Which lounge would you recommend at Dublin Airport?
Never been and looking for a treat
Any help appreciated
Thats not accurate. For the T2 lounge, which is regularly far too busy:
Who Can Access Aer Lingus Lounge?
Buy a pass online from €25 per person (Current Summer 2025) Pay at the door for €35 Included with business class tickets OneWorld Elite Members Priority Pass
I mean the EI lounge you can't get into unless you're an elite of their program or others, or you pay the fee (if they even offer that).
The majority of lounge 'customers' in lots of airports / lounges now are there because of credit/debt card benefits, they're not actual business class passengers. Thats playing a huge role in the overcrowding, and quality decline. Airlines and airports just don't care as much about the passenger lounge experience if they're on an economy ticket.
jeez. Lounges have really plummeted in quality.
was in the EI lounge yesterday lunchtime , rammed, but neither coffee machine worked, the barista was double jobbing with something in kitchen area and toilets were in a state.
I immediately left and it was actually more pleasant to sit at the gate.
I saw that last week and I thought they just had some spare tables and chairs and stored them there!
yes and the T2 DAA lounge has been removed from Revolut ultra’s dragon pass
So no options at all unless you want to fork out for the former East lounge
For anyone interested, this is what the "temporary facilities" at gate 202 looks like while the T1 lounge is closed. It's basically the normal gate seating with a few high tables thrown in. Not roped off or anything, and certainly no food/drink. Laughable 🤣
That's true, but the Dublin lounge is 4 years older and in worse state so it doesn't make sense why they'd do LHR first, apart from the fact that it's smaller so maybe they had it in the budget.
Not necessarily,They did up the Heathrow T 2 lounge,it reopened earlier this year
Its seating has densified though
Ah yes, I had forgotten that thanks, I rarely travel west so I'm not a user of it. I guess we'll be waiting quite a while for a refurb of the EI lounge then. They'll wait until the carpets and seats are shredded rather than just threadbare.
51st&Green is a daa lounge, EI lounge is EIs issue to solve. So their refurbs are not connected.
I think they may both all actually run day-to-day by KSG, but that doesn't affect the purse strings for refits!
Is 51&G getting a refit before the main EI T2 lounge or has the T2 lounge been done? I was in the T2 lounge earlier this year and to say it was tatty is an understatement, it was in rag order.
1st Oct 2025 until February 2026.
Any idea when 51st and Green is being refurbished? When it closes and when it's expected to open?
I see the T1 lounge is closed for a full re furb since September 1st,is being enlarged but not reopening until early 2026
There’s a temporary lounge at the 200 gates for some airlines with minimal facilities,has anyone seen this yet? Or what is there,hardly just roped off gate seats?
I was in the Martello at the start of September and it was rammed,that must have been the reason why
I’m flying business with Turkish in 2 weeks and they mentioned this temporary lounge at the 200 gates
It's food outlets, again; not a destination.
Any chance the refurb would include removing the huge fence they put up last year outside the windows on the left that has ruined the runway views?
Sitting there looking out at an ugly tall steel barrier instead of wheels down from landing or up is a shame versus the clear view that was there
Somehow I doubt it sadly
Any news on what Dublin airport were teasing with respect to the Asian destination?
Barman yesterday confirmed to me it's getting refurbed at some point this year, a proper bar with draft beer aside from Guinness is going into the centre of the floor.
Probably not tbh. You'd get a nicer breakfast for half the price in some of the airport restaurants.
Thinking of booking a lounge for an upcoming departure and looking for a bit of advice on whether it's worth it or not. 2 adults and a teenager travelling for a 7.40am flight on a Saturday morning, probably just looking a cooked breakfast and some light refreshments. TIA.
I wouldn't be surprised if they don't open it to sales for the morning 9-12am block, given the volume of departures it'd be rammed with J pax from those alone.
They could also be planning a reno after high season, it's definitely due one & Oct-Nov would be a decent window for it.
I was just looking at booking the 51st and Green lounge and it says it's sold out.
I was looking to book it on the 6th of October, it's hard to imagine it's actually sold out so far in advance,.
Is there something happening that day?
Do they just not open bookings this early?
Could it actually be sold out already?
Or
Do they just not let non business class people pay to go in?
I was looking for it from around 10am, which I imagine would be a busy time which is why I was looking so far in advance.
As I feared, thanks for reply
Nil I would say
They will turn you away
Quick question, we fly at 12.45 and 51st & green is booked out online. Would there be any chance of getting in on the day and paying on arrival
Behind a bar.
I wouldn't really go over the 2 drink limit anyway, but I've had it mentioned to me once when they were giving me the second drink. But only once out of a dozen or so times. The staff behind the bar change frequentlyish anyway
This sounds ideal. Is the wine help yourself or behind the bar?
The T1 lounge up the stairs to the left of security will suit you fine
There’s a bit of building work cordoned off and it’s just past that,you’ll miss it if you don’t look left as you walk left,
I’ve no news on discount codes
Flying with Ryanair next week, aiming to book a lounge as we're not flying till 1.30pm, given all the recent upgrades etc in the different lounges, which T1 lounge would you book? There had been lots of discounts mentioned on tiktok recently, if you know of any that still apply, would be much appreciated, mainly going for food and relaxed attitudes towards the 2 drink limit
