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Review: Asiana First Class Lounge Seoul (ICN)

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 23, 2018November 14, 2023 5 Comments

a sign in a building

The Asiana First Class Lounge in Seoul is comparatively disappointing to other first class lounges, but nevertheless a comfortable spot to wait for your flight.

Between my Thai Airways flight from Bangkok and flight home to Los Angeles, I had a six hour layover. I spent all of it in this lounge. The lounge is open daily from 06:50AM to 12:30 AM and is located in ICN Terminal 1 near Gate 11 (4th floor).

a sign with a diagram on it

Asiana First Class Lounge Seoul Seating

What I appreciated most about this lounge was the extensive seating for a reliably small group of guests. The lounge never emptied out, but never got remotely close to being crowded.

a room with couches and tv

a room with a television and a couch

a room with a couch and chairs

a room with furniture and a plant

a row of chairs with lamps on the side

a row of chairs in a room

a room with a chair and shelves with lights

a room with a book shelf and chairs

a room with chairs and a bookcase

a book shelf with books and candlesticks

a room with chairs and a chandelier

a room with chairs and a table

I would have loved some soft classical music playing from the grand piano:

a room with a piano and couches

a piano in a room

Asiana First Class Lounge Seoul Dining

The lounge included a nice buffet of hot/cold dishes from the east and west…salads, breads, cheeses, noodles, dim sum, pasta, meats, self-serve liquor, and even a special refrigerator full of ice cream. It’s too bad this lounge does not offer bibimbap…I would have enjoyed that.

a group of people sitting at tables in a restaurant

a person cooking food in a kitchen

a group of pots on a counter

a buffet with food on it

a tray of food on a counter

a coffee machine and other items on a counter

a group of bottles of alcohol on a table

a shelf of ice cream containers

Asiana First Class Lounge Seoul Relaxing “Rooms”

Rather than call them relaxing rooms, I’d say Asiana offers a partitioned relaxing rooms with an easy chair that is really intended for sitting and not sleeping…

a sign on a wall

a chair and ottoman in a room

a leather chair and a table

Far more comfortable than these chairs are the trio of massage chairs:

a black massage chair next to a lamp

a massage chair in a room

Asiana First Class Lounge Business Center

The business center includes six workstations and a laptop computer. Printing is also available.

a sign on a wall

a cubicle with a laptop and a printer

a laptop on a desk

Asiana First Class Lounge TV/DVD Room

A TV/DVD room offers the same chairs as the relaxation rooms with TVs and DVD players. Don’t worry: noise cancelling headphones are also provided and you cannot turn up your volume so as to disturb others.

a door with a sign and a light on it

a row of lights on a wall

a room with a television and a table

Asiana First Class Lounge Restrooms + Showers

Finally, note that shower suites and restrooms are available. The restrooms are clean and best of all, featured advanced Toto toilets! Toiletries are also available (without even asking).

a hallway with doors and a wood floor

a bathroom with sinks and soap dispensers

a bathroom with sinks and urinals a toilet with a remote control

CONCLUSION

This is an above-average business class lounge. While it lacks the individualized features like a la carte dining, car service, or massages that make it a truly first class lounge, it is comfortable and spacious.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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5 Comments

  1. JoeMart Reply
    November 23, 2018 at 9:48 am

    Next time just walk to the second floor cafe in the main terminal and enjoy a traditional bibimbap served on a stone pistil to crunch the rice. Showers are free at ICN. The micro hotel charges by the hour and offers excellent restful blackout rooms.

  2. worldtraveller73 Reply
    November 23, 2018 at 10:23 pm

    It looks like the Johnny Walker Blue is gone; only Jack Daniels in the picture. ;(

  3. sco Reply
    November 28, 2018 at 11:41 pm

    Any idea if you can use the lounge after your F flight while you wait for your connection on a non Asiana airline?

    • Matthew Reply
      November 29, 2018 at 1:47 am

      Don’t think so, but worth a try.

  4. charlie Reply
    December 3, 2018 at 8:26 am

    this appears to be older F lounge, recently OZ opened new lounge on east side

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