Lufthansa "Panorama Lounge" in Frankfurt

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Dec 11, 2018, 11:45 pm

#16

worldclubber

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Originally Posted by curt

I hope it is not just a switch from upstairs to downstairs... Do we have confirmation that the current A26 lounge remains open?

For whatever it’s worth: The LH speaker said LH wants to increase capacity. Hope he keeps this promise.

Dec 12, 2018, 1:10 am

#17

airoli

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Originally Posted by klausa

That’s seems surprising? All the other lounges are open pretty much from the first to last flight, right?

The purpose of this lounge is to provide extra capacity during the busy hours. No need to keep staffing it when the regular lounge capacity is sufficient. @:-)

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Dec 12, 2018, 5:10 am

#18

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Originally Posted by airoli

The purpose of this lounge is to provide extra capacity during the busy hours. No need to keep staffing it when the regular lounge capacity is sufficient. @:-)

I think it makes a lot of sense to boost capacity when there is more demand and would call the lounge a welcome addition to FRA lounge offering.

Dec 12, 2018, 6:56 am

#19

Braniq

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Now everybody will move from upstairs ground floor... But SEN lounge will be also welcomed there... :-)

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Dec 19, 2018, 11:41 am

#20

mozilla

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It's a relatively large lounge with several isolated spaces, so not one big open space. This makes it a heaven of tranquility vs the chronically overcrowded SEN lounge, especially with current low occupancy due to the lounge not being well known (although there is a sign announcing it at the entrance of the business lounge next to the duty-free).

Interior design is atypical LH, the lounge has a modern American touch and looks IMHO better than the other lounges. Food isn't same level as SEN lounge but good enough for me. Soft drinks are poured from actual bottles instead of syrup mixers (which is a plus). There is a shower (not sure if more than one).

Enjoy it while the tranquility lasts.

While I was there, I saw several LH employees coming in to check the new lounge out.

Dec 20, 2018, 5:28 am

#21

Fabo.sk

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well, let's hope for a gate change tomorrow, so I can check it out. As it is now for ASW-A05 transit on a rather short connection, doesn't look like it's in the cards. Sadly.

edit: the gods of transfer weren't merciful enough.
I made the (bus-bus in the end) connection, but now I'm sitting in a 30+ minute delayed Austrian flight. I'd rather have gone to check out the lounge.
Well at least I can spend time getting acquainted with the finer points of the famous throne seat (complete with crown embroidery in my case) and not sitting stuck in the back of a narrowbody like happened to me last in Warsaw...

Last edited by Fabo.sk; Dec 21, 2018 at 2:25 am

Jan 4, 2019, 6:50 am

#22

fransknorge

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I am there now and it is very quiet, I think there are ten people at most spread out over all the small rooms. It is downstairs, and not signed yet. Very nice and quiet, the food looks nice too but I did not partake yet.
Pictures taken a few minutes ago:

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Jan 4, 2019, 6:55 am

#23

JFSV

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Looks great, will check it out next time!

Jan 5, 2019, 12:01 am

#24

FS_FRA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by oliver2002

Mycloud Hotel still operates in the tower lounge area. I don't know how they squeezed 59 rooms in there.
https://poi.frankfurt-airport.com/de...-transit-hotel

Think Japanese capsule hotels.....

May 8, 2019, 5:21 am

#25

Nic33

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Originally Posted by JFSV

Looks great, will check it out next time!

The arco lamp looks cool. The rest of the furniture is too heavy for my taste. I prefer the LX E lounges in ZRH in this respect.

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May 8, 2019, 6:39 am

#26

fassy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nic33

The arco lamp looks cool. The rest of the furniture is too heavy for my taste.

I like the interior, it is refreshing different for a LH lounge but at the same time I always wonder if I not by accident found myself lost in a US Marriott. Some of the sofa/couches are really comfy, actually last time I arrived early morning from a hard night of work and travel I had a good nap there.

The best thing about this lounge is that there are at least 4 to 5 different small rooms which give you some feeling of privacy as long as the lounge isn't overcrowded. I haven't seen it very busy yet, probably because very few people know about it and there is no signage pointing towards it at the moment.