Best European lounge for stag party?
May 19, 2015, 4:31 am
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Best European lounge for stag party?
Just out of personal interest: Which European OW lounge would be the best fit for a stag party with a preferable departure in the late evening to other places in Europe, snacks and unlimited booze flow? Dunno if I can get enough OWEs together for a party on the Flounge terrace, so a OWS lounge should be better.
May 19, 2015, 4:36 am
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Stuttgart.
May 19, 2015, 4:43 am
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That's an oddly specific answer.
And I suppose if you are inviting a lot of people from work, there might be enough OWS guests to get the remainder of the party into a lounge
And I suppose if you are inviting a lot of people from work, there might be enough OWS guests to get the remainder of the party into a lounge
May 19, 2015, 5:04 am
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May 19, 2015, 5:12 am
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I'd imagine your best bet would be a OW hub, if you want entry for pax departing to a variety of destinations.
HEL has a nice, fairly new premium lounge (OWS/OWE only) in the non-Schengen area with champagne and other wines and spirits as well. There's also a newly renovated Finnair lounge in the Schengen area, which serves sparkling wine and a variety of other wines and liquors. Both lounges are fairly quiet outside the morning and afternoon rush hours, and have decent food/snack offerings.
Only problem I can see is somewhat limited departures in the late evening.
How about MAD as well, it's been a while since I visited the Dali lounge but I heard the offering is quite good these days.
HEL has a nice, fairly new premium lounge (OWS/OWE only) in the non-Schengen area with champagne and other wines and spirits as well. There's also a newly renovated Finnair lounge in the Schengen area, which serves sparkling wine and a variety of other wines and liquors. Both lounges are fairly quiet outside the morning and afternoon rush hours, and have decent food/snack offerings.
Only problem I can see is somewhat limited departures in the late evening.
How about MAD as well, it's been a while since I visited the Dali lounge but I heard the offering is quite good these days.
May 19, 2015, 5:52 am
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does anyone else find this morally objectionable? Regardless, if you try to use a lounge for a party, you should be prepared to be kicked out.
May 19, 2015, 6:11 am
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It soon became apparent what the chaps were doing, drinks were going down at an alarming rate. LPL decided to 'man' the bar and after 40 minutes refused further drinks to the now rather boisterous stag doers. They started to remonstrate but were ejected from the lounge with the assistance of the police.
At MAN, after the party had twice been told to keep the noise down, at the third time they were also evicted. As they were leaving there was a barrage of abuse directed at the lounge agents along with bad language and gesticulation.
Both groups were warned that their alcohol consumption would be monitored and limited as appropriate.
May 19, 2015, 6:22 am
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OBVIOUSLY THIS IS TONGUE-IN-CHEEK, but...
Ask everyone to book a fully flexible fare to any longhaul destination which offers F.
Then, drink in the CCR for a number of hours, before cancelling the flights and receiving a full refund. If anyone asks, you cancelled your flights due to inebriation.
Ask everyone to book a fully flexible fare to any longhaul destination which offers F.
Then, drink in the CCR for a number of hours, before cancelling the flights and receiving a full refund. If anyone asks, you cancelled your flights due to inebriation.
May 19, 2015, 6:53 am
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OBVIOUSLY THIS IS TONGUE-IN-CHEEK, but...
Ask everyone to book a fully flexible fare to any longhaul destination which offers F.
Then, drink in the CCR for a number of hours, before cancelling the flights and receiving a full refund. If anyone asks, you cancelled your flights due to inebriation.
Ask everyone to book a fully flexible fare to any longhaul destination which offers F.
Then, drink in the CCR for a number of hours, before cancelling the flights and receiving a full refund. If anyone asks, you cancelled your flights due to inebriation.
I was waiting for that
