Lufthansa Senator Non-Schengen H23 Munich Lounge

A typical medium sized Lufthansa lounge with the usual Lufthansa facilities, that somehow remains a bit bland.

This doesn't seem quite right, as it is at odds with it being Lufthansa's top elite level lounge for long haul at it's secondary hub, in the non-Schengen long haul area.

The Lufthansa Senator Munich is a perfectly pleasant, although better design, and even some windows would help.

Lufthansa is very consistent with its lounges, and this lounge is no exception. The lounge is modern, though sterile, with a variety of seating options, and a pretty good selection of self-serve food and drinks.

Munich Lufthansa Senator Non-Schengen H23 lounge review

The Lufthansa Munich Senator Lounge Non-Schengen is upstairs from the Schengen lounge, in the non-Schengen international long haul area, which is also used by all UK flights which depart from this area.

It is marginally smaller than the Schengen lounge just one floor below, lacks the shopping area, but adds a larger cocktail bar, with not very particularly comfortable chairs.

There is however, for the benefit of the international flights, a large sleeping area, with 4 very comfy z frame recliners, facing a small clock.

Quite a few long-haul flights leave from the Non-Schengen Area, and as such there is often better food in the evenings here, particularly when the Singapore Airlines flights leave.

You access the Lufthansa Senator Munich Lounge off the central spine of the terminal in the Non-Schengen area by gate H23 & H24, and then up the side corridor next to the security checkpoint.

In the lobby, right after the sliding door, there is a long rack of luggage lockers, and also access to the bathrooms is via this corridor, opposite the strange L shaped bench seat. The Senator lounge is straight ahead, while the Munich business class lounge is on the right.

Food

Food is almost as good as the downstairs lounge, and has the same good buffet, but slightly less selection during the day when few people use this lounge. Oddly, when the lounge is packed late at night before the last longhaul flights, most of the food vanishes, so make sure you eat early.

Catering is on the central island bench, and there are normally three or four hot dishes bubbling away.

There is a lot of emphasis on local Bavarian specialities such as goulash soup sausages and Leberkás mit Brezn (Bavarian meat loaf with a pretzel) sauerkraut and the inevitable potato salad.

Don't miss the little stand, next to the bar, with the speciality Lufthansa 'dish of the month'.

The bread basket one of the best of any Lufthansa lounge.

Bar

The best part of the Lufthansa Senator Munich Lounge is the vast cocktail bar, which makes up many specialty cocktails.

There is a cocktail menu, including a rotating cocktail list of the month. There is a fine collection of spirits behind the bar.

Alas you have to also go up to the bar for any wine, and wait times can be excessive if anyone has ordered wine, or even a coffee. However, at the other end of the lounge, there are three types of sparking wine in a bucket, and two more whites in the fridge, with a couple of reds hidden above the buffet.

Thankfully Beer is provided by two self serve taps, one with Lowenbrau and the other Fransikamer (white beer). Unlike downstairs, you have to pour it yourself.

Bathrooms

In lounge, but outside it, with the door next to reception.

Showers available too.

Business Facilities

The usual collection of German Newspapers is on the rack, by the door, but just USA papers.

There is a small business centre with half a dozen cubicals, a fax and copier, but no computers.

There are two phone boxes hidden behind the luggage rack at reception if you need to make a Zoom call.

Access

Lufthansa First Class passengers, as well as all First passengers on all Star Alliance partner airlines; no guests are allowed

Star Alliance Gold members can also use the lounge and bring a guest when flying Star Alliance the same day; however, they can also use the business class Lufthansa Lounge next door.

Lufthansa Miles & More Senator members; no guests are allowed

Those with the Amex Platinum Card can access the lounge when traveling in economy on Lufthansa, as part of the card's overall lounge perks,

This is also the Singapore Airlines Munich Lounge.

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