apeortdz

I will be arriving in AMS on US on Friday. Unfortunately I won't be in Envoy but I am Star Gold. Is there a *A arrivals lounge that I can use? If not, is there a lounge where I can get a shower for a cost? Thanks.

thomwithanh

No arrivals lounge that I'm aware of (at least not one accessible with a *G card) - lounge offerings in general for Star seem fairly paltry, being that it's a SkyTeam hub:

*The lounge finder website lists a Singapore Airlines Silverkris Lounge, though there is anecdotal evidence of *G pax who aren't actually departing on an SQ flight being turned away - so YMMV.
*The LH website lists a Servisair contract lounge available with a *G card, but no showers. (Assuming this is on the Schengen side)

I've never actually flown through AMS so I have no idea what the rules would be regarding an arriving passenger accessing any of these lounges.

EDIT: For what it's worth, you could buy a 30 day Delta SkyClub membership (which according to this DOES allow access to partner lounges) for $90. That would get you into the Schengen and non-Schengen side KLM lounges, both of which have showers.

thomwithanh

According to this the non Schengen side Servisair lounge has showers.

Biggie Fries

Don't know about AMS, but in CDG (and thus I am assuming in AMS as well) Star Gold does NOT give you arrival access to the *A lounge -- only departure access.

This said, and speaking only hypothetically of course, it never hurts to ask ("... and I promise I'll never do it again, it's just that ...")

dvanrip

I understand you're not flying in Envoy, but the 'arrivals lounge' US contracts with for those flying in Envoy (at least did in 2010 when I flew to AMS) is the Hotel Mercure attached to AMS. Perhaps they have a 'shower rate' you can use...

apeortdz

Thank you dvanrip - good idea.