T3 lounges - OWS/Silver
 

I see threads around what is the best lounge in T3 for OWE/Golds but what is the consensus for OWS/Silver - is there even a choice?

CX J with noodle bar or QF (just one lounge for F and J)
Don't bother with BA or AA

Your choice is American, BA Galleries, Cathay Business or Qantas (for Qantas, the lounge is the same for Silver & Gold)

Cathay Business and Qantas would be the choices, above American and BA. Many online reviews of both lounges (Google is your friend) so you can take your pick - I have never been to Cathay Business (only First) but I was at Qantas last week and it was a really nice space and I imagine really great at the evening hours when the restaurant dining section is running

Much more information - relevant for both Silver/Sapphire as well as Gold /Emerald - can be found in the main T3 lounge thread, which is in the Forum Dashboard.

Much as I love the QF lounge, if you wanted dim sum, you really should have gone to CX!

Silly question., but never been somewhere with a choice of lounges that I can use

Is it permitted to move between the lounges as silver?

can you pop into one for a glass of champagne and some nibbles, then leave and pop into another for something else etc...or once you have registered at one lounge are you not permitted to enter another on the same day?

There is no problem with lounge hopping. You can see all 4 T3 OW lounges on the same day if you are so inclined.

CX J lounge probably the best lounge at Heathrow for me. I'm excluding the CCR as I don't really ever get to travel F.

It's not permitted - it's compulsory :p

If you enjoy cocktails (like me!), the CX J lounge staff seem to know how to make them far better than the crew in QF who seem to need to use a cheat sheet, and sometimes even have to get someone else to do it for them. It's a shame because if you enjoy propping up the bar (like me!) the QF lounge bar upstairs is definitely a more pleasant one to prop up than that in the CX J lounge.

If I were QF, I'd be asking questions why it is, that a supposed high end hospitality brand like Sofitel (who staff the QF lounge), is seemingly so reluctant to invest in training their staff, staff whom I might add are are invariably very pleasant, just that the bar staff are not trained in the bar department.

Assuming I have enough time, I lounge hop between QF, CX J and CX F. BA (J & F) and AA (J & F) are a bit meh for my liking.

What time? First choice would be QF if the a la carte dining is open (from 9:15am?), otherwise CX for hot buffet (sausages, bacon, eggs) or BA for pastries. CX for champagne, QF for coffee. Whatever you do, do not got to AA for coffee - nobody makes that mistake more than once...

I'm hoping to tick off all 4 later today! Does the AA lounge offer anything over the others? A nice soup or maybe good cookies? How about views of the planes, do any of them offer a view of the action?

You'll probably find the answers to all those questions in the dedicated thread.

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ld-lounge.html

Booked a RFS hop from LHR to PRG and didn't notice it was t3 until booked. Departs 7.50pm so will arrive nice and early to enjoy CX food and champagne. Went through their lounges in HKG and their food was fabulous. Couple of gins after in QF.

Hi,

Just to advise you ( if not already aware) that the CX lounge could be very busy at thay time as CX has several flights leaving for HKG just before 8pm.

Regards

TBS

So what I hear you saying is that I need to get there in the morning to avoid the rush and get a prime seat? :D

To avoid too many threads being opened on this subject, perhaps members might contribute to the existing substantive thread kindly linked several times above.

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