TAP Air Portugal Traipse
- TP8406 / SQ388 Singapore to Barcelona – Business
- Four Points Diagonal, Barcelona
- Pau Casals VIP Lounge (Aena), Barcelona El Prat Airport
- The Ivens, Autograph Collection
- TAP Premium Lounge Tejo, Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport
- Novotel Lisbon
- Amsterdam Marriott Hotel
- Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center
- Star Alliance Lounge – Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- Lisbon Marriott Hotel
- TP8435 / SQ355 Milan to Singapore – Business
- TAP Flights in general during this trip (TP1037/ TP 668 / TP669 / TP822)
I was excited about this lounge as I saw good reviews during my research and was looking forward to chilling in a not-crowded airport lounge for once.
Location – Terminal 2, follow airport signage to Airline Lounge 27. The lounge is located in the Schengen Departures area – take the escalators or elevators up to level 2 from the main shopping area, towards D gates. Take the elevators or stairs to level 3. The lounge is located next to the Aspire Lounge.
Operating Hours – 05:30 to 2100 daily.
Access – I had access due to my TAP Executive Class ticket but understand that the lounge sells paid access as well.
Seating – the space was really big and was only 2-table filled when I stepped in. Wah. The design feels more atas than the regular airport lounge with liberal use of copper and gold tones, complimented by the natural lighting through the windows. I liked it alot!
Seats are spread out nicely with various seating options so one should not feel crowded in at any point. There was a good mix of low and regular tables, including a high table of sorts in one corner.
Food & Beverage – I thought the food was very decent – plenty of cold cuts, cheese and vegetables if you prefer a healthy meal before the trip.
There’s also some hot food selection and during my stay, it was the transition between breakfast and lunch so I saw eggs and bacon being swapped out for chicken curry, braised beef, and some other stuff which were all no good so perhaps that’s why I didn’t take pics.
Drinks available were in a separate corner with some snacks: wines, beer on tap, and selected spirits.
Service – Low touch so nothing to complain about.
In Summary,
A great spot to wait out a flight with its peaceful ambience – definitely cone here if you can!