Details:
Date: August 2022
Airport: SYD – Sydney, Kingsford Smith
Title: Qantas Business Lounge – domestic
Location: Opposite Gate 5, Qantas domestic terminal
Airline/Alliance: Qantas, Oneworld.
Access: Qantas & partner business class passengers; Qantas/Oneworld Sapphire/Emerald customers while ticketed on a Oneworld flight
Summary:
Having ventured here a few times recently, I thought it about time I wrote about the light, bright, wonderful, Sydney Qantas business lounge.
As you pass reception and walk straight ahead, on your right is the food station , but beyond that is my favorite part of this lounge – the floor to ceiling windows running the entire length of the north wall.
Through the windows are great views over all northern gates it’s views beyond that across the taxiway and into the engineering hangars, where multiple planes are being worked on at any given time.
A massive variety of seating s available with a couple of small areas with which you can find a quiet space to work or relax. The main body of the lounge can get super busy, and somewhat noisy during peak times, though my weekend visit this time around was fine.
Barista coffee was available, but again, during peak times there can be a long queue to get one. There’s a couple of ok, self service coffee machines as well.
Alcoholic bar service begins at midday had around 4 varieties of beer, 2 ciders, and 3 wines available along with the usual mixed drinks. None of this is self serve.
Breakfast selection on my visit was could dishes such as yogurt, toast and tasted sandwiches ingredients and cooking facilities, and Bain Marie’s with scrambled eggs, chicken sausage and baked beans.
Wifi was a respectable 85 Mbps downloading and 57 Mbps uploading .
Bathrooms were relatively clean and relatively modern, but don’t look too hard as they’re beginning to fray round the edges. Presumably part of a cost cutting exercise by Qantas, the devine, Aesop bathroom products have vanished from all Qantas business lounges. Presumably another victim of the pandemic.
The shower cubicles follow the familiar Qantas pattern – small but functional. Perfectly adequate though.