Nov 5, 2015, 11:11 am
Last edit by: CPH-Flyer
READ BEFORE COMMENTING IF YOU ARE NEW,
Hamad International Airport (HIA) offers passengers a number of different lounges.
This thread, is specifically for the Al Safwa First Class Lounge. Information on the other Lounge options at HIA, can be found here.
Does Al Safwa have a web page?
Yes: http://www.qatarairways.com/global/e...-al-safwa.page
Dining Menu
https://www.qatarairways.com/content...-dining-en.pdf
Where can I find Al Safwa Lounge?
The Lounge is located on Level 3 of the airport.
Can I use the Qatar Airways Al Safwa Lounge?
Access is based on your underlying fare bucket. This means that upgraded tickets, maybe except upgrades with QPoints (see post 2735), are not granted access.
Access is thus restricted to Qatar Airways First Class, and OneWorld First Class passengers :
- either holding a First Class boarding pass* for their next flight
- or holding a First Class boarding pass from their previous flight.
Additionally, Privilege Club platinum club travelling on any business-class fare are welcomed into the lounge. This is a facility introduced recently and one that could just as easily disappear.
- Guests are not permitted.
* Operational Upgrades to First do not give access. Upgrades with Qpoints may do give acces (see post 2735 - Sept 2022)
Arrival access on mid and long haul? (eg. coming from LHR in F)
YES
Ex. CAI-DOH-HEL
Arrival access regional F? (eg. coming from CAI in F)
Yes.
Caveat, if your underlying J fare is P, then the no lounge access for business light kicks in. And there is no access.
Privilege Club Platinum members are currently allowed in the lounge when travelling on any QR business-class fare: that could change. Other Oneworld Emerald members are directed to the Platinum lounge(s) when travelling in any class, and the Al Mourjan lounge when travelling on relevant business-class fares. Yup, it gets complicated.
What does the lounge look like?
Reports on the Lounge, can be found here and here. Photographs of the lounge, can be found here.
Is there a Spa?
Yes, there is a full Spa, but you will have to pay for treatments. A full list of treatments available can be found here
What about the sleeping rooms?
Stargold in http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28199729-post1177.html suggests that access to sleeping rooms is as follows:
'* No reservations allowed - always first-come first-served
* Only available if the remaining time until the flight departure is more than 4 hours
* Passengers are allowed maximum six hours' usage - for any further usage, a fee of QAR 450 is payable for a second block of six hours.
* No F&B of any kind except bottled water in the sleeping rooms.'
What changes can I expect during Ramadan?
Ramadan affects QR and you in many ways so please look at ramadan to see how you are affected.
Updated: 19/11/2023
Hamad International Airport (HIA) offers passengers a number of different lounges.
This thread, is specifically for the Al Safwa First Class Lounge. Information on the other Lounge options at HIA, can be found here.
Does Al Safwa have a web page?
Yes: http://www.qatarairways.com/global/e...-al-safwa.page
Dining Menu
https://www.qatarairways.com/content...-dining-en.pdf
Where can I find Al Safwa Lounge?
The Lounge is located on Level 3 of the airport.
Can I use the Qatar Airways Al Safwa Lounge?
Access is based on your underlying fare bucket. This means that upgraded tickets, maybe except upgrades with QPoints (see post 2735), are not granted access.
Access is thus restricted to Qatar Airways First Class, and OneWorld First Class passengers :
- either holding a First Class boarding pass* for their next flight
- or holding a First Class boarding pass from their previous flight.
Additionally, Privilege Club platinum club travelling on any business-class fare are welcomed into the lounge. This is a facility introduced recently and one that could just as easily disappear.
- Guests are not permitted.
* Operational Upgrades to First do not give access. Upgrades with Qpoints may do give acces (see post 2735 - Sept 2022)
Arrival access on mid and long haul? (eg. coming from LHR in F)
YES
Ex. CAI-DOH-HEL
Arrival access regional F? (eg. coming from CAI in F)
Yes.
Caveat, if your underlying J fare is P, then the no lounge access for business light kicks in. And there is no access.
Privilege Club Platinum members are currently allowed in the lounge when travelling on any QR business-class fare: that could change. Other Oneworld Emerald members are directed to the Platinum lounge(s) when travelling in any class, and the Al Mourjan lounge when travelling on relevant business-class fares. Yup, it gets complicated.
What does the lounge look like?
Reports on the Lounge, can be found here and here. Photographs of the lounge, can be found here.
Is there a Spa?
Yes, there is a full Spa, but you will have to pay for treatments. A full list of treatments available can be found here
What about the sleeping rooms?
Stargold in http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28199729-post1177.html suggests that access to sleeping rooms is as follows:
'* No reservations allowed - always first-come first-served
* Only available if the remaining time until the flight departure is more than 4 hours
* Passengers are allowed maximum six hours' usage - for any further usage, a fee of QAR 450 is payable for a second block of six hours.
* No F&B of any kind except bottled water in the sleeping rooms.'
What changes can I expect during Ramadan?
Ramadan affects QR and you in many ways so please look at ramadan to see how you are affected.
Updated: 19/11/2023
QR Al Safwa First Class Lounge
Oct 23, 2015, 12:49 pm
#136
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Brussels,Belgium
Posts: 191
Qatar Airways First Class Lounge Al Safwa Doha pictures
Alright folks, here are the first pictures! Thank you for your patience
http://travel.bart.la/2015/10/23/qat...afwa-pictures/
Oct 23, 2015, 1:18 pm
#137
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Can somebody check at the front desk and potentially find an email address?
It would be great if we could get in touch with them, e.g. to reserve a sleeping room in advance.
It would be great if we could get in touch with them, e.g. to reserve a sleeping room in advance.
Oct 23, 2015, 1:23 pm
#138
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 3,724
Alright folks, here are the first pictures! Thank you for your patience
http://travel.bart.la/2015/10/23/qat...afwa-pictures/
I think OP OnePassenger deserves a medal for alerting us to the Al-Safwa's opening.
Last edited by iluvdoco; Oct 23, 2015 at 1:28 pm
Oct 23, 2015, 1:56 pm
#140
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Location: Australia
Programs: KrisFlyer, AA, Qantas, SPG, Marriott
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I love how big and bright it looks - but honestly (booo complainer) it doesn't look worthy of something they delayed for over a year. A working kitchen is always awesome though and the food should be divine.
Happy to be told otherwise when others go, and of course I get one hour during transit next month to review and see for myself on Bitesin5.
Happy to be told otherwise when others go, and of course I get one hour during transit next month to review and see for myself on Bitesin5.
Oct 23, 2015, 2:11 pm
#142
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Location: Paramaribo, Suriname
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Posts: 384
Oct 23, 2015, 2:58 pm
#144
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Location: Brussels,Belgium
Posts: 191
Oct 23, 2015, 3:11 pm
#145
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,944
Lounge access in Doha
Al Safwa:
First class QR and OW passengers.
OW Passengers on long – short haul and short – long haul where the long haul flight is in F no matter the class in short haul.
It has been suggested that “Arriving on a >5 hours First Class Flight on QR, and connecting to QR Business gives access to Al Safwa. “
In the old Premium Terminal there was an unwritten rule that passengers arriving on short haul (Regional) F would be admitted to the the First class lounge IF they were traveling onwards to (Few, several, many, all) long haul destinations in J. The few, several, many and all refers to the information gained by several different FT members. It is expected that this, still unwritten, rule will apply to Al Safwa.
Note: The OW rules exception for OW status in Y also applies to J passengers for Al Safwa,
Al Mourjan:
Business (and First) class QR and OW passengers.
OW Passengers on long – short haul and short – long haul where the long haul flight is in J no matter the class in short haul.
Note: In Al Mourjan and Al Safwa guests are not permitted.
First Class Lounge:
OWE plus 1 guest.
Business Class Lounge:
OWS and PC Silver plus 1 guest.
Oryx Lounge:
Third party for BA, CX, RJ and UL passengers only.
Published rules:
Oneworld: https://www.oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-access
Qatar: http://www.qatarairways.com/dk/en/lo...l-mourjan.page
First class QR and OW passengers.
OW Passengers on long – short haul and short – long haul where the long haul flight is in F no matter the class in short haul.
It has been suggested that “Arriving on a >5 hours First Class Flight on QR, and connecting to QR Business gives access to Al Safwa. “
In the old Premium Terminal there was an unwritten rule that passengers arriving on short haul (Regional) F would be admitted to the the First class lounge IF they were traveling onwards to (Few, several, many, all) long haul destinations in J. The few, several, many and all refers to the information gained by several different FT members. It is expected that this, still unwritten, rule will apply to Al Safwa.
Note: The OW rules exception for OW status in Y also applies to J passengers for Al Safwa,
Al Mourjan:
Business (and First) class QR and OW passengers.
OW Passengers on long – short haul and short – long haul where the long haul flight is in J no matter the class in short haul.
Note: In Al Mourjan and Al Safwa guests are not permitted.
First Class Lounge:
OWE plus 1 guest.
Business Class Lounge:
OWS and PC Silver plus 1 guest.
Oryx Lounge:
Third party for BA, CX, RJ and UL passengers only.
Published rules:
Oneworld: https://www.oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-access
Qatar: http://www.qatarairways.com/dk/en/lo...l-mourjan.page
Last edited by remdk; Oct 24, 2015 at 4:56 am
Oct 23, 2015, 4:37 pm
#149
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London, UK
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