Review: Lufthansa Senator Lounge Munich Airport (MUC)

That’s my fav of the Lounges at MUC. Remember it takes quite an effort to get the Senator status (it gets abit easier from next year) so LH values the Senators more. Star Gold members just happen to fall in the category of those allowed entry.

Amex Platinum Card holders can also access the Senator Lounge when traveling in LH business class.

I am sure someone will be able to better define this, but to me the lounge just looks just so uninspiring. All those tables in straight rows and columns and those chairs looking like they were stolen from a large office...
Food presentation also seems to be very sub standard - must have been designed by the same person advsiign the Qantas Business Class lunge in Sydney.
(my only small beef with Ben here is that I think baked beans are amazing)

This lounge looks absolutely incredible! Thanks once again for so much great content about the world's best airline, Lufthansa.

The baked beans has got to go. No one needs disgusting British food anywhere in the world except that island nation itself.

My first thought is that it looked like a cafeteria not a lounge

While I am personally on Team Continental Breakfast, maybe some people might want to eat such items?

"why are they bringing this awful British breakfast tradition to Germany?!"

You mean this yummy British breakfast?

What lounges are there in this terminal outside of Schengen? Or does the terminal only have Schgengen flights?

@ Matt - While I agree that British food isn’t my favorite, from the looks of this spread, they have everyone covered with plenty of options. I’m with @Jacques, on Team Continental but I can’t argue with the diversity.

@Ben, are there any big differences between the satellite lounges and the ones near the G gates (Schengen)? Will you be reviewing the Senator Cafe?

From the food offerings, the Senator lounges are the same. The satellite lounges have tarmac views. The G Senator lounge Schengen have no windows - non Schengen has windows facing the security check.

If you have the time, use the non-Schengen lounge or the satellite lounges for the windows…and to waste some time at passport control or in the train

No. There is a non Schengen lounge and also a first Class Lounge next door in the satellite. The non Schengen lounge is one level up so you would’ve to go through passport control twice (enter non-Schengen and then leave non-Schengen again for your Schengen flight). With a German/EU/USA/CH etc. Passport you can use the automatic border control. Non-Schengen is much less crowded and from time perspective: the train frequency of the non-Schengen train is twice as often as the Schengen train. So in the end you wouldn’t even loose too much time if you directly enter non-Schengen area and then take the train to the Satellite.

In case you’re wondering why the Non-Schengen train leaves more often than the Schengen train: there are two tracks and three platforms. The non-Schengen platform (2) is in the middle serving track 1 and track 2.
The Schengen platforms are left (1) and right (3). As described by murphys law, if you wait for your non-Schengen train on platform 1, the next train will always depart from
Platform 3 and vice versa.

Pro tip: do not use the escalator. Take the elevator. (And if you use the escalator, enjoy the views and take some pictures for your review 🙂 )

Baked beans? I am on Team flatulence…and on team individual air nozzles

Schengen vs non-schengen confuses me. In two weeks I'll be departing MUC (not a connection) on UA 952, which typically leaves from H-14 in Terminal 2. I'm in Polaris (also Star Alliance Gold) so I can use the top tier lounges. Lufthansa has lounges at H-24 (non-Schengen) plus G-24 & G-28 (both Schengen). Can I use any of these?

Schengen: Before passport control. (“Domestic”). Non-Schengen: After passport control (“international”).

My suggestion would be that you go through security and after that directly through passport control into the non-Schengen lounge.

You could however first go into the G-Lounges, then through passport control and then into the H-Lounge.

Looks like your visit took place far off normal traveling hours. The times I've used the lounges, they've been very crowded among it difficult to find a seat. While well outfitted with a good choice of food / drink options, these lounges are not a lot of fun at peak hours.

Regarding baked beans: incorrect. They're extremely delicious. Fact.

I don't mind baked beans on toast or by themselves , but they really do overwhelm the subtle flavour of eggs.