After visiting the rather underwhelming Thai Airways Lounge, I figured it was time to check out the Turkish Airlines Lounge, which just recently opened. I had access to this lounge on account of my Star Alliance business class ticket, though the lounge also belongs to Priority Pass, so it's a great option for anyone who…
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I hung out in this lounge overnight when I had a long enough layover to need to kill a bunch of time, but not long enough to justify going out and getting a hotel. There's no food overnight, but there are plenty of soft drinks so you're not going to go thirsty. The shower stall was great, especially because I was in desperate need of freshening up.
Of the Star Alliance lounges at BKK, the SQ lounge definitely had the best food. The TK lounge had the best hours. The TG lounge had the most attentive service. It isn't a bad airport to have a long layover in, honestly. The international to international transfer is smooth and easy, too.
I went there in the beginning of July. It was quite nice and I loved the massage for Priority Pass. It was a fun 35 minutes before I had to leave and walk to the exact other end of the airport for my flight.
The caterer for both, the TG and the TK lounge at BKK is the same. Often you will find the exact same food options in both lounges.
For a new lounge, and that too Turkish, it feels very cheap - poor finishings, cramped seating, unappetizing (and not great quality) food
I did a lounge tour of BKK ten days ago. The TK lounge is definitely better than any of TG’s offerings (which are dire for a home airport), but it was rather bland. The alcohol options behind the bar were very limited and there wasn’t a bartender (a wait staff went and made a drink to order but took a long time). It’s more spacious than their lounge at Dulles (the only other one I’ve tried) but for refreshments I prefer IAD.
The SQ lounge is overall the best with the nightclub (sorry EVA lounge) a very close second. As for the PP lounges I’d say ambience wise TK is better than Air France/KLM but has a poorer food and drink selection than AF/KL and Oman Air.
Routine when on TG Business Class
Go to Royal Orchid Spa for massage.
Go to SQ Silverkris Lounge for food.
Go to TK Lounge for relaxing.
Do not go to any outskirt TG lounge (Royal Orchid Lounge) as almost every credit card holders in Thailand have access to when flying TG Y. (heck even visa platinum with no annual fee has access)
I think it is decent for an outstaion lounge. Overall, I'd rank it slightly ahead of their lounge at IAD.
Why in the world does TK have a lounge in Bangkok? They have a single flight you IST? Is operating a lounge profitable that they are making this investment?
Turkish Airlines has two daily flight to Bangkok and soon it’s going to be three daily flight.
I recently visited this lounge and had high expectations (maybe too high!), turned out to be an underwhelming experience.
Yes, it seems to be much less frequented than the TG or SQ lounges, but for a new lounge I found the food and everything else to be meeeh.
Spent 15min, then went over to the SQ lounge, which is by far my favorite choice when flying Star Alliance out of BKK.
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@ Eddie....
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Lucky, is there sparkling wine in the Turkish lounge? Eva is my usual favourite but none of the other Star Alliance - Thai, SQ - have sparkling.
@John:
The Turkish Airlines lounge in BKK does not serve sparkling wine. The only PP lounge I've been to in BKK that does is the Oman Air, and sometimes, Air France / KLM lounge.