"expansive and nicely furnished"
R White (United Kingdom)
Lounge is expansive and nicely furnished with a lot of options for how to spend your time. It can get quite crowded though and while there are lots of drinks on offer the food is limited and more snack based. The reception staff had a smile which ticks that box and the rest seemed very pleasant though they were just picking up cups. Overall nice place to spend time though worth exploring it to find a quiet corner when busy.
Airport | Istanbul Airport |
Type Of Lounge | Business Class |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Comfort | 12345 |
Cleanliness | 12345 |
Bar & Beverages | 12345 |
Catering | 12345 |
Washrooms | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Staff Service | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"excellent food and nice drinks"
Marc Pauquet (Turkey)
Wonderful lounge excellent food and nice drinks. Beside the chefs the TGS ground staff had poor English and provided a very cold and impersonal service.
Airport | Istanbul Airport |
Type Of Lounge | Business Class |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Comfort | 12345 |
Cleanliness | 12345 |
Bar & Beverages | 12345 |
Catering | 12345 |
Washrooms | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Staff Service | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"showers and suites are available"
G Hu (United States)
They offer full selection of hot and cold food wines spirits every sort of soft drink and dessert bar. Showers and suites are available. Wifi is available. Movie room especially handy for children. Prayer rooms available and massage therapist roams giving free chair massages that were amazing.
Airport | Istanbul Airport |
Type Of Lounge | Business Class |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Comfort | 12345 |
Cleanliness | 12345 |
Bar & Beverages | 12345 |
Catering | 12345 |
Washrooms | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Staff Service | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"Excellent catering delicious cakes"
R Deu (Spain)
Excellent catering delicious cakes lots of space for reading relaxing. Wonderful showers and toilets very good internet PC. Like the arabic touch in some areas very clean and state-or-the-art design. Staff must improve in all areas especially at the entrance and waiters.
Airport | Istanbul Airport |
Type Of Lounge | Business Class |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Comfort | 12345 |
Cleanliness | 12345 |
Bar & Beverages | 12345 |
Catering | 12345 |
Washrooms | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Staff Service | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"pleasantly surprised"
B Yazici (United Kingdom)
Pleasantly surprised when I visited after an absence of 10 months. Much bigger and nicer than the old lounge. Lots of food and drinks choices. Washrooms are nicer. I am not sure I like the "minaret" style. Too Arabic for my liking. Must point out the interesting acoustic trait the minarets have caused. If you start hearing random people speaking and there is no one around you don't worry you haven't lost the plot or turned schizophrenic. The minarets carry and bounce voices around much like the whispering gallery at St Paul's cathedral. I could hear some talking a good 40 meters away around a 90 degree bend. The Turkish custom of allowing Police officers to eat/drink for free must also stop. They kept on coming in and drinking tea/coffee. Didn't interact that much with the staff so can't really comment.
Airport | Istanbul Airport |
Type Of Lounge | Business Class |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Comfort | 12345 |
Cleanliness | 12345 |
Bar & Beverages | 12345 |
Catering | 12345 |
Washrooms | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Staff Service | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"nicely redecorated and looks stylish"
F Bartels (Germany)
The lounge is nicely redecorated and looks stylish. The coffee bar is amazing but other than that there is nothing more nice to say. Staff at the reception were rude unfriendly and unable to help with flight changes. There is also no fresh orange juice - though they specially announce it - the same thing onboard. It is not even juice just lemonade with part juice concentrate content. Dayrooms are unavailable as they give them out late at night for 6 hours and with 4am arrival all rooms were blocked. As well there are not enough showers - a waiting time of 60 minutes is not acceptable. Not thought through for an airline with mainly transfer pax. No high-quality amenities - bulk stuff in a push-bottle! Everything is meant good but not done well. Staff has a lot room for improvement!
Airport | Istanbul Airport |
Type Of Lounge | Business Class |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Comfort | 12345 |
Cleanliness | 12345 |
Bar & Beverages | 12345 |
Catering | 12345 |
Washrooms | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Staff Service | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"third class service standards"
S Latif (Singapore)
A great looking Lounge but third class service standards. I have not seen a lounge with such poorly trained staff. The lady handling Concierge desk was the most unpleasant one. No smile no care or consideration for the customers. Staff continuously talking to each other and could not care one way or the other for the passengers.
Airport | Istanbul Airport |
Type Of Lounge | Business Class |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Comfort | 12345 |
Cleanliness | 12345 |
Bar & Beverages | 12345 |
Catering | 12345 |
Washrooms | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Staff Service | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"all in all pretty good"
D West (United Kingdom)
The live pide bar was very good and popular amongst passengers. The WC area is interesting with canvas partitions at the entrance. Feels a bit like going to the loo at a village fete! All in all pretty good.
Airport | Istanbul Airport |
Type Of Lounge | Business Class |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Comfort | 12345 |
Cleanliness | 12345 |
Bar & Beverages | 12345 |
Catering | 12345 |
Washrooms | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Staff Service | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"provides a relaxing experience"
Paul Bailey (Australia)
This newly renovated lounge provides a relaxing experience and is very spacious. The toilets/showers are stylish and modern. The negative comment I would make is relating to the staff who I found rather unfriendly.
Airport | Istanbul Airport |
Type Of Lounge | Business Class |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Comfort | 12345 |
Cleanliness | 12345 |
Bar & Beverages | 12345 |
Catering | 12345 |
Washrooms | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Staff Service | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"design is very modern"
Stephen Williams (Australia)
The lounge has just reopened after a 3 month renovation. The design is very modern with a circular theme. There are numerous drink stations and food bars with most delicious Turkish food provided by Do&Co. Plenty of space food drinks barista service multiple TV entertainment Pool table and a library. The shower suites and toilet facilities are very stylish with marble tiling wood paneling and mirrored walls. High quality Etro toiletries provided in the showers along with towels slippers and bathrobe. There are only 8 iMacs for guests which use an odd keyboard with many standard keys replaced with non-standard keys. No @ symbol on the keyboard which made them almost impossible to use. The only downside is the that the staff are still coming to terms with the new facilities and on the whole they all need to learn to smile and relax a bit instead of grunting.
Airport | Istanbul Airport |
Type Of Lounge | Business Class |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Comfort | 12345 |
Cleanliness | 12345 |
Bar & Beverages | 12345 |
Catering | 12345 |
Washrooms | 12345 |
Staff Service | 12345 |
Recommended | no |