We had four hours to kill at Frankfurt Airport before our connecting flight to Oslo so we made our way over to Terminal A and checked into the Lufthansa Senator Lounge. I find Frankfurt to be perhaps the most sprawling, convoluted airport in the world. I've connected there numerous times over the years, yet nothing…
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OK, this is a "family" report. Which probably explains the glaring absence of any mention of alcohol. Which for most of us traveling without kids is the number one question about a lounge. 😉
The potatosalad together with the sausages (most of the time made out of chicken - so not real sausages) are medium to poor-quality products. And of course not self-made but delivered in about 20-30 pound containers to the lounges all over the Lufthansa Network.
The signs regarding food allergies are not there because of service but because it is the law!
Robert Hanson -- I'm not much of a drinker to begin with, but I do usually try to at least take a picture of the bar. Guess I forgot this time.
As far as food allergies are concerned, I would instead go to the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge at the B gates (non-Schengen). Every dish has clear allergy labeling, and the food, to my view, is mostly better than what Lufthansa offers. Still, as the Maple Leaf lounge is about one minute walk from the Lufthansa Senator Lounge B (while in FRA no two locations seem to be less than 30 minutes apart from one another), which is the only Lufthansa Lounge in FRA with a full service bar - You could easily sample both.
As a Gluten Free traveler I appreciate that the Maple Leaf Lounge has real Gluten-Free bread.
What exactly is the difference to the LH Business Class Lounges? Food, seating and the crowds seem to bee quite similar.
Nikolaus: there is generally not much of a difference between Business and Senator lounges across the Lufthansa network. Usually, the SEN lounges have a slightly better beverage selection, and there might be a few more food options. With older, non-renovated lounges, the number of power sockets is much better in a SEN lounge, and the seats may also be different (while I still prefer the seats of non-refurbished Business lounges over the seats of non-refurbished Senator lounges). When talking about the concourse A lounges in Frankfurt, the main difference is probably the presence of a smoking cabin in the SEN lounge (while the gate A25 Business lounge offers two dayrooms with closable doors and an attended bar, probably because it has been converted from a first class lounge).
Travis: you can be glad that you didn't receive a warning from staff when taking photos - I did when taking pictures some years ago, shortly after the new lounges had been opened.
Am going through Frankfurt and have a two hour layover between flights. What business class access lounge would you recommend? Would I have time to take a shower?