Lounge overcrowding decreased?

[Lobogris]

Whenever I go to lounges now, I just dream about the food my mom used to take with us for railyatras during my childhood. Even the train thali was decent...especially cutlet bread for breakfast used to be my fav...

beyond fed up of lounge food now for past 2 years....even though I am in Bangalore and the BLR lounges are one of the best around the globe in terms of quality of food

I don't know why people keep complaining about lounge food. I have been to dozens of lounges around the world and I have always found the food to be fairly good. The only exception was Marrakesh in Morroco recently where the lounge was beautiful but had no food. In India, I am always satisfied with the food. All else failing, you have tea, coffee, juices, cakes, fruits and salads. That alone is enough.
I have never found lounges too overcrowded either except just once at London Heathrow a couple of weeks ago. I always go 4 to 5 hours early for my flights in order to enjoy the lounge. If I have an early morning flight like 7am, I even get there around midnight in order to be able to visit the lounge. Most of my flights are early morning or late night as I always buy the cheapest one available.

 

[Lobogris]

There is a dedicated business class lounge - Encalm Privé which is now open at T3 international departures.
Probably the most luxurious Encalm lounge so far.

Unfortunately they don't accept Priority Pass. Only first class passengers or you have to pay around 5k each. Saw Suresh Raina there a couple of weeks ago. I didn't enter but enquired and saw him leaving as I was entering the corridor. A couple of employees requested a photo with him.

 

[Lobogris]

I had a card to access it but never knew its location.

Which card? I don't think they accept any.

 

[Lobogris]

All the things people will go through to use the lounge and get "free" food, even when food has been beyond disappointing for quite a while.

At this point the banks might as well offer credits to use at the airport at similar or even lower rates that the lounges charges them for each entry...

It's not at all disappointing. It is generally very good. This line looks long but moves fast and you can skip it by using electronic machines to check in. In addition, always take a non peak hour flight to ensure lounge will be less crowded.

 

[jetesh]

Do you know where the business class lounge is?? at DEL

There is a dedicated business class lounge - Encalm Privé which is now open at T3 international departures.
Probably the most luxurious Encalm lounge so far.

He is right , for more details : https://www.technofino.in/community...class-lounge-at-delhi-t3-international.25628/

 

[jetesh]

I had a card to access it but never knew its location.

It is only for international travellers and carries a business-class ticket.

 

[coolguy1]

I had a card to access it but never knew its location.

This is a no-cards lounge, so you'll need a business class/first-class ticket to enter. 🙂

 

[Dragon_slayer]

I had a card to access it but never knew its location.

Same, cannot find where the f its hidden 🤣

 

[Dragon_slayer]

This is a no-cards lounge, so you'll need a business class/first-class ticket to enter. 🙂

Only international business class or domestic business class also works?

 

[coolguy1]

Only international business class or domestic business class also works?

It's in the international departure terminal so no access for domestic business class.

 

[rrsji]

It is only for international travellers and carries a business-class ticket.

Some in community confirmed the sapphiro AMEX worked in business class lounge 😅
Talk was goin in some sapphiro thread

 

[Lobogris]

Some in community confirmed the sapphiro AMEX worked in business class lounge 😅
Talk was goin in some sapphiro thread

So card of any kind provides free access there. Personally checked a few days ago.

 

[Lobogris]

Same, cannot find where the f its hidden 🤣

It's not hidden. It's in international departures but you need to pay 5k or have a first class or business class ticket pn certain airlines. There is NO free access for any card including Priority Pass. You have a take a lift up to it.

 

[jetesh]

Some in community confirmed the sapphiro AMEX worked in business class lounge 😅
Talk was goin in some sapphiro thread

Really .... Breaking News 😀

 

[jetesh]

It's not hidden. It's in international departures but you need to pay 5k or have a first class or business class ticket pn certain airlines. There is NO free access for any card including Priority Pass. You have a take a lift up to it.

Rs 3500 including GST

 

[rrsji]

Really .... Breaking News 😀

I dont know the name of user, but he tried MC and AMEX, MC denied but AMEX allowed for it for SAPPHIRO CC. That's was even surprise for him (as he claimed)

I will try to look fkr that post and quote here if found again.

 

[jetesh]

Myth : Lounge me crowd kam ho geya .... 🙁

overcrowded rehte hai sabhi lounge

 

[jetesh]

I dont know the name of user, but he tried MC and AMEX, MC denied but AMEX allowed for it for SAPPHIRO CC. That's was even surprise for him (as he claimed)

I will try to look fkr that post and quote here if found again.

I have an IndusInd Celesta AMEX card fir toh wo accept hoga

 

[rrsji]

I

I have an IndusInd Celesta AMEX card fir toh wo accept hoga

i recently got sapphiro, so searching threads for that particular card. Never had IndusInd cc/dc can't confirm.

Let me look for that thread once

 

[jetesh]

I

i recently got sapphiro, so searching threads for that particular card. Never had IndusInd cc/dc can't confirm.

Let me look for that thread once

IndusInd Celesta comes under the Super Premium credit card category, but the problem with the bank is that they haven't updated their micro website for a long time, and their lounge access has not been updated for the last 2 years ..... https://www.indusind.com/in/en/microsites/celesta/celesta-travel.html