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Date/Day: 2 December 2009/Wednesday
Place: LHR Terminal 4
SkyTeam Lounge
Ok folks, it's time for something that I never planned – a visit to the SkyTeam Lounge at LHR Terminal 4. This will be my first visit into an airline lounge in a European airport. The lounge is located near the Starbucks café in the middle section of the whole Terminal 4 building and shares the walkway leading to its entrance with Etihad Airways lounge.
I was greeted warmly by a blonde receptionist and upon welcoming me inside, she also informed that I can choose to go to 'another lounge upstairs' if I wish. I am not quite sure what she meant by that, but I think she was referring to the Holideck Lounge (?). By the way, those plants by the wall are real.
Getting inside, I think the lounge is quite pleasant. It has a simple layout, adopts a modern décor and has a rather warm ambience. The centerpiece of the lounge is of course, the buffet spread table and the drinks station, whose stocks are constantly being replenished.
Visitors can choose whether to sit at the middle section of the hall…
… along the corridor next to the floor-to-ceiling window, which offers some nice views of the tarmac…
Seen here are Air Malta's and Air France's A320s, which were being docked at (probably) Gates 20 and 21 (or was it 22 and 23?). Since this area happens to receive a direct sunlight in the morning, it therefore requires the installment of those blinds.
Visitors can also choose to sit at the section further inside…
… where a secluded area is allocated for a self-service bar.
All seats are equipped with many power points too, which I found most beneficial.
There are also, amongst other, a reading section (which I think looks pretty much like a small library)…
… internet/work stations…
… and a gaming station.
Place: LHR Terminal 4
SkyTeam Lounge
Ok folks, it's time for something that I never planned – a visit to the SkyTeam Lounge at LHR Terminal 4. This will be my first visit into an airline lounge in a European airport. The lounge is located near the Starbucks café in the middle section of the whole Terminal 4 building and shares the walkway leading to its entrance with Etihad Airways lounge.
I was greeted warmly by a blonde receptionist and upon welcoming me inside, she also informed that I can choose to go to 'another lounge upstairs' if I wish. I am not quite sure what she meant by that, but I think she was referring to the Holideck Lounge (?). By the way, those plants by the wall are real.
Getting inside, I think the lounge is quite pleasant. It has a simple layout, adopts a modern décor and has a rather warm ambience. The centerpiece of the lounge is of course, the buffet spread table and the drinks station, whose stocks are constantly being replenished.
Visitors can choose whether to sit at the middle section of the hall…
… along the corridor next to the floor-to-ceiling window, which offers some nice views of the tarmac…
Seen here are Air Malta's and Air France's A320s, which were being docked at (probably) Gates 20 and 21 (or was it 22 and 23?). Since this area happens to receive a direct sunlight in the morning, it therefore requires the installment of those blinds.
Visitors can also choose to sit at the section further inside…
… where a secluded area is allocated for a self-service bar.
All seats are equipped with many power points too, which I found most beneficial.
There are also, amongst other, a reading section (which I think looks pretty much like a small library)…
… internet/work stations…
… and a gaming station.
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