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Inside Lufthansa's Frankfurt Arrivals Lounge, with Private Showers!

Where: Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, Germany
June 8, 2010 at 10:35 AM | by | Comment (1)

What's cooler than chilling with a scotch in a First Class departures lounge at an airport? We'd argue that it's that, plus then rolling into another lounge for a breakfast buffet after arrival at your destination. This can be had on a few airlines with dedicated Arrivals Lounges, and we recently popped into the newest, Lufthansa's Arrivals Lounge at Frankfurt Airport.

Having opened in the early part of last year, and as the only Lufthansa Arrivals Lounge in their entire route network, the hidden space down in the baggage claim is often overlooked. On a fairly busy morning with flights into FRA, we were joined in the lounge by no more than 12 other passengers, leaving plenty of space for spreading out our work and grazing the breakfast buffet. But first, it was off to the private showers downstairs!

Lufthansa might not have any in-flight showers on the A380, but there's a whole mini-spa going on at the Arrivals Lounge. A reception desk will lead you back to your own private shower room, with a sink, toilet, mosaic shower, L'Occitane toiletries, suitcase rack, bench and hairdryer. The towels are white and pristine, and if you desire your shirt or jacket pressed, just put it into the secret cabinet behind the mirror and it will return, fresh and pressed, by the end of your shower. Magic!

After a shower, you are free to hang out in the lounge until it closes around noon. Yes, there is wine and beer available if you're not ready to end the in-flight lushness, and you can choose several areas for drinking it: comfy chairs, dining tables, raised bar tables, workstations, and a smoking room.

Just be forewarned: internet access in this lounge is not free on your own computer. The desktops provided might be, but who wants to use those? We bought a two-hour pass from t-mobile for under 12 Euro. It sucks, but then you are kicking back post-flight with a complimentary beer and cheese selection.

How to get in: You can use the Arrivals Lounge at FRA for free if you are flying long-haul routes in Business or First Classes, or you're a HON Circle member or of Senator level. It's in Arrivals area B, baggage claim, and it's open from 5:30am-12pm.

Disclosure: We were in Germany for the A380 launch thanks to Lufthansa. Views expressed here are wholly our own, however.

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very nice

love the private showers,hopefully a few more airports follow suit Rich Huntingdon Bed and Breakfasts

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