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Home » Reviews » Lounge Reviews » Review: Saudia AlFursan Business Lounge Jeddah (JED) [Very Impressive]
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Review: Saudia AlFursan Business Lounge Jeddah (JED) [Very Impressive]

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 28, 2024 3 Comments

a stone wall with flowers

The Saudia AlFursan Lounge in Jeddah (JED) is a beautiful lounge with delicious food, kind service, and excellent amenities, but one huge drawback…

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  • Saudia AlFursan Business Lounge Jeddah Review (JED)
    • Access + Hours + Location
    • Seating
    • Sleeping Area
    • Duty Free
    • Newspapers + Magazines
    • Meeting Room
    • Food + Drink
    • Lockers
    • Restrooms + Showers
    • Smoking Area
    • Nanny’s Room
    • Children’s Room
    • Prayer Room
    • Game Room
    • Internet
    • CONCLUSION

Saudia AlFursan Business Lounge Jeddah Review (JED)

I spent almost eight hours in this lounge during my journey from Tunis to Kuala Lumpur via Jeddah on Saudia.

Access + Hours + Location

The lounge is located in Terminal 1 of King Abdulaziz International Airport on the upper level. Well-posted signage directs you to the lounge from anywhere in the terminal.

a large white and black tiled floor with people walking in it

a sign in a building

a large screen in a building

It is open 24/7 and available to Saudia business class passengers as well as SkyTeam Elite Plus members departing on an international Skyteam flight (plus one guest). This is not a Priority Pass lounge.

a hallway with plants in pots

a boy pointing at a sign

There are two sides to the lounge, a first class and business class side. The focus of this review will be on the business class side. The first class side (available to Alfursan Gold and first class passengers) offers the same amenities as the business class side, but also a la carte dining.

a black screen with a green screen

a lobby with a black counter and a white wall
First Class side of the lounge…it appeared empty my entire stay

Seating

This is a grand lounge worthy of Saudia’s largest hub. It felt like the Turkish Airlines lounge in Istanbul with a wide assortment of seating throughout the lounge including chairs, couches, tables, large dining area, and an “atrium hall” with a grand piano and trees near the entrance.

a lobby with a large round ceiling and a large chandelier

a room with a piano and chairs

a white piano in a room

a room with chairs and a group of lamps

a tree in a building

a large indoor planter with trees in a building

a room with a round ceiling and a white wall with a white ceiling and a white wall with a white ceiling and a white wall with a white ceiling and a white wall with a white ceiling and

a room with a round ceiling and a round table and chairs

a room with tables and chairs

a room with tables and chairs

a lobby with chairs and a reception desk

a room with a circular wall and a circular column

As you can see, the lounge was almost empty when I arrived, though as we approached the midnight departure bank the lounge filled up.

There was also a TV room with recliners that could be used for resting (if you are able to tune out the noise from the television…).

a room with purple chairs and a red wall

Plugs are plentiful and there are iPads available for use with inernet.

a phone on a table

a boy sitting in a chair with a laptop

Sleeping Area

A more formal “slumber room” area included an individual room (no doors) with a daybed…with blankets and pillows available upon request.

a brown couch with a suitcase on it

Duty Free

The lounge had its own duty free shop.

a display case with a chair and a chair in front of it

Newspapers + Magazines

While the lounge has a few physcila magaines (mostly promoting Saudi Arabia) digital magazines and newspapers are available via the lounge’s wi-fi network.

a display of magazines and magazines on a wall

Meeting Room

A single meeting room is availble near the lounge entrance.

a glass wall with shelves in it

Food + Drink

The highlight of this lounge is the wide selection of food and drinks available, including a large buffet (with Western and Middle Eastern food), an omelet station, a pizza oven, a salad bar, and a chocolatier/dessert area.

Main buffet:

a buffet line with food on shelves

a row of bowls of salads

a buffet with different foods on it

a group of fruit in baskets

two large pots with food in them

a two metal bowls with food in them

two bowls of food on a counter

two large metal pots with food in them

I would have liked to have seen more local dishes like Kabsa, Mandi, Saleeg, and Haneeth…but the selection was reasonable.

Salad bar:

a food display in a room

Al-Forno station (pizza and burgers):

a counter with food on it

a sign on a table

a pizza on plates on a counter

Dessert bar:

a woman standing behind a glass case with food on it

a display case with different types of chocolates

a white chef in a glass case

a refrigerator with food in it
My son Augustine had too many of these…

In terms of beverages, this is a dry lounge…no alcohol is served…but there is a barista coffee bar, soft drinks, mocktails, juice, and alcohol-free beer available.

a sign on a wall

a bar with chairs and a counter

a coffee machine with several cups and a few other cups

a man standing at a counter

a menu on a counter

a hand holding a cup of coffee

shelves of beverages on shelves

Lockers

Lockers are available to store your carry-on bags during your lounge stay. You can secure your belongings in the locker by choosing a four-digit passcode.

a desk and chair in a room with glass shelves

Restrooms + Showers

Restrooms and showers are available.

a bathroom with sinks and mirrors

Smoking Area

The lounge has gender-segregated smoking rooms just past the reception desks before entering the main part of the lounge.

a sign on a wall

a bench with a plant in it

Nanny’s Room

A nanny’s room includes a mobile cradle and is intended to be a secluded place to change diapers/nappies.

a sign on a door

a bathroom with a baby crib and a mirror

Children’s Room

Next door, a children’s room offers a small area for youngsters to stay busy during their lounge stay.

a child walking in a room with blue chairs and a television

Prayer Room

Next to the smoking area is a gender-segregated prayer and ablution area. Out of respect for those who were praying inside, I did not step into take any pictures.

a sign on a wall

Game Room

A game room included a pool table.

a pool table in a room

Internet

Finally, I’ll end on a low note. While the lounge space and amenities are excellent, the internet was unbearably slow. I had planned to work for most of my eight-hour layover but found work nearly impossible thanks to the terrible wi-fi speeds (both the lounge network and the airport network were terrible). This is a huge and unacceptable shortcoming to this lounge…please Saudia, please fix this!

CONCLUSION

The internet issue aside, this is a very nice lounge and very fitting of a hub lounge for a carrier that is trying to compete with Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar. I loved the warm service, delicious food nad beverages, and space to spread out in this lounge. It’s not a bad place even with a very long layover.

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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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3 Comments

  1. Kelley FITZPATRICK Reply
    December 28, 2024 at 2:21 pm

    Happy Holidays ! I look forward to your great posts in 2025

  2. Ni Reply
    December 28, 2024 at 2:44 pm

    +1

  3. PM Reply
    December 28, 2024 at 3:01 pm

    The equivalent facility in RUH is much smaller and less luxurious and lacks bathroom facilities (there’s a toilet nearby but it’s still outside the lounge), but the food and the internet were more than adequate.

    I also spent some time in the domestic JED lounge whose design is rather similar. Food was good, but there was no barista available. The internet was also working fine there, so perhaps you were unfortunate and just visited on a bad day.

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