Review: Lufthansa Senator Lounge Frankfurt

I love the FRA lounges except for the tiny showers, which you normally find in the other LH lounges. The pretzels are my fav - I usually pack one for the plane as well. My only regret is that I am normally transiting FRA and MUC during morning hours, so I rarely feel like pouring myself a delicious German bier...

Lucky was lucky that he did not hit one of the horrendous early morning security lines, which could cause a missed connection.

I believe the Germans pronounced letter z as 'zet' so no problem there 🙂

I haven't been to this particular lounge, but depending on your departure gate another option is to head to the arrivals lounge. Always plenty of showers there. You'll need to clear security, but I find the arrivals lounge less crowded than other Senator lounges.

What were the hot dishes? Couldn't tell from your pics. I like to read about all the good stuff we'll never see at a domestic United Club 🙂

Is there a sleeping room in the business class lounge?

@ Thalha -- There are some lounge chairs, but I don't believe there's a sleeping room.

LOL of course over here we pronounce Z as 'zed' so there's not really such an issue 😛

BTW is it just me or does this site keep flipping between asking for name/email and offering WordPress login??

As I can work for 5 hours without wifi, I will almost always prefer a better seat to wifi.

As I can work for 5 hours without wifi, I will almost always prefer a better seat to wifi.

Must admit I tend to think along similar lines. Much as I love being connected I've only ever been on one flight* with wifi (AA DFW-MCO) so I just don't associate flying with having connectivity - I therefore tend to be self-sufficient with work/entertainment and actually use it as a time to disconnect. Better seat therefore much appreciated!

* being based in Europe we don't really have it on most planes here and the LH/SQ flights I've been on long-haul it hasn't been working!

Why is a flight from Nice going from a Z gate? As I understand FRA, Z is the non-Schengen concourse which sits "on top" of Schengen concourse A. So gate A69, for example, is the same physical hard stand as gate Z69; it's just that they use Z69 when it is a non-Schengen flight parked at that stand and they should be using A69 for a Schengen flight.

It looks like Bens NCE flight left from Gate A1...

@ Yarki Sabar @ Oliver2002 -- Whoops, you guys are of course right. We left from the "A" gates. Post updated!

Lucky, if I am flying into FRA on UA F and onto CDG on LH business, will I have access to Senator lounge with UA F boarding pass?

@ john -- Technically you only get first class lounge access on departure at your transoceanic gateway. The rule it as follows:
"- Customer must present a boarding pass for travel in International First Class on a Star Alliance flight

- Customer must be departing from the local airport in International First Class"

So you'd only get access to the Lufthansa Business Lounge, though it can't hurt to try and access the Senator Lounge.

"Totally random tangent, but am I the only one that thinks 'Z' is a horrible name for a concourse in Germany? Saying 'your flight is leaving from zhee gates' seems like it could lead to a German episode of 'Who’s on first.'"
You are the only one. What makes you think the letter 'Z' is pronounced 'zhee' in GERMAN? For once, try to think like a human and not some monolingual Euro-American ignoramus. Seriously...

If I'm arriving on LH Biz in FRA will I have access to any of the lounges on arrival?

If I'm departing FRA on Thai Biz which lounge will I have access too?

@ Ken -- As an arrivals lounge you only have access to the Welcome Lounge.

If you're in Thai business class you have access to the Lufthansa business lounge.

Thanks Lucky!

@ You're Pathetic - You're pathetic. 'Nuff said.

Lucky,

If I'm flying LAX-FRA-FCO on LH biz, can I access the Senator lounge? I'm companion is flying coach but I'm also Star Gold, can I bring her in with me? Thanks!

@ DP81 - Yep, on account of your Star Gold status you can use the Senator Lounge and bring in a guest.

Leaving FRA on UA in First Class to ORD. Have no status at all. I think I can access the Senator Lounge (can't I?) but what about a First Class lounge or do I have to be flying LH for that to happen?

@ I says pardon? -- As a United first class passenger you can access the Senator Lounge. The Lufthansa First Class Lounge is reserved exclusively for HON Circle members as well as Lufthansa/Swiss first class passengers.

@Lucky, Old post I'm responding to, but it's on point--and you obviously still see new comments!
I'm going ATL-FRA-PRG next week. All LH, all business--although obviously FRA-PRG is intra-Europe business. I assume we can access any of the business lounges because both our arriving and departing flights are business (I award fare)? If so, this Z lounge looks pretty spacious--and I would appreciate bigger shower rooms--but involves some extra walking and navigation. How much further out of the way is it vs. just using the Welcome Lounge or heading straight for a lounge in the Schengen A gates?

Thanks as always for the great info!

@ Autolycus -- Figure it'll take an extra 30 minutes or so. While it is more spacious, it also tends to get a LOT more crowded, so unless your layover is really long I wouldn't go out of my way for it. I think the Welcome Lounge might be a better option. Enjoy your trip!

I recently flew into FRA on UA Global First and had to transfer to a LH flight within Europe in Terminal B. I found the lounge in terminal B but to get there from my gate in Terminal B and back, I went though passport control 4 times (4 stamps just for walking in Terminal B), security checkpoints 3 times (including the same checkpoint twice), and customs twice. Have you encountered this problem? I find it very strange there is security checkpoint and passport control within a terminal. I will be doing the return leg in a week and wondering if you have any insights. Maybe I am doing something wrong.

This lounge does have a sleeping room, it's in the very back on the right. Thanks for this post!

Let me get back to the root article about lounges - I think the writer was a bit negative in the end on the Frankfurt Senator Lounge. It can get crowded, but I can't begin to compare the quality to any domestic USA lounge. It blows away every lounge I've ever been to in the USA, from the food and beverage quality, to the ambiance - US lounges need to take a lesson here.