Best lounge at DXB for a Gold / Amex Platinum member?
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2018
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Best lounge at DXB for a Gold / Amex Platinum member?
I'm off to Dubai in a week with work, and got a good deal to upgrade my WT+ seat to CW (20k Avios & £50), so I'll be traveling in (relative) comfort
But I digress... It's been years since I've been to Dubai, so was wondering if someone could tell me the best lounge for the return leg? I'll be flying from T1 at DXB. I'm a Gold Exec member, and hold a Platinum AMEX (which gives Priority Pass membership). I also status matched with Turkish Airlines, so I'm now also Gold on Star Alliance.
The LoungeBuddy app seems to suggest a number of different lounges, but having not been there for a good few years, I've no idea which are good / bad / indifferent. I'll be travelling with a colleague who has (I think) no status on BA, so I'm hoping that whichever lounge I go into, I'll be able to sign him in as a guest.
Thanks in advance for any help.

The LoungeBuddy app seems to suggest a number of different lounges, but having not been there for a good few years, I've no idea which are good / bad / indifferent. I'll be travelling with a colleague who has (I think) no status on BA, so I'm hoping that whichever lounge I go into, I'll be able to sign him in as a guest.
Thanks in advance for any help.
#2
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Post #15 in the lounge thread shows the BA offering. It’s ok but gets very busy
BA Lounge Database | Middle East and Caucasus
BA Lounge Database | Middle East and Caucasus
#3
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Post #15 in the lounge thread shows the BA offering. It’s ok but gets very busy
BA Lounge Database | Middle East and Caucasus
BA Lounge Database | Middle East and Caucasus
#4
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That's a slight understatement! When it's an 86J B744 there aren't even enough seats for all the CW passengers before you add on all the status pax in WT+/WT. The BA lounge is very poor, but unfortunately I haven't experienced any of the others to be able to comment on those.
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I should have tried the other PP lounges, but didn't bother in the end.
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I did the Skyteam lounge a few weeks back. It was very busy when I arrived at 21:00 for a 00:45 departure (a killer...), but it quietened off later. It was OK, but nothing special. Quite a good selection of food (the mini cottage pies were great!).
I should have tried the other PP lounges, but didn't bother in the end.
I should have tried the other PP lounges, but didn't bother in the end.

Sounds like I'll do a mini-tour, assuming all 3 lounges are close together.
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#10
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OP. Skip the BA lounge and go straight to the Ahlan lounge. It’s massive, has table service, full bar with rose, champagne and wines, and a menu you can order from. There is a SPA and showers as well. BA is pathetic in comparison.
Skyteam lounge is basic as well.
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Oddly, the BA lounge is great if you are NOT flying BA if you time it right. I did an RJ last year, was the first person of the day at in the BA lounge and not a single person joined me in the hour I was there. Food etc all fully laid out!