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Review: LOT Polish Elite Club Lounge Warsaw (WAW)

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 1, 2023November 13, 2023 4 Comments

a glass door with a red carpet and a plant

LOT operates a lounge within a lounge at its hub in Warsaw Chopin Airport. Let’s review the LOT Polish Elite Club Lounge and how it differs from the adjacent Business Lounge Polonez. In short: it does not and I prefer the Polonez lounge.

LOT Polish Elite Club Lounge Review – Warsaw (WAW)

In the middle of the Polonez lounge, you will find a bar. Next to the bar is a door with a red carpet and the worlds “Elite Club Lounge” above it. There is no lock – you can just proceed in.

a room with a table and chairs

a door with a carpet and rope barriers

You’ll find desk, in which your credentials will be validated. The following passengers have access:

  • HON Circle members
  • Star Alliance Gold travelers
  • LOT business class passengers traveling on a longhaul flight (what constitutes “longhaul” is not defined
  • Connecting passengers after arriving from a longhaul LOT business class flight
  • LOT management (yes, that is explicitly stated)

Children under 18 are not permitted in without an adult and children under 12 years old do not count as a guest (Star Alliance Gold members are allowed one guest).

a white desk with a black chair in front of a counter

I believe the purpose of this lounge was to create a more tranquil environment for LOT’s most premium passengers than the business lounge, though when I arrived I found the lounge crowded. I also thought the main sitting room felt far more like a dungeon than the business class, since it lacked any natural light.

a desk with a sign on it

people sitting in chairs in a room with a group of people

The lounge did empty out after an hour and also includes a work area (with high stools and tables) and two more smaller rooms with chairs and couches.

a reception area with chairs and a desk

a room with chairs and tables

a bar with chairs in a room

a man sitting in a chair

a room with tables and chairs

a hallway with a desk and chairs

a room with couches and chairs

a room with brown furniture and a table

a man sitting in a chair
Only one room in LOT Elite Lounge has natural light.

a room with brown leather chairs and a picture on the wall

As near as I could tell, the food and beverage selection in the Elite Lounge was identical to that of the business lounge. Breakfast included:

  • quiche
  • sausage
  • whole fruit
  • freshly-cut fruit
  • cereal
  • bread
  • cold cuts
  • salad
  • cheese
  • sandwiches

There was also a wide section of beverages available, including self-serve alcohol as well as coffee, tea, water, juice, and other soft drinks.

a restaurant with food on shelves

a counter with fruit and drinks on it

a display case with food on it

a pancake breakfast buffet with a lid open

a tray of food in a container

a breakfast buffet with cereal and cereal in bowls

a table with a bowl of condiments and a bowl of chocolate

a basket of cookies on a table

a machine with a screen on it

a table with bottles and bottles of liquid
One difference: this lounge had San Pellegrino water, which I did not see in the business lounge.

a plate of food and a cup of coffee on a table

CONCLUSION

I appreciate that LOT wants to offer a differentiated product to its elite status holders and longhaul passengers, though I actually prefer the business class lounge facilities due to the natural light and greenery. But depending upon time of day, you may find the Elite Club Lounge to be less crowded than the main lounge outside.

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4 Comments

  1. Mike J Reply
    March 1, 2023 at 7:50 pm

    Well there’s one big difference. You get proper champagne in the Elite lounge and AFAIK it’s the only *G lounge in Europe in which you can actually get champagne (LH SEN lounge in LHR used to serve champagne pre-Covid but that’s long gone).

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      March 1, 2023 at 8:08 pm

      This is good to know and something I totally missed, as I’m not drinking much these days. What kind of Champagne?

      • Mike J Reply
        March 1, 2023 at 8:12 pm

        Currently Piper-Heidsieck.

  2. Greg Reply
    March 2, 2023 at 7:57 am

    During breakfast the selection is the same. In daytime, the selection includes two extra hot dishes, a smoked fish platter in addition to the cold cuts, there is more type of cheese and some more sweets. Also, as mentioned – proper champagne (albeit not a great one, but still champagne nonetheless) and better quality spirits.

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