Review: Etihad The Residence Lounge & Ground Service Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH) - Etihad

Review: Etihad The Residence Lounge & Ground Service Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH)

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:53:03 +0000

For the next portion of myIceland to The Residence via Cambodia trip, it was time for what was perhaps the most anticipated flight of the journey, as I was flying Etihad’s A380 The Residence from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Paris (CDG).

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matthewsf — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:57:35 +0000

On the beverage side of things, of all the beers you could choose from and serve, they went with Sol from Mexico! That's one of the cheapest and lower end beers quality wise. They could have done much better.

Disgruntled — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:49:20 +0000

What no lunch menu?!?! We insist you go back and do this flight all over again!!! (when it is all clear)

Cxx — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:02:04 +0000

No window

neogucky — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:28:06 +0000

The service flow sounds amazing! However the residence lounge room leaves a lot to be desired (at least from what the photos show). To me it looks sloppily designed and not like a place I would relax at (having a private bathroom is quite nice though!).

dn10 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:45:39 +0000

Similar wine list to the first class on the A380. Champagne is fairly good but I wish they'd invest more in their wine collection like Emirates.

Ken — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:36:49 +0000

A very nice review as usual. More of these and less drama posts please

Guestreporter — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:21:16 +0000

The couch looks tired and cheap especially for a first class lounge. The block behind the toilet looks cheap as well.

GRkennedy — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:34:42 +0000

I'm not a smoker either, but I never say no to a good Cohiba!

Sam — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:52:10 +0000

The beer line up is like what you'd find in a Wetherspoons and even the port, at 20 years, isn't what I'd consider appropriate for that level. I don't know anything about wines, so wonder how many of them are middling. Guess you either have to research carefully or so rich you're beyond caring what anything actually costs and are back at being satisfied with a Heineken.