Trip Report – Emirates First Class Lounge Concourse B Dubai

by Adam Last updated March 30, 2014

The Emirates First Class Lounge at the A380 Terminal was trendy and Vegas like while the Concourse B First Class Lounge was more traditional with Arabic influence…but still had a ton of amenities. This is part six of a fourteen part trip report from my travels to the Maldives and Dubai. This picture report covers the one year old Emirates First Class Lounge at the A380 Terminal – Concourse A in Dubai.

Like the lounge reviewed yesterday – Emirates First Class Lounge – A380 Terminal – Concourse A – Dubai, the First Class Lounge at Terminal B has a fine dining area, spa, prayer room, a ton of seating with additional food areas, children’s play rooms, showers, a business center, and a smoking area (instead of the cigar room). The seating and the surroundings are a bit more dated and power outlets were added after the fact…

The fine dining menu was identical to the other lounge (see yesterday’s post) as were the buffet areas.

Look at all those chefs…

Even if you’re not in the fine dining area, there’s still plenty to eat…

After spending hours at the newer and larger Concourse A lounge, this lounge actually felt small…which is ridiculous as it’s still probably one of the largest first class lounges in the world. I’d definitely recommend making the trip to the other lounge though regardless of where your flight departs from. This lounge was older and darker and just didn’t feel as special as the Concourse A lounge. It also lacked the quiet rooms, cigar room, PS3 areas, and had an older spa (you only get one treatment per ticket regardless of how many lounges you visit). The food however is identical in all lounges.

Up next – Emirates First Class DXB- Malé (MLE) – DXB B777-200LR

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Adam

Adam is the proud Founder and CEO of both Point Me to the Plane and point.me. An international consultant turned TV programming strategist, Adam currently works full-time on both websites. His obsession with points and miles dates back to his freshman year at college. After browsing Flyertalk and Mileage Workshop, Adam pulled the trigger and signed up for his first Citibank AAdvantage credit card and MCI phone line (yes, landlines still existed). Back then, both deals were churnable and in no time at all, the college freshman had enough miles to travel to Europe and Asia in First Class for free, multiple times. Needless to say, he was hooked! Fast forward a few years and Adam of course ended up in a career with a heavy travel requirement…which meant extra miles for awards! As his colleagues and friends started to hear about and see pictures from his trips, they wanted in on the secret and Adam began to assist them with their bookings, Juicy Miles was born. At the same time, Adam started an email newsletter to prevent those less obsessed co-workers from squandering their point collection opportunities. The bi-weekly email covered everything from upcoming promotions, guidance on maximizing points, and redemption advice. The distribution quickly expanded outside the office and Point Me to the Plane became a BoardingArea blog.

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7 comments

Ken Y. February 13, 2014 - 1:37 pm

I continue to be baffled that Haagen Dazs is served in F on many airlines and in Emirates F lounge. I wouldn’t buy it even if it was on sale at the store.

I appreciated the Dean & DeLuca ice cream served in JL C.