Nov 5, 2015, 11:11 am
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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
Jun 14, 2019, 3:53 am
#1711
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: LHR
Programs: BA GGL, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 375
Currently in the Al Safwa lounge now (13:00 on a Friday) and theres a total of 5 other people in here. A little different to when i was in here last week on a Sunday night/Monday morning. There were around 20 people in on the Sunday night but i managed to get a sleep room straight away. In the morning around 06:30 there were well over 50 people in the lounge with the majority if seating near the water fountain filled and the private cabin things opposite the toilets pretty full too.
FYI to enter i just went straight to the Al Safwa reception desk without visiting the Al Mourjan. They asked if i wanted a room straight away on both occasions.
FYI to enter i just went straight to the Al Safwa reception desk without visiting the Al Mourjan. They asked if i wanted a room straight away on both occasions.
Jun 17, 2019, 3:26 pm
#1712
Join Date: Jul 2018
Programs: Mucci, Untappd 8000+
Posts: 247
Currently in the Al Safwa lounge now (13:00 on a Friday) and theres a total of 5 other people in here. A little different to when i was in here last week on a Sunday night/Monday morning. There were around 20 people in on the Sunday night but i managed to get a sleep room straight away. In the morning around 06:30 there were well over 50 people in the lounge with the majority if seating near the water fountain filled and the private cabin things opposite the toilets pretty full too.
FYI to enter i just went straight to the Al Safwa reception desk without visiting the Al Mourjan. They asked if i wanted a room straight away on both occasions.
FYI to enter i just went straight to the Al Safwa reception desk without visiting the Al Mourjan. They asked if i wanted a room straight away on both occasions.
I was drinking with my mother.
Jun 23, 2019, 10:59 pm
#1715
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Singapore & Globe trotting
Programs: QR Gold, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, GHA Titanium, Taj Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Gold Elite
Posts: 423
Jun 25, 2019, 1:27 pm
#1716
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Oakland, CA
Posts: 1,231
I have a flight from ORD-DOH arriving at 4:30pm in November and then DOH-AMM in QR First the next day at 4:25pm. Is it possible or worthwhile to visit the city then come back and sleep at the lounges? or should I get a hotel in the city instead. Thanks.
Jun 25, 2019, 2:04 pm
#1717
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,944
hamburglar if you look at the qatar-airways-forum-dashboard then under about-doh-airport you will find long-connections you will find a lot of useful information, including doha-night-tour which has much information about touring Doha on your own.
Since you are departing DOH in F then you will have access to Al Safwa lounge with its sleeping rooms. You may also consider +Qatar-doha-hotel-stopovers
Since you are departing DOH in F then you will have access to Al Safwa lounge with its sleeping rooms. You may also consider +Qatar-doha-hotel-stopovers
Jun 25, 2019, 7:25 pm
#1718
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 3,714
Jun 25, 2019, 10:08 pm
#1719
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, Amex Plat
Posts: 5,264
Jun 26, 2019, 8:09 am
#1721
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BOS/UTH
Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT
Posts: 12,745
Jul 21, 2019, 8:15 am
#1723
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Programs: KLM Flying Blue, Singapore Airlines Kris Flyer, British Airways Executive Club
Posts: 106
Can someone please confirm that BA first class passengers are allowed to use the Al-Safwa lounge or not? According to the OneWorld rules and information on this thread, it says first class passengers of any oneworld airlines can access Al-Safwa lounge. However, when I did a search on OneWorld website, it says BA first and business class passengers should use the Oryx lounge. Someone on this thread had also made a comment that access for Al-Safwa is ONLY for first class passengers flying ON QATAR AIRCRAFTS (not BA metals??)
Knowing Qatar likes to do things differently, I would really appreciate it if someone can share his/her knowledge on this.
Knowing Qatar likes to do things differently, I would really appreciate it if someone can share his/her knowledge on this.
Jul 21, 2019, 9:08 am
#1724
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: QR Platinum
Posts: 470
Can someone please confirm that BA first class passengers are allowed to use the Al-Safwa lounge or not? According to the OneWorld rules and information on this thread, it says first class passengers of any oneworld airlines can access Al-Safwa lounge. However, when I did a search on OneWorld website, it says BA first and business class passengers should use the Oryx lounge. Someone on this thread had also made a comment that access for Al-Safwa is ONLY for first class passengers flying ON QATAR AIRCRAFTS (not BA metals??)
Knowing Qatar likes to do things differently, I would really appreciate it if someone can share his/her knowledge on this.
Knowing Qatar likes to do things differently, I would really appreciate it if someone can share his/her knowledge on this.
According QR you should have access to AS with an BA first class ticket
Jul 22, 2019, 5:42 am
#1725
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, Amex Plat
Posts: 5,264
Can someone please confirm that BA first class passengers are allowed to use the Al-Safwa lounge or not? According to the OneWorld rules and information on this thread, it says first class passengers of any oneworld airlines can access Al-Safwa lounge. However, when I did a search on OneWorld website, it says BA first and business class passengers should use the Oryx lounge. Someone on this thread had also made a comment that access for Al-Safwa is ONLY for first class passengers flying ON QATAR AIRCRAFTS (not BA metals??)
Knowing Qatar likes to do things differently, I would really appreciate it if someone can share his/her knowledge on this.
Knowing Qatar likes to do things differently, I would really appreciate it if someone can share his/her knowledge on this.