Review: Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich Airport (MUC)

How isn't it on the same level? Is it a space issue? It seems like a 5⭐ lounge and rating it against "itself" based on ‍♀️ seems arbitrary.

Looking forward to visiting.

That second "symbol" was a shrug. Don't know what the internet is thinking.

@ RetiredATLATC -- You can take a look at my review of the satellite lounge, linked in this post. It's much larger, and has amazing views of the apron and airport.

It's probably time I consider ditching the star rating system, since someone always seems to immediately comment disagreeing with me.

Do you not think the star rating should reflect how this is relative to the other lounge at the airport with identical entry requirements?

That there is a cigar lounge present would put me off even going in there. Could you smell smoke if you went past it to the restroom? That is was in constant use in the morning no less seems surprising as well.

Ben, you keep explaining the logic behind your star rating. Obviously it is too complicated and not intuitive. So definitely ditch it. Or come up with a universal evaluation criteria and use that to judge each lounge.

Ben: to confirm, you can enter this lounge directly on arrival from a U.S.-originating flight and clear immigration there?

Do bags checked at origin check straight through to destination or do they need to be picked up and rechecked?

I’m traveling USA-MUC-EUR in F shortly

@ Dan -- Yes, you can clear immigration here if you have a connecting flight. Your bags will be checked through to your final destination regardless of where you clear immigration.

@ Simon -- They do a pretty good job with air filtration, and I didn't find there to be a smoke smell in the rest of the lounge. It's much better than in other lounges that have smoking facilities.

Last time I flew LH First, I visited the nicer Satellite Terminal lounge. Unfortunately, our flight was departing from that terminal, so they wouldn't drive me to my gate.

I like the star system and you always do a great job providing context as to what/how you are comparing it to even if I don't always agree 🙂

Thanks! I have learned so much from reading your blog in the last year . . . Enjoy your travels.

I would ditch it. I don’t cross shop my flights and lounges in here based on the star rating, but rather have always read the full write up to get a sense of the full experience long before the stars. 4 stars explains nothing, but your pictures and write ups are everything. They aren’t a deal breaker, and I’ve never wondered why you rated it a certain way, but it’s just redundancy

Kind of atrocious they serve „Munich white sausages“ as lunch / dinner, as it is clearly a breakfast item and some bavarians even mock people eating them after brunch time.

I vote to keep the star rating. Readers need to understand the limitations of categorizing lounge ratings. Perhaps this lounge is a “high end” four star and nearly as good as a “low end” five star. The cutoff has to be drawn somewhere.

I am impressed that they serve classic German dishes like “Strammer Max”, which I remember my grandmother used to make. These days they are hard to find in restaurants as those focus on trendy dishes like “burgers”.

They are on the breakfast menu in german but not in English.

I’d keep it. Sure, it’s idiosyncratic and subject to dissent. But that’s like the rest of your site—and one of things that makes it great.

But there's an entrance from the Schengen side of the terminal? What would prevent you from just walking out that way?

That is not a side of avocado .......... that is an avocado (with apologies to mangling Crocodile Dundee's famous line).

Should never hear the church bells ringing in 12 o'clock indeed!

@Lucky, do you know if access is granted for Centurion members flying on a Lufthansa operated flight purchased as a codeshare (e.g. from Air Canada)?

I personally thought the food was a lot more impressive (especially the presentation of the buffet) than the Frankfurt First Class Terminal