Categories: Lounge Reviews

Excellent Qatar Airways Premium Lounge Bangkok

Elegant, Relaxing and Premium is how I would indeed sum up Qatar Airways Premium Lounge Bangkok !

Couple of months ago I was in Bangkok specifically to fly Qatar Airways First Class on their A380. Bangkok is always a nice city to revisit for a couple of days, especially for the food. On this day, I had a light breakfast and headed to airport to make full use of the lounge facilities prior to my flight!

This Qatar lounge only opened back in 2018 and was closed for a while like many others around the world until November last year. How would this compare to Qatar’s more vital Premium Lounge in Heathrow?

Access & Location

Lounge is located concourse D after security near D8. It was a beautiful afternoon turning into Golden hour by the time I reached the lounge..

Bangkok Airport

Like other Premium lounges, access is strictly limited to those flying in First or Business on oneWorld carriers. Yes this means no access for status holders flying Economy!

The opening times are aligned with Qatar Airways departures too from 15.30pm until 02:30am.

Qatar Airways Premium Lounge Bangkok

On a bright sunny afternoon that lounge did not look all to prominent..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Entrance

and going in had a strikingly familiar feel..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Entrance Lobby

the lobby design and orchid placement is identical to that of Heathrow counterpart..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Entrance Flowers

Super elegant..

After you end up in yet again a very recognisable room..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Central Area
Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Central Room

from there the different zone split off. You have the dedicated bar area on one side

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Bar Area

Reasonably intimate partitioned seating areas overlooking the airport exteriors

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Seating Area
Qatar Premium Lounge Seating Options

Qatar Airways Premium Lounge Bangkok Dining

There are two options here when it comes to dining. The informal buffet area has a good selection of hot and cold dishes to enjoy as you wish..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Buffet Catering

The usual selections of salads, cold meats and cheese can be found with a Thai twist here

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Buffet Condiments
Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Buffet Hot Meat Options

The grilled chicken and marinated beef steaks look quite good ! As you can see it was quite busy in this area so I did take anymore pictures without feeling like I was getting in peoples way..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Catering

There is then a dining area overlooking the pretty manicured gardens of the airport..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Buffet Seating Area

 

Qatar Airways Premium Lounge Bangkok Brasserie

This is the more formal dedicated dining area with waiter service where you are even ushered in to be seated..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK a la carte Restuarant
Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Restaurant

I was genuinely surprised why more people were not using it !

As I was seated, I was immediately asked what I would like to drink first, for which there was an extensive selection but for some weird reason there was no menu on this day so I could not remember them !

I really liked the table setting here, it certainly felt like a posh restaurant

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Dining Table Setting

I started off with some Sushi and also a fish fillet for main..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Sushi

the sushi arrived fairly promptly and was excellent !

After about 20 minutes the main arrived served with fresh vegetables and a side of pilau rice..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Lunch

The fish fillet was ever so slightly over-cooked, but with the fish sauce was superb and took the edge of somewhat.

After that, I ordered a dessert which they pretty much made up on the fly as I fancied different things..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Dessert

In all, it was a very satisfying lunch in a super pleasant environment.

After lunch, the main lounge was still fairly busy so I went to the bar to enjoy a drink.

Qatar Airways Premium Lounge Bangkok Shower

About 45 minutes before boarding, I decided to have a quick shower to freshen up again..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Shower

The shower rooms are fully stocked with Diptique amenities that are also provided onboard..

Qatar Premium Lounge BKK Washroom

Overall Thoughts

This was is a superb lounge and seems to maintain the signature premium service Qatar is reputed for. In Bangkok airport this is one of the best oneWorld Lounges

By and large the design and space felt like Qatar’s other premium lounges which is great for consistency. Compared to the London Heathrow though, this did feel much more compact and busier, despite the very restricted entry.

 

 

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