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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
Jan 22, 2018, 10:44 am
#1351
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Cairo
Programs: EK Skywards Gold, TK Elite Plus, QR Platinum, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 290
I have a question about access to Al Safwa for an upcoming flight:
I have a business class (paid) ticket booked DOH-AMM-CAI, it is on RJ ticket stock but I am booked on flight RJ3802 which is QR400 for the DOH-AMM segment. On the RJ ticket it says business class (RJ has no first class), but QR operates the flight and on their webpage "manage my booking" it shows first class (no business class on QR for AMM). As QR is the operating carrier, I will check in with them. Any one know if I'll get Al Safwa access (technically I am flying QR metal in booked F). Anyone have experience with this situation?
Thanks!
I have a business class (paid) ticket booked DOH-AMM-CAI, it is on RJ ticket stock but I am booked on flight RJ3802 which is QR400 for the DOH-AMM segment. On the RJ ticket it says business class (RJ has no first class), but QR operates the flight and on their webpage "manage my booking" it shows first class (no business class on QR for AMM). As QR is the operating carrier, I will check in with them. Any one know if I'll get Al Safwa access (technically I am flying QR metal in booked F). Anyone have experience with this situation?
Thanks!
Jan 22, 2018, 7:35 pm
#1352
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci, BA, AF
Posts: 10,130
I have a question about access to Al Safwa for an upcoming flight:
I have a business class (paid) ticket booked DOH-AMM-CAI, it is on RJ ticket stock but I am booked on flight RJ3802 which is QR400 for the DOH-AMM segment. On the RJ ticket it says business class (RJ has no first class), but QR operates the flight and on their webpage "manage my booking" it shows first class (no business class on QR for AMM). As QR is the operating carrier, I will check in with them. Any one know if I'll get Al Safwa access (technically I am flying QR metal in booked F). Anyone have experience with this situation?
Thanks!
I have a business class (paid) ticket booked DOH-AMM-CAI, it is on RJ ticket stock but I am booked on flight RJ3802 which is QR400 for the DOH-AMM segment. On the RJ ticket it says business class (RJ has no first class), but QR operates the flight and on their webpage "manage my booking" it shows first class (no business class on QR for AMM). As QR is the operating carrier, I will check in with them. Any one know if I'll get Al Safwa access (technically I am flying QR metal in booked F). Anyone have experience with this situation?
Thanks!
Feb 2, 2018, 5:30 pm
#1354
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BOS/UTH
Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT
Posts: 12,757
Feb 2, 2018, 5:53 pm
#1355
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 377
Is there any rule to entering the lounge twice in one day. We arrive from a long haul J early in the morning at 05:00, then depart in F at 01:00. What I planned for us to do was grab a quick snooze in the private sleeping room on arrival with breakfast, leave to explore Doha for the day, then return to the lounge at night before our F flight to Muscat. I also assume there is space to leave our hand luggage within Al Safwa for the entire day?
Feb 2, 2018, 11:30 pm
#1357
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Al Mourjan has large lockers with combination locks, work the same way that the ones in hotel rooms do. They easily hold my TravelPro carryon and my hefty 17" screen laptop. I have no qualms at all about leaving stuff in the lockers, and do it regularly.
Feb 3, 2018, 5:25 am
#1358
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Herts, UK
Programs: BAEC GGL, HH Diamond.
Posts: 3,178
Considering doing this on Wednesday as have 10 hours between flights.
After I have gone through transfers and lefty bag in AM, What I'd the best way to exit?
Edit: apologies didn't realise I was in AS thread!
After I have gone through transfers and lefty bag in AM, What I'd the best way to exit?
Edit: apologies didn't realise I was in AS thread!
Last edited by stewaran; Feb 3, 2018 at 5:40 am
Feb 3, 2018, 8:46 am
#1359
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: LON
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3,918
or Dom
Feb 15, 2018, 4:32 am
#1363
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Frankfurt
Programs: QR Platinum
Posts: 256