hotwingz

I have visited Al Mourjan about 10 times the past month. I've also realized that they don't offer diet coke anymore and I found the lounge staff in both restaurants slightly less attentive than a year ago or so.

Actually, I prefer the small restaurant at the back of the lounge near the quiet room over the main restaurant. Probably 90% of my visits is during the morning rush and I really like the sandwiches they have there.

On another note, I had no issues getting a shower during any of my recent visits. Some guests seemed to be disappointed after the shower agent told them that 10 people were waiting and it will probably take 60-90 minutes, but I have never found it to take that long.
The longest waitlist I was on was 6 people and I waited for 15 minutes only. I personally feel the estimate by the shower agents is generally on the safer side as you would assume that with a capacity of 8 shower rooms on the male side the "throughput" is somewhat higher than 10 people per hour.

commontraveller

Thanks so much for this thread- Dr. HFH and remdk esp for the pinpoint directions. Been to Mourjan maybe a dozen times and never had a clue this quiet area existed. The muted lighting, ~7' long sofa, semi-privacy of the pod, flight monitor but most of all the library-like ambience (almost hermetic), make this a super effective quiet area- maybe best apart from the Safwa rooms. They even offer blankets. And was able to come and go without giving up the space. Transformed what would've been an excruciating 8 hr connection to JFK into a decent rest-time where I actually caught 2-3 hours of sleep.
Arrived at 6:30 PM which as reported is in their lull period so no waiting, and surprised when I walked out at 1:30 AM to see a wait line had formed by entrance.

makrom

It can indeed be a rather nice place. However, there's nothing stopping people from having loud cellphone conversations (or just let the phone ring for ages). Would love to see those people getting booted, but that's not part of the concept.

awestphal

I transit DOH usually once or twice a month. With the removal of visa fees for German citizens, the arrivals lounge is VERY decent alternative. Cooked to order meals like in the early days of the Al Mourjan lounge, never have to wait for a shower. Great stuff. Turn left upon exiting luggage claim. Reentering the terminal takes about 5 min. incl. security and immigration.

SilverChris

Not sure how many shower rooms there are but I've once waited 45 minutes and just gave up

stevie

First times here this week and disappointed in the food, and shower availability on both occasions. Nice large lounge with no real character.

Dr. HFH

The back area behind the deli has nine in the men's section.

mster

Flying QR J roundtrip as a oneworld emerald. Transiting Doha twice - outbound layover is 00:00-08:00 and inbound layover is 16:30-02:00.

Am I correct that the best place for me to get some sleep is to grab a pod in the quiet area across from the back shower area in the Al Mourjan Business Class Lounge?

remdk

mster have a look at the http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...t-options.html thread. It describes your situation and offers advice.

Dr. HFH

"Best" is a subjective and personal determination, of course. For me, light is much more of a sleep inhibitor than noise, so I do fine in the quiet area. Others here report that the noise is more than they can deal with when they are trying to sleep.

daftboy

This is an interesting suggestion - tempted to give that a go on a forthcoming layover which falls in that irritating 7-8 hour bracket from midnight to ca. 8am, not enough to make a trip to an offsite hotel seem worthwhile, and the Airport Hotel is too expensive for such a short stay. At the least going out to the Arrivals Lounge would break up the transit period a bit.

wheatbeer

Can anyone confirm what champagne they are serving in the Al Mourjan at the moment please? Have they switched to Lanson like onboard?

roadwarriorafrica

In the lounge right now. Rose Champagne is Piper Heidseck. Brut is Billie Cart Salmon.

wheatbeer

Thanks roadwarriorafrica. Hoping they still have some Billecart-Salmon left when I'm there in December.

Professional Bum

Past 1pm here and the place is almost empty. And yes, they still have Billecart-Salmon brut.