Lufthansa Business Frankfurt Lounge A50

The new Business Class lounge at Frankfurt on the Schengen side is fitted out in Lufthansa's new design, and it is also a good large lounge, at nearly 700 square meters. The new Lounge features a generous bistro-area, comfortable seating with improved privacy, a quiet room to lay back and relax, free wifi, separated desks in the work-area, a smoking-room and stylish bathrooms with roomy shower-facilities.

Frankfurt Lufthansa Business lounge review A50 Schengen

The lounge is pretty much in the centre of the two 'arms' of the terminal, right where the new A Plus gates join.

This is the brand new design of Lufthansa's Business lounge, and a large version at that, as you might expect at the hub. It is a delight to use, and far better than it's predecessors in the older part of the terminal. Indeed, the best part is the great views over the apron, and up to the active runway.

As you go in there are the mobile phone 'boxes' on the right, then the eating area - plus the bar area - and then further on the salad bar, with deserts on the centre aisle. There is a TV here (showing DW) and another TV on the other side of the pillar (showing a range of German channels). As you walk in further on the right hand side are the loos (with a great sliding door and very stylish mirrors) plus the shower booths.

Right by the door to this is the one and only flight information screen. Watch these carefully, as all departure information is made very quickly, just once, and only in German. It can make less regular travellers rather nervous.

Food

Food is now very good. The selection varies according to the time of day.

There is breakfast until 11am, with croissants, rolls, and some amazingly good jam. Plus there are cornflakes, and genuine German gummy bears to sprinkle over them.

At exactly 11am breakfast changes to lunch, with a very good pasta, potato salad, lettuce, tomatoes, herb and lard mix and ham and cheese croissants.

All day there is fruit and biscuits, and in the evening some nice cake slices.

Bar

Drink is ok, with some good wine, with white being Riesling, while red is Cabernet Sauvignon.

German sparkling wine is available right next to the bar.

Bathrooms

In Lounge.

There are two showers. These are guarded by a matron on a desk, who will also hand out amenity kits.

Business Facilities

There are no computers, however right at the far end of the lounge is a long curved "desk" where you can plug in a laptop.

Newspapers are on the rack by the door to the bathrooms, with an ok selection. Naturally there are all the German papers, the European FT, plus a full selection of US papers such as USA today and the Herald Tribune. There are never any UK papers or magazines, and if you ask for them you are directed in a bemused fashion towards the US ones.

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