{"id":8487,"date":"2020-09-19T14:55:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T13:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=8487"},"modified":"2020-09-19T14:55:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T13:55:13","slug":"my-review-of-the-lufthansa-business-lounge-lhr-t2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2020\/09\/19\/my-review-of-the-lufthansa-business-lounge-lhr-t2\/","title":{"rendered":"My Review of the Lufthansa Business Lounge, LHR T2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Courtesy of TAP Portugal, I&#8217;m now Star Alliance Gold until April next year \ud83d\ude09. My first relevant experience should have been Ankara, when I flew Turkish Airlines to Istanbul. However it&#8217;s only until I passed security did I find out that TK has a separate VIP terminal at Ankara airport! Well, stupid me&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>So  my debut ends up in Heathrow instead, as I&#8217;m flying Lufthansa to Munich. <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/the-amex-lounge-benefits-that-you-dont-know-of\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Despite their partnership with American Express<\/a>, Platinum card holders can only access the Lufthansa lounge at Frankfurt and Munich, so my *Gold status is indeed useful this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airline lounges at T2 are numbered, and you are looking for <strong>A1<\/strong> here. It doesn&#8217;t take long to walk to the lounge after security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-entrance.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-entrance.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8489\" width=\"305\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-entrance.jpg 609w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-entrance-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The lounge is very quiet at 7am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8490\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-3-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-3.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8491\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-2-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-2.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The little sofas, dark and yellow, are a typical find in Lufthansa lounges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8492\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-1-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-inside-1.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Buffet is replaced by staff service. You go to the buffet area, tell the staff what you want and they&#8217;ll put everything in a plate for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-buffet.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-buffet-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8493\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-buffet-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-buffet-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-buffet-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-buffet-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-buffet.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Options are croissants, fruit box and other snacks. There&#8217;s no hot food offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a *Gold member, I should have access to the Senator lounge inside, which is supposed to be superior. Unfortunately it&#8217;s closed at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-senator.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-senator-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8494\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-senator-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-senator-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-senator-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-senator-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/lhr-t2-lufthansa-lounge-senator.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a shame to see the reduced service and food options at airport lounges, although understandable. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plazapremiumlounge.com\/en-uk\/find\/americas-europe\/united-kingdom\/london\/london-heathrow-airport\/plaza-premium-lounge-intl-departures-terminal-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Plaza Premium lounge<\/a> is already offering hot food now, so you may want to visit it instead if you have access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of TAP Portugal, I&#8217;m now Star Alliance Gold until April next year \ud83d\ude09. My first relevant experience should have been Ankara, when I flew Turkish&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,39],"tags":[113],"class_list":["post-8487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lufthansa-austrian-swiss","category-uk","tag-lounge-review"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8487"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8497,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8487\/revisions\/8497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}