Review: Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich Airport (MUC)

Review: Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich Airport (MUC)

NAME: Lufthansa First Class Lounge
Airport: MUC
DATE: March 2023
REVIEW RATING:
BEN SAYS: The Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich has a nice design, an excellent food selection, and makes the transit experience seamless, thanks to being driven to our connecting flight in a Porsche.
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Enroute to our ski trip in the French Alps, we had the chance to visit the Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich. We did this after flying Lufthansa first class from Boston to Munich, and prior to flying Air Dolomiti business class from Munich to Geneva.

Lufthansa is of course most famous for its First Class Terminal in Frankfurt, but the airline also has two First Class Lounges in Munich. While the Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich in the Terminal 2 Satellite is nicest, in this case we visited the other First Class Lounge in Terminal 2. Not only was this the closer lounge to our arrival gate (and we didn’t have a long layover), but at the time of our visit, the other lounge hadn’t yet been reopened post pandemic (though it has reopened as of early April 2023).

How was our brief visit to the Lufthansa First Class Lounge? While this is probably the least impressive of Lufthansa’s First Class Lounges, we still had a great visit, with friendly service, a great selection of food, and we were driven to our plane in a Porsche, which is always a treat.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich location

We visited the Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich in the main part of Terminal 2, located at gates G21 and H21 (depending on whether you’re Schengen or non-Schengen). The great thing is that the lounge has its own passport control, so you can go through immigration formalities in the lounge, potentially saving you quite a bit of time.

This lounge was just a two minute walk from our arrival gate, so that couldn’t have worked out better.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich entrance

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich hours

The Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich is currently open daily from 5AM until 10PM, covering virtually all departures from the airport.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich entry requirements

Who gets access to the Lufthansa First Class Lounge?

  • Passengers traveling same day in Lufthansa or SWISS first class get access to the lounge; it’s fine if you’re departing in first class or arriving in first class
  • Lufthansa HON Circle members get access to the lounge whenever flying a Lufthansa Group flight same day; there’s no need to be in first class, and there are no route restrictions
  • Amex Centurion members get access to the lounge whenever flying a Lufthansa Group flight same day

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich seating & layout

Lufthansa is incredibly consistent with its First Class Lounge design, and this lounge is no exception. This is one of Lufthansa’s smaller First Class Lounges, but it still wasn’t overcrowded, despite us being there during the mid-morning rush. I apologize in advance for this review not being quite as detailed as usual, as the lounge was quite busy, and I also didn’t have much time.

When you enter the lounge, you’ll see several seating clusters along a long central hallway, with drinks and snacks on many of the tables.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich seating
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich seating
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich seating
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich seating
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich seating
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich seating

There are also three chairs with ottomans.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich seating

The lounge then has four private cubicles, each of which has a sliding door for full privacy. These are among the best workstations you’ll find in any airport lounge, in my opinion.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich workstations
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich workstations
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich workstations

There’s a cigar lounge in the very back right of the lounge, across from the workstations, though I couldn’t get a picture of the inside, as it was constantly occupied.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich smoking lounge

The rest of the lounge then consists of the dining and bar area. The bar has an impressive selection of drinks, and then there are around a dozen dining tables as well, where you can enjoy a meal.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich bar
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich dining area
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich dining area

One of the cute aspects of Lufthansa First Class Lounges is how guests can request a rubber duck, which is something many Lufthansa regulars collect. Over the years Lufthansa has had all kinds of special rubber ducks, and the lounge has a nice display case with many of these.

During my visit they were just offering the standard blue duck, so I asked if they had any others. The friendly attendant gave us both miniature golden ducks, which was appreciated, as I haven’t received one of those before, and can add them to my collection.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich rubber ducks

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich food & drinks

Lufthansa First Class Lounges have an excellent food and drink selection, and this lounge was no exception. Breakfast was being served when we visited, so we checked that out.

To start, there was a buffet selection, which was maybe comparable to what you’d find in a very nice hotel club lounge. This included everything from pastries, to cold cuts, to fresh fruit, to yogurt and muesli, to cereal, to smoothies, to all kinds of bread, to hardboiled eggs, to sausage.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast buffet
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast buffet
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast buffet
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast buffet
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast buffet
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast buffet

In addition to that, there was a large a la carte menu as well. There was one menu that had the breakfast recommendations.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast menu

Then there was a Strammer Max menu, essentially consisting of a few different types of breakfast sandwiches.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast menu

Then there was the standard breakfast menu, primarily with a variety of egg options.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast menu
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast drinks

To drink, I ordered a cappuccino (barista made!) and some still water. The coffee was excellent.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich cappuccino

Then to eat, I ordered the açaí bowl. It was good, though not exactly what I traditionally think of as an açaí bowl, as it wasn’t frozen, but rather had more of a yogurt-like texture.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast

Then Ford ordered some poached eggs with a side of avocado.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich breakfast

For those curious, below you can find the lunch and dinner menu for the lounge.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich lunch & dinner menu
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich lunch & dinner menu

Furthermore, below you can find part of the alcoholic beverage selection.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich drink list
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich wine list

Lufthansa does a great job with its food and beverage selection in these lounges.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich bathrooms & showers

The Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich has bathrooms in the very back, just past the cigar lounge. The men’s room has a handful of individual restrooms, each with a toilet and urinal, as well as a couple of sinks.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich bathroom
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich bathroom
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich bathroom

The lounge also has showers, though I didn’t have time to check them out, unfortunately.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich airplane transfer

One of the nice features of all Lufthansa First Class Lounges is that you’ll be driven to your plane if your flight either departs from far away, and/or from a remote stand. Our flight was departing from a remote stand, so that worked out really well, as we’d be driven to the plane.

We were told to return to the reception desk around 30 minutes before departure. At this point our immigration formalities were finalized, and then we were told to proceed to the lower level, where we’d be driven to the plane.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich airplane transfer area

We were then driven to our plane in a Porsche — what a treat, especially with the amazing plane views enroute.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich Porsche transfer
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich Porsche transfer
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich Porsche transfer

We were departing from a remote stand that was really far from the terminal. Usually that would be less than ideal, though when you’re being driven in a nice car, the longer the drive, the better, as far as I’m concerned.

Air Dolomiti Embraer E195 Munich Airport

This was really a seamless trip in terms of the ground experience, from being able to board directly from the lounge in Boston, to being driven to the plane in Munich.

Bottom line

We had a fantastic transit in Munich, thanks to the Lufthansa First Class Lounge. While this is one of the less-impressive First Class Lounges in Lufthansa’s network (in terms of size and views), it was perfect for our layover, as we enjoyed a tasty breakfast and had a seamless connection.

The only reason I don’t rate this lounge higher is because this isn’t on the same level as the other Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich, or the Lufthansa First Class Terminal Frankfurt.

If you’ve visited the Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich, what was your experience like?

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  1. Ivan Guest

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

  2. Amit Tal Guest

    @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)?

  3. Carrie Gold

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

  4. InternationalTraveler Diamond

    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”.

  5. Max Guest

    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.

    1. Ed Guest

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

    2. Mark Guest

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

  6. ScottS Member

    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.

  7. Dan Guest

    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

    1. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ 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.

    2. Weymar Osborne Diamond

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

  8. Simon Guest

    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.

    1. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ 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.

    2. Simon Guest

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

  9. RetiredATLATC Diamond

    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.

    1. RetiredATLATC Diamond

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

    2. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ 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?

    3. Matt Guest

      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.

    4. Andrew Reiser Guest

      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 :)

    5. AA70 Diamond

      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

    6. Roundtree Member

      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.

    7. Francisco Guest

      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.

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Carrie Gold

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

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Ed Guest

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

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Max Guest

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.

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