British Airways Brussels Lounge
The newly refurbished Terraces lounge at Brussels airport is designed as a showcase for BA's new lounge concept. And it's gorgeous. Swish, clean, modern, and large enough so it never gets crowded, with great views of the gates where your plane is parked. It may seem surprising that there is even any requirement for a lounge on such a short route (indeed, you're likely to spend longer in here that on the aircraft) but BA pack in customers on flights 5 times a day - and most of them are in the expensive seats.
The redesign adds stunning features including the Blue bar with a glittering chandelier, on the left after you go in. There are two nut machines here - twist the knob, and a handful of nuts come out of one, while you get strange nibbly bits out of the other.
Further around - past the fabulous furnishings, and the artwork collection (look at that leafy murral on the wall - it is actually art) - there is a Coffee machine, and what is described as a Food Hall.
Food
In the morning there is quite a decent breakfast, but by lunchtime it turns into a salad bar with lots of cauliflower, cucumber, tomatoes, gerkins, olives, several different types of dips. Above the dining tables is a plasma TV screens - which is often on the BBC.
Be warned the lounge can get insanely busy before the departure of the main Qatar Airways flight in the mid-morning, when the lougne is use for British Airways, Cathay Pacific, and Qatar Airways at the same time. At other times, it's deserted.
Bar
There are a couple of bottles of red and white wine on the counter top. Further around the spirits are lined up above fridges which hold a great array of beer. There are bottles of Guinness, Bass, Leffe Blonde, hoegaarden, and Bellevue Kriek cherry beer. Plus, sadly, cans of Stella.
Business Facilities
At the end of the room there is a well-equipped Business Centre with fast, modern, PCs with internet access, a photocopier and a fax. There are two more computers at the other end of the room (under the architectural models of Brussels airport), and throughout there is Wifi broadband access.
Bathrooms
In lounge.
Quite small, no showers.
Access
Business Class on British Airways, Gold and Silver exec card holders, usual oneworld Elites.
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| Location: | Concourse B, 4th floor | |
| Open hours: | 0600-2200 | |
| Lounge for: | British Airways | |
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