The world’s first-ever Louis Vuitton Lounge by Yannick Alléno has opened in Doha; Hamad International Airport. It brings an exquisite fusion of luxury gastronomy and French savoir-faire.
Who can access the Louis Vuitton Lounge?
Currently, access is exclusively for Qatar Airways Privilege Club Gold and Platinum members. In addition, guests invited by Louis Vuitton can also access the lounge.
The lounge is located on the upper level in the new extension of the airport, next to the Al Mourjan Business Class Lounge – the Garden.
The lounge was opened almost 6 months ago with Qatar Duty Free. It was my first time visiting the lounge before my flight.
Food and Beverage
Food and beverages are ordered through the menu.
Apart from the expensive champagne and caviar on offer, I think the coffee, cake/sandwich are quite reasonably priced at an airport location.
The Louis Vuitton Lounge was very quiet during my visit, as most of the passengers went to Al Mourjan Business Class lounge for free drinks and food. I believe they need to consider making the lounge more accessible for everyone instead of targeting only frequent flyers with access to the airline lounge. All the food I tasted was great, there was an element of a fine dining restaurant inside. The staff were extremely attentive.
If you’re passing Doha Hamad Int’l Airport and want a “quiet and nice” experience, I’d recommend this lounge!
This lounge looks fancy. But I don’t think I’d shell out that kind of cash. You’re mostly just paying for the Louis Vuitton name at that point.
That was my thought exactly. I have better things to shell out my money on.
Spend $50 on a glass of champagne when I could get the same (often times better) glass of champagne at the Al Mourjan lounge for free? Laughable.
My thoughts exactly!
The Louis Vuitton lounge is really a “lounge within a lounge” as the entrance is located inside the new Al Mourjan Garden lounge. I spent about six hours at the Garden lounge last week in between QR flights, and during that time, I did not see a single passenger making use of the LV lounge. It’s not hard to see why — why pay a premium for food and drinks (sometimes steep!) when there is no shortage of good food and drink options (and seating areas) for free in the Garden lounge?
I agree with Sam that this lounge might have a better chance of success if it were opened up to all passengers, not just those who can flow through the Garden lounge. Indeed, the LV lounge might find more use from passengers who don’t have lounge access at all than those who already have access to the complimentary offerings at the Garden (or the original Al Mourjan, or another lounge). And, if the idea is to create a flashy, designer-branded, high-end lounge within a lounge to cater to those who either want to pay a premium for what LV offers or want to burnish their image as connoisseurs of such a lounge, maybe LV should have placed this lounge within the Al Safwa lounge, rather than one of the Al Mourjan lounges.