Meant to say "One of the best in the US," as the OP was referring to the IAD lounge which some people skip all together to go to the LH Senator lounge instead (and SFO GFL is better than IAD, ORD and JFK).

Thanks for the inputs.

I think I'll just stick with BF and Centurion Lounge. We are on the 747 and have UD seats 13AB I believe.

I don't suppose GF can get shuttled to the gate like GS? That would be pretty cool and maybe worth the miles... :D

I'm GS and have flown out of SFO in GF several times. Never got shuttled to the gate.

To be blunt, the GF lounge at SFO is a sad joke. It features some very tired sushi, cup-o-noodles and this very scary looking fatty beef and noodle dish that you ladle broth into (after you remove the saran wrap). You get your choice of screw-top wine bottles.

I actually prefer the couscous in the UC.

Unless you get seats 2A or 2K, the UD is superior to GF. The center seats in GF are unpleasant.

13 A & B !!!The best seats on the UD of the 474. Enjoy!:)

Really? Agree on IAD ('80s hell and surly matrons), but I do think the refurbed ORD GFL is the best in the US? Not totally confident in this claim, perhaps I caught SFO on a bad day?

Absolutely not, unless you typoed 'worst'. Since Centurion Lounge opened at SFO, I have no reason to use GFL unless departing gate nearby,

By a million miles.

With a partner I agree. GF not useful for any personal contact notions. Extremely rarely an issue on such itineraries for me, but in your case would stick with BF for "romantic" ideas. All the best.

I was only once offered a shuttle at SFO. But this year they seem to have scaled it back a lot.

As for the UC over the GFL? Really? Last I checked the champagne was real and did not have a screw top!

I have not had luck with the Centurion Lounge, I seem to hit it at peak time with no seats available. Don't have that problem at the GFL (for better or worse) and can always get a shower.

I prefer the SFO GFL over ORD, but that's mainly because I prefer SFO as an airport as a whole, and like the vantage point of the GFL below UA's fleet. Plus Ruinart > Veuve IMO, and last time I was at SFO it was Ruinart and ORD had Veuve.

Global First Lounge (IFL / GFL) Access Questions and Experiences [2015 forward]
 

Flying GF FRA/IAD. Do I have access to LH FC Lounge?

Yes. Enjoy!

No (despite what the previous poster said) *unless* you are a Global Services member.

You will only have access to the Lufthansa Senator Lounge, but not to Lufthansa's First Class lounges which are for LH First Class and HON customers only.

The only exception is for Global Services members flying in Global First (that has to be a handful of passengers a day, at most.)

manstein58 profile lists him as a Global Services Member, so yes, he will have access to the Lufthansa First Class Lounge due to his status + Global First BP.

I was in fact noting that the OP had GS in his profile and that he was flying FRA->IAD. To be clear, FCL access is only for flights originating from FRA. So he would not get access to the LH FCL going IAD->FRA.

thanks to all. Made the trek there and it was worth it. In true Teutonic fashion, I had to produce my GS card to the dragons in order to gain entry

Departing PVG on UA836 in Global First on Monday and am wondering what lounges I will have access to at PVG?

If it makes any difference, I'm currently Premiere Platinum.

Thank you in advance.