Shower question at FRA
Feb 27, 2008, 8:44 am
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Shower question at FRA
I am comming in on a UA flight and and waiting for upgrade to clear to business so I can enjoy the flight and get access to UA's arival suite for a shower.
If Gasp
my upgrade does not clear and I go back of the bus on UA I want to show before my LH flight to HAJ.
I see that both Senator and Business Lounges have shower's, is one better then the other?
I am Star Gold and RCC so I should have access to both lounges. Is one better then the other for a quick shower? From the threads I have looked at the Senator lounges seem to have better food, booze etc, whats the deal with showers. I get in early AM and have a 3 hours to kill before my flight to HAJ.
Or being *G and RCC any other Star Alliance lounges that have showers?
Thanks!
If Gasp
my upgrade does not clear and I go back of the bus on UA I want to show before my LH flight to HAJ.I see that both Senator and Business Lounges have shower's, is one better then the other?
I am Star Gold and RCC so I should have access to both lounges. Is one better then the other for a quick shower? From the threads I have looked at the Senator lounges seem to have better food, booze etc, whats the deal with showers. I get in early AM and have a 3 hours to kill before my flight to HAJ.
Or being *G and RCC any other Star Alliance lounges that have showers?
Thanks!
Feb 27, 2008, 8:48 am
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They have good showers in every *G LH lounge. Queue for the showers
might be long (you have to put your name on the queue).
If the queue is long in one lounge, you could walk over to another terminal..
or ask the lounge staff to call around and ask which lounge has smaller queue.
might be long (you have to put your name on the queue).
If the queue is long in one lounge, you could walk over to another terminal..
or ask the lounge staff to call around and ask which lounge has smaller queue.
Feb 27, 2008, 10:36 am
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The SEN lounge only has 4 showers IIRC. The last time I wanted a shower there in the morning the attendant told me the wait would be about 4 hours (35 people on the waiting list).... no point ...
Feb 27, 2008, 10:49 am
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lounge, but have found no lines at other lounges.... I either ask the
attendant to call the other lounge and ask.. or I just walk over.
Feb 28, 2008, 4:08 am
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Feb 28, 2008, 4:13 am
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Feb 28, 2008, 4:21 am
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So far my success rate in FRA re shower is about 10%. The other 90% I had to leave before I had progressed enough in the queue.
Lesson: Fly first class so you don't have to worry about SEN lounges.
Lesson: Fly first class so you don't have to worry about SEN lounges.
Feb 28, 2008, 4:26 am
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Feb 28, 2008, 4:48 am
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In my experience in all lounges (FC, SEN) they are more than happy to call other lounges to find the one with the shortest que
Feb 28, 2008, 5:04 am
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Feb 28, 2008, 7:28 am
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I've had good luck with the wait for showers in 1A, upstairs, since that became US-bound only. (Which would indicate that either it's not only Americans who take showers in FRA or that restricting the concourse to people on US-bound flights gives you less competition for the showers. Or maybe I'm just lucky.)
Anyway, this is around 7:30AM. YMMV.
Anyway, this is around 7:30AM. YMMV.
Feb 28, 2008, 7:44 am
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Upgraded business class doesn't get access to UA Arrivals Suite, but I had good luck last week at the SEN lounge in the upstairs A gates (departure to IST). I had a 09:45 arrival and a 3:25 connection time. Wait for a shower was about 15 minutes.
Feb 28, 2008, 9:56 am
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I haven't used the showers much at FRA, but on some Saturdays when I didn't have to work after arriving from LH, I had time to take a shower before connecting to BRU. Was never a problem, at any time between 5:30am and 9am. That was in the lounge opposite A26.