purple1addict

Let�s hope so! I can�t face a return to Lallier

seanp7

I was informed the same during an AM visit in Aug 2021. Only one drink at a time. Like everything, I think it depends on the server on whether it's strictly enforced.

In my case, I wasn't being greedy - I just ordered a second drink 10 minutes after the first while I was ordering a main dish off the menu...but was told to finish the first...first.

jaslmdm

Odd question, I know, but: I�m on Qsuites now headed into Doha and am realizing all my appropriate clothes for a Middle Eastern lounge experience are checked in.

So what would be, um, less inappropriate to wear to Al Mourjan:

(1) Keeping on my pyjamas from the flight, which at least don�t show leg
(2) Wearing the khaki shorts and short-sleeved shirt I wore onto the flight

Also, is it possible to put your name down for the shower at a specific time, e.g. if I came by at 1am and requested a 2am shower would they accommodate?

Thank you!

SilverChris

You won't be stoned for wearing shorts these days...

At at hour, you'd be lucky to get a shower at all. Not sure how long your layover is, but 2330-0130 is a very busy period for the lounge.

dwugson

Wear the shorts, you won't be the only one in the lounge in shorts. No one will care. I definitely would avoid wearing the pjs.

jaslmdm

^^ Shorts-wearing guy here to add some DPs:

(1) Big new Orchard lounge still not yet open; the 3 people I asked had no info on when it would open. My flight landed near Orchard (C gates) and when I asked where the �Al Mourjan lounge� was, everyone tried sending me to the smaller Al Mourjan north but I eventually figured out I needed to look for the signs to A/B gates and take the tram to get to the big lounge.

(2) Restaurant pretty empty when I entered at 1045pm (Thursday night); was able to get one of the prized leather throne 2-tops overlooking the first floor. Was practically full when I left at 1130. I tried a couple of a la carte entrees and found them to be just OK but the desserts from the case were excellent.

(3) Answering my other question from above, they were happy to put my name down at 1045 for a shower in �about an hour,� then I was first in line to be called when I returned at 1145ish, at which point there was a substantial wait.

Schwann

To be fair unless you specified you wanted the AM South, they answered your question accurately....

jaslmdm

[QUOTE=Schwann;35000226]I think I said �the big Al Mourjan lounge� or �main� lounge or something along those lines � but thanks, duly noting the specific terminology for the future.

Moonstone1234

Used the AM lounge twice last month. Completely underwhelmed. Went up to the restaurant and it was like a cafe. Officious man at the top of the stairs told me they were full.

We didn’t have a long layover so it was fine but didn’t rate it at all.

jah718

I was back in AM again for the first time in a while last week and it really reinforced my feeling that it is just not a top tier lounge. I was there at breakfast and the food was thoroughly unremarkable, just a few options. Given the 24 hour nature of the lounge, they really should offer some of the more lunch/dinner oriented food all throughout the day.

It was also very hard to find a relaxing place to sit and wait, there is always so much noise and people bustling by. I decided to swing by the Platinum Lounge as well and would actually go so far as to say that I preferred that lounge overall. It was nice and quiet at the time, nice relaxing vibe, same food and drink options, views of the tarmac.

My all time favorite lounges have always been the CX lounges at HKG (or the outstation lounges), so that is what I base my comparison on. AM doesn't even come close.

Neil Scrivener

Not sure if it helps, but when I visited the AM North recently, it was a lot quieter.

With that said, a visit to the Platinum Lounge was also quiet, and the food seemed more extensive than the AM.....maybe I'm wrong?

PITBULL1K

We were sent to AM North last weekend around midnight as the gold lounge was full.

I would say underwhelming is about right. It was packed so finding space depended on finding someone who was leaving. The food was uninspiring but we did get a shower easily enough.

Better than wandering the terminal and there are worse lounges out there but not what I expected.

first time on Qatar and won�t be the last as the service levels on board have been grear

lost_in_translation

It is somewhat disconcerting that Al Mourjan North is already full when QR hasn’t even fully ramped up flights again yet. HfP confirmed this morning that it is only a temporary ‘Al Mourjan’ and will be repurposed when Al Mourjan Garden opens - https://www.headforpoints.com/2023/0...e-doha-airport

nov11

Is the AM lounge exclusion limited to QR Business Lite (P) fares only? One can always get access on a non-QR code/marketed but QR metal flight (e.g. BA/MH/LA code but QR metal)? Thank you in advance

Neil Scrivener

As far as I am aware it's only on QR flights, as they are the only ones who have have the P Fares.

I believe BA, QA, etc will allow access if flying Business.