Lufthansa lounge in Boston [BOS]
Feb 25, 2018, 2:42 pm
#32
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We'll report back about the "FCL"-thing in Boston.
The reports here are disappointing.
We were originally flying BA both directions, but we were delighted to get those F seats on LH.
However, the reports about dining at the BA F lounge sounded far better, but we haven't experienced it first hand.
We'll need to keep our return on BA, unless we want to spend an extra night en route home on LH. The connections don't work time-wise to get home on LH straight through on one day, unless we change the routing by staying somewhere else for a while on the way home, and we are still debating this.
So we'll get to experience BA's CCR on the way back. But we won't get to see/try the BA lounge at BOS.
Thanks.
GC
Feb 25, 2018, 4:30 pm
#33
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LH's BOS lounge in general is awesome. the general catering when i was there last july had stuffed shell and grilled salmon which was one of the best cooked salmons i've ever had. the bar was good too. It's surprising since generally LH's catering is not as good as airlines like AF.
Also in most cases you get to board from the lounge
Also in most cases you get to board from the lounge
Jul 12, 2018, 2:43 am
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LH's BOS lounge in general is awesome. the general catering when i was there last july had stuffed shell and grilled salmon which was one of the best cooked salmons i've ever had. the bar was good too. It's surprising since generally LH's catering is not as good as airlines like AF.
Also in most cases you get to board from the lounge
Also in most cases you get to board from the lounge
Jul 27, 2019, 3:28 pm
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Any recent updates for the F section? I will fly BOS-MUC on Monday and was wondering if it was worth a preflight dining stop. Also, what Champagne does the F section have?
Jul 27, 2019, 4:21 pm
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The BOS F-lounge is just a cordoned off section of the SEN-lounge. No difference in food (buffet) vs SEN as far as I recall. I am not a fan of bubblies, cannot comment on champagne brands.
Jul 27, 2019, 6:43 pm
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That doesn't sound promising. Do they have better booze? The business section is kind of 'not so great' in terms of quality. There is no SEN section anyway in Boston.
Jul 27, 2019, 9:04 pm
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The F section is indeed a rather small area sectioned off from the Business lounge, which is quite large.
Both areas tend to fill up just before the flight time.
The small F area has solid walls along most of the width, with an open area for access. That same width is overlooking the "other side" of the other airline gates. (The LH aircraft are visible from the wider windows facing the opposite direction in the Business lounge.)
The were indeed frequent staff offers to get "something else to drink", etc. No one "offered" to get us food, but similarly, we didn't ask.
DH ventured out a bit for some snacks, but we didn't feel there was "real food for dinner", etc.
We must have missed the salmon or similar (?).
The "easy chairs" (with ottomans" were comfortable, but it wasn't anything really special. OTOH, we definitely prefer it to some ordinary airport sitting area! The seating pretty much filled up, obviously not just with the FH F, because that would only need 8 seats max. I'm not sure what other flights were leaving from there.
A "real meal" would definitely be nice for F passengers, but I suppose unlikely, given the shared buffet with the larger Business class lounge.
We were boarded directly from the lounge, but had to walk through the last part of the Business lounge area, where the J passengers had started to congregate when they saw "action" at that door.
We didn't check the champagne label(s). We should start doing that!
GC
Jul 28, 2019, 2:03 am
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The F section has comfy chairs and a view, it is semi-separated from the J part and the buffet/bar:
Jul 28, 2019, 2:11 am
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They usually have one fish (here cod) and at least one meat (here pork roast):
A number of sides:
And a salad bar:
One could probably make a meal there.
Jul 28, 2019, 5:32 am
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I definitely need to have a word with DH about this!
I have a bit of a mobility problem, so DH is the one who usually "gets food". However, last year, I did take a quick look around, because one does pass by that buffet en route to the F lounge area, and I was in slightly better shape than is usually the case that time.
But I guess I should have looked more carefully.
That roast pork would have made a wonderful meal, if it was as tasty as it looks!
OTOH, perhaps when we/I looked, there wasn't anything as appealing?
The "sides" alone wouldn't do it. Perhaps they were refilling the protein dish(es) when I had looked?
Thanks very much, truly. This is a flight we expect to take again (and perhaps yet again!
), so it's good to know we/he should check more carefully. We relied too much on that first experience, quite obviously.GC
Jul 28, 2019, 9:08 am
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Don’t be to harsh on DH.
Maybe it wasn‘t there when you checked. Last time I got to the lounge a bit early and had to have 2-3 beers before the real dinner food came out.
When they switched from the more basic lunch to the more substantial dinner, however, there was still lots of time for a meal before the evening departures.
Maybe it wasn‘t there when you checked. Last time I got to the lounge a bit early and had to have 2-3 beers before the real dinner food came out.
When they switched from the more basic lunch to the more substantial dinner, however, there was still lots of time for a meal before the evening departures.
Jul 28, 2019, 4:33 pm
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I mean having the same food options as the business lounge is not great, but not having better drink options? Well, I guess I will see it tomorrow.
If Lufthansa lists this as a First lounge (see screenshot below) I would think they ought to offer something better than business lounge stuff.
If Lufthansa lists this as a First lounge (see screenshot below) I would think they ought to offer something better than business lounge stuff.
Jul 28, 2019, 4:45 pm
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I mean having the same food options as the business lounge is not great, but not having better drink options? Well, I guess I will see it tomorrow.
If Lufthansa lists this as a First lounge (see screenshot below) I would think they ought to offer something better than business lounge stuff.
If Lufthansa lists this as a First lounge (see screenshot below) I would think they ought to offer something better than business lounge stuff.
What more could one desire, eh?
GC
Jul 28, 2019, 5:56 pm
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