Review: Lufthansa Business Lounge Frankfurt (FRA)

You say you don't notice any difference, but doesn't the senator lounge in non-schengen have a manned bar where the bartender can make cocktails, etc.?
Also, does this lounge not have the sleeping room? If they don't have that, I would say that is a big letdown, but I thought that it had a sleeping room... I think those are quite valuable for a long layover. (The Lufthansa sleeping rooms are not nearly as nice as the Brussels sleeping rooms, but still sufficient if you are tired.)

Ben, for the sake of completeness; Miles & More Frequent Travelers also have access to all Lufthansa group Business Lounges.

I recently (last month) visited one of the LH lounges in the Schengen area and it was heaving! But at least they had pretzels 🙂

You should check out the panorama lounge . It looks completely different

Nice review! I've never understood LH Business vs Senator lounges. I'm *A Gold so I usually use Senator, but with the differences being quite minimal, I don't understand why they don't just unify it all. Not complaining tho!

How did you take the pictures? I'm really curious. Was at the LH Bistro Lounge in FRA two weeks ago and have been told by the lounge manager, that I can't take pictures because of DSGVO. Not even of food. How food can have personal rights is beyond me, but he said the same is a rule for every LH Lounge in FRA. If you take pictures, you have to leave. Unbelievable but true. Never happened to me before.

@Klaus: I was thinking the same but then I thought it is nice to keep that knowledge under wrap…… lol.
The last two times I flew TAP, I spent the 5 hours layover in that fantastic Panorama lounge, whilst there was a line to get into the one Lucky is writing about.

Ben, at the beginning of your post I was asking myself; "did he reserved the lounge for him only"? Clearly you were the first to enter in the morning. I find it so anoying that all the times I'm there they are packed that way that I prefer to look for a bar outside and pay for anything, back in time. Luckly I have since a few years acces to First Class Lounges.

@ Sven.nl -- Great point, thank you! Updated the post to reflect that.

@ Nelson -- Hah, yeah, I always make a point to visit lounges right when they open (whenever possible), so that I can get pictures while respecting peoples' privacy. Admittedly that probably makes the lounges look consistently nicer than they are.

@ Betty -- Oddly enough, can't say I've ever had an issue in Lufthansa lounges with taking photos. That being said, as you can tell, I also make a point of visiting right when they open, when they're still quiet.

@ Klaus -- I have visited it, though I haven't reviewed it, as it was too crowded when I visited several months back. To be honest, I didn't think there was anything that special about it. What am I missing? I know the decor is a bit different, but not necessarily for the better, in my opinion.

@ Grey -- Interesting, I though that just came down to the specific location, as I've been in Senator Lounges that don't have any rest areas or a staffed bar, and I think I've been in Business Lounges that do. Or am I remembering wrong?

I know you asked Klaus, but for me it had a completely different feel than a lounge, because of all those different rooms with a great variety of comfortable sofas and comfortable chairs with ottomans. It reminded me of a country club.
When I was there, every room was 1/3 full only.

You can get confused in Frankfurt. The Senator Lounge in Terminal B has a staffed bar but not the ones in Terminal A and Z.
One Business Lounge in Terminal A (former First Class Lounge next to Gate A26) has a staffed bar too. But I haven't seen it open since the Christmas travel peak.

Amex Plats also get access. A coach ticket gets you the business lounge, a business ticket gets you the Senator lounge

I mean, it isn't a Senator lounge standard thing. But for Frankfurt and Munich (which are the most important hubs), I am pretty sure the non-schengen Senator Lounges have bartenders. Also the long-haul non-schengen Senator lounge in ZRH has a bartender at the whisky bar.
For the sleeping rooms, I thought that all of them had that in FRA, but since you didn't mention it in the review of this one, I wasn't sure if you just didn't mention it or if it doesn't have.

I definitely agree that at outstations, there is often not really a distinction between Senator and Business lounge, but at ZRH, FRA and MUC, the non-schengen Senator lounges do generally have a manned bar at least. Maybe not much of a distinction, but it is nice at least.

Oh I loved the sleeping rooms in Brussels!

Gotta hand it you for finding pictures with not a soul there --- most times I'm in an LH Biz/Senator lounge they are packed to the gills --- only a couple times in the middle of the week around noon or 1pm has it been like a pleasurable experience. The rest of the time, it's more functional -- serves the purpose & very thankful they always seem to have the staff/resources to tend to things.

Hi Ben, okay - then you had a different experience. I was a couple of times in the panorama lounge (2021 maybe) and it was always completely empty. So you are not missing anything. It just is a different design with all of those small rooms and the sofas and carpets. Food is the same.

Ben, is the non shengen FCL open in Frankfurt? Do you know if centuiron members have access to the shengen FCL?

With the exception of the FCT, all the LH lounges in FRA are awful - including the FCL.
Probably worse is the service of LH hotlines (including the useless HonCircle one) and the LH C class seats!
The best LHG lounges are MUC -FCL, ZUR -FCL both, BRU -Business.

Yes but is the First Class Lounge open?

Am I able to access the lounge on an arriving flight? Flying into FRA from JFK on Singapore Airlines Business Class. LoungeBuddy says I have access to the Lufthansa Business Lounges (as well as Air Canada Maple Leaf) on arrival in FRA. Trying to figure out if we can get into any lounges after going through customs and getting our checked bag before heading to Munich either via train or regional flight.

I was in B terminal Lufthansa business lounge in Frankfurt on Friday. Crowded out, nowhere to sit, ghastly. No soap in bathroom and no hand cleanser in machine outside. Nobody interested. Very, very hot - air con could not cope. Signage to lounge, should you ever want to go there, disappears at one point! Obviously it is not big enough but no info given, so did not know where another one would be.

Not all Lufthansa Business Lounges are similar.

One you reviewed here is big, has more selections and has both showers and lockers.

On the other hand, one in Terminal C has none of these things and is extremely bare bones

The Germans may be efficient, but when it comes to personal decency, respect, and just plain manners, they have much to learn. Unfortunately, my sense is they have no interest in learning new personal skills. A shame, yes, but, such is life. Do not expect any pleasantries from the staff at the entrance, much less any accommodation. In sum, expect them to act like jerks. If you do do, you will not be surprised.