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Review: British Airways Lounge Washington Dulles (IAD)

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 17, 2020November 14, 2023 10 Comments
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This is a review of the British Airways Lounge in Washington Dulles as it appears during Priority Pass hours.

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  • British Airways Washington Dulles Lounge Review
    • Access + Location + Hours
    • Seating
    • Showers + Restrooms
    • Food + Drink
  • CONCLUSION

British Airways Washington Dulles Lounge Review

This visit occurred in March 2020. Please note service and hours may be altered during the pandemic.

Access + Location + Hours

The lounge is open to Priority Pass members each day from 7:00AM to 2:00PM. You are allowed up to three hours of access at a time, but all Priority Pass guests must leave the lounge at 2:00PM, as it transitions over to the British Airways Lounge (more on that below). In the morning hours, you can still access as a oneworld sapphire or emerald member or a oneworld business or first class passenger, provided you are traveling on a same-day international flight. Executive Club Silver and Gold members also have access. The lounge is located in Terminal B directly across from the AeroTrain station on the concourse level (near gate B50).

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a lobby with a white table and chairs

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Seating

Only a portion of the lounge is open during gate Priority Pass period, which includes most of the non-dining seating area. Chairs are cluster in groups of 2-6 (facing each other) which is great for family travel but not so nice for sitting next to strangers. Power ports are plentiful and internet works well.

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a room with a couch and a lamp

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a coffee bar in a building

My favorite part of the lounge are the tables near the rear coffee machine:

a tv on a wall

Showers + Restrooms

Before Turkish, Virgin, and Air France joined the Priority Pass network, I would head straight for this lounge after a redeye from the West Coast and utilize the shower…that’s exactly what I did during this visit, just like old times.

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a bathroom with a toilet and shower curtain

a bathroom with a sink and a mirror

a shower with a shower head and a seat

a couple of bottles of liquid

While I wouldn’t call the shower suite posh, it is spacious. As in London, expect Elemis soap and shampoo. The most annoying thing is that the sink never seems to dispense hot water, which makes shaving annoying. Ironically, the shower is always hot. I’m no plumber, but it seems like someone needs to adjust the temperature regulator on the faucet.

Restrooms are also available:

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a bathroom with sinks and mirrors

a bathroom with urinals and a door

Food + Drink

The coffee is very bitter here…I’ve never liked it, but always drank it for lack of a better option. Beer, wine, juice (orange, grapefruit, tomato), water, and soft drinks are available. You’ll notice several large empty glass bottles near the water, which is intended for you to use. I typically fill my cup with limes then fill up a bottle with sparkling water, which lasts me for the duration of my stay.

a counter with food items on it

a bar with wine glasses and a dispenser

a counter with glass bottles and a jar of lemons

a cup of coffee with a spoon

As for food, don’t expect a nice meal like you would before your British Airways flights. Food is much more limited during the Priority Pass hours (and may be even more limited now due to COVID19). Think junk food. Lots of it….several varieties of potato chips and cookies. There’s also yogurt (the surgary kind), string cheese, and whole fruit (the pears were bad, but the plums were tasty). 

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a group of jars with food on a counter

a group of bags of jalapeno on a shelf

a group of bags of food on a shelf

a group of packages of cheese on a counter

a container with yogurt in it

CONCLUSION

I like that this lounge is generally not crowded and a nice place to load up on carbs. Do note, however, that in terms of food and drink, all the other Priority Pass lounges (all within walking distance of eachother) offer better selections.

Note, this is part of my African Adventure Trip Report


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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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10 Comments

  1. Mitch Cumstein Reply
    September 17, 2020 at 7:38 am

    I don’t fully understand the point of these pre-pandemic lounge reviews. This lounge has been closed since March (locked up tight last week when I was at Dulles), which you haven’t even bothered to mention, and even when it reopens the food and amenities won’t look anything like what you’ve posted. The review is misleading at best.

    • SINJim Reply
      September 17, 2020 at 9:29 am

      You are just trying to troll, yes? Ty Webb warned everyone about you.

      • Mitch Cumstein Reply
        September 17, 2020 at 9:53 am

        Life hasn’t been easy for me since getting kicked out of college. But I manage.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      September 17, 2020 at 9:36 am

      This review took place literally a week before everything closed. There was no ideal time to write it, so now here goes. Understand that for the next month or so I am going through my March trip and things may never return to the way they were. Nevertheless, I want to write about it.

      • Mitch Cumstein Reply
        September 17, 2020 at 10:00 am

        I’m not trying to be snarky. I always enjoy the content on your site and it was an excellent review, the problem is that it’s not relevant to anyone not in possession of a DeLorean with Doc’s modifications. At a minimum, I recommend putting a more accurate disclaimer at the beginning of the review. For example, say the lounge is currently closed instead of “Please note service and hours may be altered during the pandemic.” You can see which lounges are open and which are closed on the Dulles airport website.

        • Matthew Klint Reply
          September 17, 2020 at 12:10 pm

          I see your point and no offense was taken. Just fair warning, though, the next several reviews are going to be from March as well.

  2. Paolo Reply
    September 17, 2020 at 8:42 am

    This is a classic example of where having lounge access is just about useless: poor space, dreadful F&B, 2nd class citizen treatment via PriorityPass. There is nothing there I’d want to eat. The only advantage is access to the bathroom facilities, such as they are.

  3. Justin Reply
    September 17, 2020 at 11:05 am

    I’m glad you were very clear that this was the service during Priority Pass hours. It’s important that PP holders understand that when one has access to an airline-branded lounge, it often means limited hours and reduced service. I suppose it’s still a win-win in that lounge access even with reduced options can often still be better than waiting out in the terminal, and this way airlines get to monetize their lounge assets while they’re not busy with their own passengers.

  4. Arthur Reply
    September 18, 2020 at 7:27 pm

    Pre-covid, I really liked it for the real champagne and the pre-flight dining before the late LHR flights. The Concorde room for F was pretty nice, too.

    • Arthur Reply
      September 18, 2020 at 7:28 pm

      Though PP customers got none of that, of course.

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