Bristol Airport lounge deals?

jimi_man

Looking at Bristol airport it seems Frankie and Bennys is the most expensive. £47 will easily cover a meal and drinks. 

csw5780

https://www.holidayextras.com/airport-lounges.html

When you sign up to their newsletter they offer 10% with free cancellation. They say they are “never beaten on price”. 

daveyjp

jimi_man said:

Not exactly cheap then! £47 (each I presume) buys a reasonable lunch/dinner somewhere with drinks - probably far better than you can get in a pay to use lounge. If you can’t use a lounge through status then they generally aren’t worth paying for. 

Its more than just the price of food and drink.

I received a decent discount at Leeds Bradford last year and used it because it's the only place to get a decent seat where you can see outside and don't feel hemmed in.  Unfortunately too many NIMBYs scuppered the opportunity for a new modern terminal building, so they have to make the best of a 1960s building dealing with more passengers than it was ever designed to handle.

I paid about £35 for a really good lunch and a few drinks in a child free environment.

All other airside seating is in corridors near the toilets, near the escalator to the gate area, or in the gates area which is a depressing space more akin to an unheated warehouse!

NoodleDoodleMan

csw5780 said:

https://www.holidayextras.com/airport-lounges.html

When you sign up to their newsletter they offer 10% with free cancellation. They say they are “never beaten on price”. 

It's the bottom line price, regardless of discount, that's the "good deal" benchmark - based on the facilities and quality etc.

The "Never Beaten On Price" boast means that if you can find it on offer cheaper elsewhere then Holiday Extras will price match - the problem of course is finding that elusive better deal in the first instance.

Obviously opinions differ on the price issue.

The quality of airport lounges varies greatly in my experience - we enjoyed top grade in Dubai and Singapore, for example - but domestically many are very average and don't offer value for money IMO.

jimi_man

Agree with above. Any that you have to pay for are usually rubbish (unless very expensive). The decent ones are only usually accessible with status.