UnitedSkies

Someone asked me this today, and regrettably, I do not know, since I've never been inside the London and Frankfurt RCCs before. I know Hong Kong's RCC has showers.

Thanks!

RichardInSF

Frankfurt, yes.

FlyinHawaiian

London, yes.

qasr

Both are correct.

London also has a separate arrivals lounge land side.

UnitedSkies

Thanks!

WayMaker

Yes both LHR and FRA RCCs have showers, but in both cases it can be tricky to access them.

According to reports on this board in the past six months to a year, the FRA RCC has sometimes been restricting the showers to C and F passengers. This used to be the rule in FRA a few years ago, so they are going back to it, if the reports are correct.

A Star Gold card gets you into LH lounges (sometimes Senator, sometimes just Business). All LH lounges have pretty good shower facilities. That's where I've been getting my FRA showers recently.

The LHR RCC has only a few showers. The trick there is that if you aren't outbound in T3, you can't get access to the RCC. I've had some adventures getting a shower in the BMI lounge (not so great, ask for a towel) and the SAA lounge (fairly good shower facilities) but both of these can require some crazy long security lines because they are in other terminals.

When I'm outbound in LHR T3 and want a shower, I've used the SQ showers or the London Lounge. Just as good as the RCC and sometimes more available. Access to the other lounges is usually no problem with a Star Gold card.

UnitedSkies

What if you have a simple RCC day pass without Star Gold status?

worldcupfan

I have been denied access to the FRA showers multiple times after upgrading to C and was told that only paid C and F passengers have access now.

Thanks for the tip to use the LH lounge instead

ryan182

Re: SAA lounge: Yes

Regarding the BMI lounge I would STRONGLY recommend against it. There is one crappy shower in the can, if your trying to picture it think high school locker room, after a football game

laser

True. The BMI shower is definitely lacking. It looks like a janitor's closet inside the men's room.

UnitedSkies

So access to an RCC worldwide should have no problems with an RCC membership, or a RCC day pass, right?

AdamUK

In theory yes... but by the sounds of it Frankfurt restrict it to paying C/F passengers only (whether that is UA acceptable policy or not - you would probably know better than me ).

UNITED959

I smell an employee who came into possession of a RCC pass...

UNITED959

I believe the "showers" are part of the "Arrivals Suite."

qasr

As long as you satisfy the T&C's on the back. There is likely something on there about them refusing entrance due to capacity limitations--keep that one in mind.
I believe they only restrict the showers to paid C/F, and give priority to F. There has never been a problem with entry--anyone who knows goes to the much nicer SEN lounges instead.