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
Jun 13, 2022, 2:09 pm
#2656
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aks120
Jun 13, 2022, 2:11 pm
#2657
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I'm wondering if 125 stock is different, because a few people have said the same.
Weird.
M
Weird.
M
Jun 14, 2022, 4:49 am
#2658
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I was denied paid access on a 125 ticket a few months ago. They had called ahead from the reception to book a sleeping room and just as I was about to pay a manager came by, looked at the boarding passes and the computer screen and said no, not possible. Was sent to AM.
Jun 14, 2022, 5:48 pm
#2659
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I do not know QR exact rule, but both legs are considered longhaul. AS and AM are departure lounges, so I assume that you won't get access because your longhaul departure from DOH is in Y, besides the overnight layover. But I could be wrong.
ANyway I strongly advise you to try to change your DOH-MLE to either J or a shorter layover. After 6 hours of flying F, a 9h layover (even with lounge) followed by a 5h flight in Y will be a HUGE letdown.
ANyway I strongly advise you to try to change your DOH-MLE to either J or a shorter layover. After 6 hours of flying F, a 9h layover (even with lounge) followed by a 5h flight in Y will be a HUGE letdown.
I will take a look at Onyx for resting. I'm concerned about my own general luck when it comes to leaving the airport, so going into Qatar makes me nervous. I kind of just wanted to experience both lounges, AS on the way in and AM on the way out. I supposed I can always still do that on my J flight back by paying for AS access.
I guess we'll just see what happens and I'll book a hotel just in case.
Jun 15, 2022, 4:04 pm
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I was denied paid access on a 125 ticket a few months ago. They had called ahead from the reception to book a sleeping room and just as I was about to pay a manager came by, looked at the boarding passes and the computer screen and said no, not possible. Was sent to AM.
Regards
aks120
Jun 16, 2022, 2:51 am
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Jun 18, 2022, 6:51 am
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Is the sticky even current? QR seems to do a lot of strange things lately with their access to Al Safwa.
Last week my buddy who is BA Emerald sent me a picture from Al Safwa and definitely didn't fly First Class and neither did he pay. Have they started to give access to Emeralds now?
Last week my buddy who is BA Emerald sent me a picture from Al Safwa and definitely didn't fly First Class and neither did he pay. Have they started to give access to Emeralds now?
Jun 18, 2022, 9:14 am
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As far as I know you get access for the ticket you’ve purchased, and not for what you’ve upgraded too. Meaning that you should have AM access but not AS. Not 100% sure if that’s the case these days though.
Jun 18, 2022, 9:15 am
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Is the sticky even current? QR seems to do a lot of strange things lately with their access to Al Safwa.
Last week my buddy who is BA Emerald sent me a picture from Al Safwa and definitely didn't fly First Class and neither did he pay. Have they started to give access to Emeralds now?
Last week my buddy who is BA Emerald sent me a picture from Al Safwa and definitely didn't fly First Class and neither did he pay. Have they started to give access to Emeralds now?
Jun 18, 2022, 10:06 am
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I have the same tickets booked in Oct and I would like to know this as well.
Jun 18, 2022, 1:08 pm
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Thanks. So the question then is, is it worth the additional cost? we have a 2h50 connection time in Doha.. doesn't seem like it's worth it? Would need to get through a few bottles of Grande Dame pretty sharpish to make it worth the cost.
Jun 19, 2022, 4:26 am
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Jun 19, 2022, 4:30 am
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Jun 19, 2022, 10:31 am
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