Paylounge in Vienna, experiences?
Dec 21, 2012, 5:42 am
#4
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: GRZ, ZRH
Programs: LH FTL, Marriott Plat
Posts: 411
Depending on the part of the terminal you will depart – if you fly on an Star Alliance airline it is most likely the new "Check-In 3" – there are several Schengen and Non-Schengen pay-lounges on offer.
More info here. Cost of entry is 26 EUR according to the Vienna airport website. AFAIK no reservations are necessary. If you have a Diners Club or American Express credit card you can use the lounges free of charge.
Concerning offerings: on my last visit to the SKY lounge during dinner hours they offered a soup, salad, a tasty hot pasta dish and chocolates as well as Prosecco, two Austrian red wines, two white wines, a fridge stocked with soft drinks, and several spirits (cheap variety).
-Tom
More info here. Cost of entry is 26 EUR according to the Vienna airport website. AFAIK no reservations are necessary. If you have a Diners Club or American Express credit card you can use the lounges free of charge.
Concerning offerings: on my last visit to the SKY lounge during dinner hours they offered a soup, salad, a tasty hot pasta dish and chocolates as well as Prosecco, two Austrian red wines, two white wines, a fridge stocked with soft drinks, and several spirits (cheap variety).
-Tom
Dec 22, 2012, 11:28 am
#5
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 326
Sitting in the Sky Lounhge right now. The question if it is worth it:
Food: OK, there is some potato-ham salad and vegetables. Also soup (which I will try out)
Drinks: Indeed, no big brands. Drinking some prosecco now. Not bad but nothing to write home about
Setting: individual couches with a small table next to it, in the dining area there are bigger tables. Not too much people here so it is relaxing. WC's are ok
WIFI: free wifi
Well, if have to wait 2,5 hours. If I would stay outside I would go mad with all the shops.. That is the main reason to go to the lounge. 26 euros is steep but if I would drink and eat in the normal restaurants probably I would spend almost as much and I would have to move when finished eating. Here I can stay at the same place until boarding time. Anyway, next time I hope to have status so I can go in for free.
Food: OK, there is some potato-ham salad and vegetables. Also soup (which I will try out)
Drinks: Indeed, no big brands. Drinking some prosecco now. Not bad but nothing to write home about
Setting: individual couches with a small table next to it, in the dining area there are bigger tables. Not too much people here so it is relaxing. WC's are ok
WIFI: free wifi
Well, if have to wait 2,5 hours. If I would stay outside I would go mad with all the shops.. That is the main reason to go to the lounge. 26 euros is steep but if I would drink and eat in the normal restaurants probably I would spend almost as much and I would have to move when finished eating. Here I can stay at the same place until boarding time. Anyway, next time I hope to have status so I can go in for free.
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