Accessing the Thalys Lounge at Brussels Midi without your Thalys TheCard?
Oct 10, 2011, 9:39 am
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Accessing the Thalys Lounge at Brussels Midi without your Thalys TheCard?
Does anyone know if it's possible to be admitted to the Thalys Lounge in Brussels Midi armed only with your Thalys TheCard membership number?
I've got an hour or so to kill on Wednesday between my Eurostar arriving and Thalys leaving, and I was hoping to spend it in the lounge. Unfortunately, the physical card has yet to turn up in the post...
Can you normally get in with your membership number, or a printout of your membership details from their website, or do you have to actually have your card in hand?
I've got an hour or so to kill on Wednesday between my Eurostar arriving and Thalys leaving, and I was hoping to spend it in the lounge. Unfortunately, the physical card has yet to turn up in the post...
Can you normally get in with your membership number, or a printout of your membership details from their website, or do you have to actually have your card in hand?
Oct 12, 2011, 7:41 am
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Apparently my ticket allowed me access anyway, so I didn't get to find out if my Thalys TheCard number on its own (with a different Thalys ticket) would've been enough....
Oct 12, 2011, 4:08 pm
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Not a big deal, but it would have been nice to see the inner sanctum
Oct 13, 2011, 9:18 am
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Additionally, though I only found this out through a friend (it wasn't listed at the lounge), Eurostar Carte Blanche holders get access to any RailTeam lounge (including the Thalys one)
Oct 13, 2011, 11:21 am
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Additionally, though I only found this out through a friend (it wasn't listed at the lounge), Eurostar Carte Blanche holders get access to any RailTeam lounge (including the Thalys one)
Oct 15, 2011, 5:35 am
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Interesting - I was denied access to the lounge with a 1.class Thalys ticket last month. I was told that I needed The Card in addition to the ticket (unlike Deutsche Bahn, where showing a 1.klass ticket gets you into the DB lounges).
Not a big deal, but it would have been nice to see the inner sanctum
Not a big deal, but it would have been nice to see the inner sanctum