We stopped at the China Eastern Lounge (No. 36) in Shanghai Pudong Terminal 1, which turned out to be a pleasant SkyTeam lounge that was oddly packed on the ground floor but almost empty on the upper level.
China Eastern Lounge Shanghai Review (PVG) – Terminal 1, Lounge Number 36
This is a Priority Pass Lounge and SkyTeam Lounge (open to SkyTeam Elite Plus passengers and SkyTeam business class passengers). Delta Air Lines flyers out of Shanghai Pudong are assigned this lounge. It has no set opening hours, but is rather open from “first flight to last flight” (in practice, more like two hours before the first flight until the last flight departs).
You’ll find the lounge near the main security checkpoint in Terminal 1. Just turn left and then make a right and head up the escalator.
We entered the lounge and found the first floor packed…every seat was filled.
But upstairs, the lounge was almost empty…
Food + Drink
We parked ourselves upstairs, where there was a small selection of food (sandwiches, fruit) and drinks.
Most of the food and drinks, however, were downstairs (which I suppose explains why everyone was seated downstairs).
And the food spread was quite respectable, with a noodle bar, salads, sandwiches, fruit, and cakes.
Drink selections included tea, coffee, water, canned soft drinks, red and white wine, and four spirits (gin, rum, vodka, and Kahlúa, a coffee liqueur).
Augustine quite enjoyed another round of noodles.
Restrooms + Showers
Restrooms and showers were available on both floors. The shower suites were locked: request access with a lounge staff member.
Lockers
Near the entrance, large lockers are available that can be used to store baggage while using the lounge.
Internet
Not that anything is safe on this side of the great firewall, but I did not have to input my passport numbers or scan my boarding pass to access the internet: instead a general code for the lounge worked and the speeds were sufficient enough for me to get some work done while Augustine ate.
CONCLUSION
While I found it odd that everyone congregated downstairs, I thought the PVG T1 China Eastern Lounge was quite respectful and appreciated the room to spread out. Augustine loved his breakfast and I was thankful for the internet to get some work done.
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I am quite fond of this lounge. I left my job in 2016 to travel to Asia for the first time, using Shanghai as my hub. I think I spent every single connection in one of those massage chairs! The China Eastern disembarkation music is still imprinted in my mind. It was the start of my love of solo travel.
What is with you taking pictures of bathrooms, creepy?
See you next Tuesday, Wilma!
Does China Eastern not have a dedicated business-class lounge? Wow. That food and drink selection is awful. Frontera wine? $4-5 retail. So, probably $2 wholesale. At least it wasn’t a Chinese wine. But still.
This is it for China Eastern (Lounge 35 is a domestic lounge in T1).
PVG is a third world hell hole, the only saving grace being Cathay lounge at Gate 68.
Sadly, due to MU holding JL as hostage, JL flyers have to stuck with this lounge.
Why wouldn’t JL flyers be able to use CX lounge?
Every other oneworld flyers use T2 and CX lounge.
JL flies out of T1, due to close relations with MU. And there’re no airside connections between T1 and T2.
Ah, makes sense.
Hi Matthew do you know if it’s possible to pay into this lounge if you don’t have Priority Pass? Or if not, what ones you can pay into in International T1?
Unfortunately, I do not know but maybe another reader can chime in?