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Home  >  Lounge Reviews • Lufthansa  >  Review: Lufthansa Business Lounge Frankfurt (FRA – A26) – An Amazing Lufthansa “First Class” Business Lounge
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Review: Lufthansa Business Lounge Frankfurt (FRA – A26) – An Amazing Lufthansa “First Class” Business Lounge

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 8, 2022June 8, 2022 18 Comments

On the whole, I’d rate the Lufthansa First Class Lounge experience to be one of the best in the industry. But did you know that one Lufthansa business lounge in Frankfurt makes you feel like you’re in the First Class Terminal? Make your way to the Lufthansa A26 Business Lounge in the Schengen Area of  Terminal 1 to find out what I mean.

Lufthansa Business Lounge Frankfurt (FRA) A26 Review

The reason is simple: Lufthansa’s A26 Business Class Lounge is a former First Class Lounge. And while this lounge no longer offers à la carte dining or a full buffet, Lufthansa left many first class elements unchanged.

First, the decor and color scheme of the lounge is like other first class lounges.

 

Second, sleeping rooms and lockers are still available.

Third, private bathroom stalls and the old shower rooms are intact, including a bathtub! No rubber ducky though…

Fourth, private work areas remain.

Fifth, and most important to me, the lounge offers great coffee made by a barista. Compared to the self-serve machines in every the other Business and Senator Lounges (except B-Gate Senator Lounge), this alone is worth the extra walk to use this lounge.

The cigar lounge has been turned into an additional seating area with computers (and still reeks of cigars).

Here’s the buffet (pictures taken over many visits). Surely not first class, but still very decent.

Quite an improvement form the bowels of the pandemic, when no food was allowed inside the lounge:

There is a downside to this lounge: it gets very crowded. It’s still my favorite Business Lounge and better than the nearby Senator Lounge.

But on the whole it is worth the walk. The lounge is in the Schengen Zone, but even if you are traveling outside you can use this lounge first then transfer to the B or Z gates.

The lounge is open daily from 6:00AM to 9:30PM and is located near Gate A26 (up the escalator). Any Star Alliance Business Class traveler, Star Alliance Gold member, Lufthansa Frequent Traveler status holders, and American Express Platinum cardholders when traveling on any Lufthansa Group airlines (Austrian, Brussels, Eurowings, Lufthansa, SWISS).

CONCLUSION

I stumbled upon this lounge by accident many years ago but I was very pleasantly surprised to find it. If value coffee and you’re connecting on a Star Alliance flight within Europe, take some time to stop by this lounge rather than the one just past security.

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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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18 Comments

  1. henry LAX Reply
    October 6, 2017 at 10:00 am

    how would you rate that against the Senator Lounges ?

  2. Matthew Reply
    October 6, 2017 at 10:06 am

    Less hot food, but far better than every Senator Lounge in the A/Z gates.

  3. Lack Reply
    October 6, 2017 at 11:34 am

    Those empty bar shelves look pretty depressing.

    I’m not a coffee snob, but I do very much enjoy a Latte from the WMF machines. I’d be tempted to even buy one if I could find a place for it in my kitchen.

    I also don’t see any pretzels on display. Took me quite a bit to find them on my last LH lounge visit. Hope they’re not planning of enhancing them away…

  4. Dan Reply
    June 8, 2022 at 9:53 am

    Nice looking lounge. That showerhead could use a little CLR, though…

  5. Francisco Reply
    June 8, 2022 at 1:22 pm

    It’s been impossible to score a first class ticket with miles recently from LAX. Do you know why.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      June 8, 2022 at 1:24 pm

      Surging demand. But MUC is an option again. I’m confident you’ll have a chance at some future point. Keep an eye on space, especially 24-48 hours in advance.

  6. DEE Reply
    June 8, 2022 at 2:33 pm

    does MUC have a FIrst Class lounge??

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      June 8, 2022 at 2:34 pm

      It has two:

      https://liveandletsfly.com/lufthansa-first-class-lounge-munich-review/

      https://liveandletsfly.com/lufthansa-munich-first-class-lounge-review/

  7. Lukas Reply
    June 8, 2022 at 6:52 pm

    You didn’t finish this sentence – “Any Star Alliance Business Class traveler, Star Alliance Gold member, Lufthansa Frequent Traveler status holders, and American Express Platinum cardholders when traveling on any Lufthansa Group airlines (Austrian, Brussels, Eurowings, Lufthansa, SWISS).”

  8. Nick Reply
    June 8, 2022 at 10:40 pm

    Which is better third or senator in B?

  9. Nick Reply
    June 8, 2022 at 10:41 pm

    This not third

  10. Nick Reply
    August 14, 2022 at 7:54 am

    Fyi, it’s closed per the sign on the door! I was told in a different lounge that it’s closed indefinitely due to staffing shortages.

  11. Ramon Reply
    August 23, 2022 at 11:20 am

    Has this lounge been renamed to the Panorama lounge or am I confusing things?

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      August 23, 2022 at 11:25 am

      No, the Panorama Lounge is nearby, but a different lounge:

      https://liveandletsfly.com/lufthansa-panorma-lounge-review/

      • Ramon Reply
        August 23, 2022 at 11:30 am

        Thanks Matthew. Then it seems that the A26 Business Lounge is closed for now (as per LH’s website, and the above comment of Nick). I will check when I have my next lay-over.

        • Michael Reply
          September 8, 2022 at 6:56 am

          From my reading LH’s website no longer shows this lounge to be closed.

          • Ramon
            September 8, 2022 at 11:54 am

            Thanks Michael. I saw the same on the website yesterday, so they have re-opened this lounge. It seems Lufthansa was temporarily closing some of their lounges due to the recent ground staff issues.

  12. Michael Reply
    September 8, 2022 at 6:16 am

    Is there more than one sleeping room in this lounge? Does an attendant control access to the sleeping room(s), or it is self service?

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