Lounge Review: Qantas Business Class Lounge, Sydney

Trip Report: Two Weeks Down Under
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Lounge Review: Qantas Business Class Lounge, Sydney
Flight Review: Qantas A330-300 Sydney – Auckland
Lodging Review: Holiday Inn Auckland Airport
Lodging Review: The Pavilions Hotel, Christchurch
Our Time in Christchurch
Lodging Review: Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa
Our Time in Queenstown including Doubtful Sound Tour
Lodging Review: Avani Metropolis, Auckland
Our Time in Auckland
Lodging Review: Oceans Mooloolaba
Our Time on the Sunshine Coast
Lodging Review: Brisbane Marriott
Flight Review: Qantas B787-9 Brisbane – Los Angeles

We arrived into Sydney about 0620 and followed the signs for transit security. It seemed a little strange that we had to go through that again when we’d never left a sterile area. I thought perhaps I could bring the water bottle given to us on the plane but, nope, that had to go into the recycle bin. The vast majority of passengers on our flight were not transiting and the line was quite short so it didn’t take long at all to clear it. That completed we took the escalator up to the main floor of the airport.

From there we took a second escalator up to the next level where we passed by the Qantas First Class lounge and entered the Qantas Business Class Lounge.

We were greeted warmly and efficiently. At that early hour the lounge was quite empty which was nice after being on a plane with a lot of people for 14 hours! We were also fortunate that it was a sunny day and we had nice views outside. We could have taken an earlier flight to Auckland but our friend who was joining us from LA wouldn’t have been able to catch that flight, so we ended up with a 5+ hour layover in total. Our friend was arriving about two hours after us, so we probably spent about 2.5 hours in the lounge since she didn’t have access.

The lounge is quite large and stretches in both directions from the entrance. There’s loads of seating in many different forms. It was a bit surprising that not all seats had electrical outlets. I assume next time there’s a refresh that will be rectified.

Qantas Business Class Lounge Seating

Qantas Business Class Lounge Seating

After having breakfast on the plane I wasn’t hungry and instead was thrilled to be able to take a shower. After getting cleaned up my friend and I each had a cup of tea and some munchies.

The spread was rather small but that was fine with me. Options included pork sausage, baked beans, hash browns along with muffins, mini-croissants and other pastries.  The cold station had fresh fruit, hard boiled eggs and salad.

Qantas Business Class Lounge Food

Qantas Business Class Lounge Food

The cold beverage station included soft drinks as well as wine and liquor.  There was a separate cooler for beer with three brands on tap.

Qantas Business Class Lounge Beverages

Qantas Business Class Lounge Beverages

There was also a station for specialty coffees and tea.

Qantas Business Class Lounge Hot Beverages

As expected, the lounge got busier as the day wore on and we left around 0830 after our friend’s flight landed.

In the end

This was a terrific place to pass the time. Wi-fi was very good and I especially loved being able to shower and brush my teeth after leaving home some 32 hours before.