breakfast, a nicotine machiatto avec pain au chocolate.