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I am an Etihad platinum card holder and was privileged experiencing the 24h Etihad first class lounge in Abu Dhabi (Terminal 3).
The first positive point is its location; it is just a few steps after the immigration and in the middle of the duty free, just one floor above – how convenient is that! On the ground floor you get greeted and checked in with a smile and you can take the elevator up to the lounge. Upstairs you can just leave your bags at the reception and you can enter the very large, calm and elegant lounge. If you are there for the first time the Etihad ground crew will show you around and explain all the facilities:
All facilities and design have the look and feel of a modern club lounge you would find in top hotels like the Ritz, Mandarin Oriental or Four Seasons. We usually plan our arrival at the airport so we can have a meal before the flight at the lounge. The restaurant and menu is superb with top chefs and the food can compare with any fine dining venue in New York, London or Frankfurt. We prefer to go one of the 2 TV rooms as it has sliding doors and as we have small kids we have the privacy we want and the kids will not disturb other travelers. The wine list again was outstanding with a superb selection of great new and old world wines and many other cocktails and beverages on the list. There is a separate bar/snack menu what sort of mirrors the style of the restaurant a la carte menu. The kids play room well set with plenty of activities and books for kids. I have not made use of the super-duper cool looking sensory area, probably that’s good - otherwise I would have disturbed my fellow travelers with my snoring. All the staff we encountered have been extremely well groomed (the Etihad treatment) and been very friendly and accommodating; if you travel with kids you really appreciate this. This lounge is really pioneer and trend setter with their incredible tasting menu, modern cocktails, and state of the art spa facilities that includes wet shaves, haircuts and so on. WIFI and connectivity is great as one would expect. The Etihad fist class lounge is definitely one of the best lounges out there but could do with some more character and warmth from a design point but also in regards to soft skill of the staff. This Etihad Lounge is by far better compare to the many kind of 3* coffee-shop style business class lounges and some mediocre first class lounges around the globe and the quality of food and beverage makes it worthwhile to go to. If I can recommend some improvements: - What is missing is a sleeping area, i have seen on several occasions rooms are used and sofas in the back area with travelers sleeping and occupying those areas. - The nice menu to be available 24h. I wanted to have something nice one day and was told sat this time I could only enjoy the breakfast I am looking forward to visit the lounge during my next upcoming trips. What’s your favorite advice and experience? Please leave a comment below and share! #Etihad #AbuDhabi #Airline #Firstclass #lounge @EtihadPremium #EtihadGuest #stopover #holiday Please like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all the updates and news
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26/8/2017 11:25:46 pm
This is really great if you are a Etihad platinum card holder. People who have this card will surely benefit especially those cigar smokers for the have a beautiful and world class cigar lounge.
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