Originally Posted by SgtRyan
on a serious note, i'm confused, I thought that as a *Gold you can use any lounge, so really there should be no problem???
From the access rules to designated *G lounges -
"Star Alliance Gold Customers are identified upon presentation of a valid Frequent Flyer Programme card which shows the Star Alliance Gold logo
plus a boarding card for any same day departing Star Alliance member carrier operated flight. These customers have access to any designated Star Alliance Gold lounge at the departing airport, regardless of the Star Alliance carrier they fly"."
(Italics my own)
Apart from that, the use of the word "friend
s" in your original post is also a worry - only 1 guest permitted with each *G member. You'd have to flip a coin for which one of them gets in with you! The rest would have to make themselves content out in the concourse.