24 hours in DOH First Class lounge?!
Feb 10, 2019, 6:00 am
#17
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: DUB / DOH
Posts: 694
OP, I think you would be crazy to stay in AS for that long, while it is a nice lounge, I didn't find it an overly comfortable place to be, unlike say the Pier lounge in HKG. I would advise going out an staying in a nice hotel for the night, you can still spend a good amount of time in the lounge before departure. Hotels in Doha are good value for money at the moment and it is a quick drive to the city.
Feb 10, 2019, 10:19 am
#18
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: BNE
Programs: QF, KLM, BA
Posts: 446
I also have a long layover in Doha (31 hours) later this year. Arriving in J and departing in F. It's a QF award flight. I'm staying overnight in a hotel, but our onward flight to PER doesn't depart until 0200 hrs. My plan is to stay awake for the flight as it gets into PER at 1800 hrs local time. I'll be travelling with an elderly relative who won't be that interested in sight seeing, so it'll be a case of waiting at the airport. Being an award ticket issued by another airline, will we have access to the Al Safwa lounge? I was hoping to maybe book sleeping rooms for a while to try and begin to switch my body clock to Australian time.
Feb 11, 2019, 3:23 am
#19
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,266
I did 22 hours in Doha in September; it's much more affordable than places such as Dubai - £7.50 Uber to my Hilton at the beach - decent rate, nice relax and then back to the airport maybe 2.5 hours before the next longhaul.
Feb 11, 2019, 4:02 am
#21
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 24
Sorry, I think I should have referred to “+Qatar” - which does exactly the same thing but without the “first flight you could get” requirement.
Looks like it’s no longer free, but unless they’ve changed the rules markedly this year you should qualify:
https://www.discoverqatar.qa/stopover/
Feb 11, 2019, 4:05 am
#22
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 24
Update: I took all of the above advise and have done the following:
1. Booked a night at the Warwick Hotel in Doha. I know I'll only be there to sleep but it looks like a steal for £57 a night.
2. Booked a day tour of Doha for the 25th which finishes around 6pm at which point I will head off to the airport to enjoy the First Class lounge!
1. Booked a night at the Warwick Hotel in Doha. I know I'll only be there to sleep but it looks like a steal for £57 a night.
2. Booked a day tour of Doha for the 25th which finishes around 6pm at which point I will head off to the airport to enjoy the First Class lounge!