Review: Lufthansa Lounge, Milan Malpensa Schengen (MXP)

 

Lufthansa Lounge, Milan Malpensa Airport Schengen

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Location: Terminal 1 Schengen Area A, left side before the escalator to gates 24-30
Access: Business class passengers on airlines like Lufthansa, Austrian and Swiss; Star Alliance gold members flying with Star Alliance member airlines; certain Eurowings passengers; American Express Platinum or Centurion credit card members
Opening hours: Daily, open from 4:30am to 9:30pm

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Lounge Signage & Entrance

Lounge signage

Lounge entrance

Seating

The lounge is L-shaped. There are several seating areas and then a hot and cold buffet, and a self-serve bar.

Seating area (right) and buffet (left) when facing the entrance.

Seating opposite the reception

Communal table 

Seating

2 semi-private pods

Seating

The wallpaper of library gives positive vibes.

Seating

As expected, there are power outlets on every seat.

View

Dining

Buffet area

Buffet area

Sicilian style stewed Swiss chard 

Friulan typical potato and Montasio dop hashbrown style

Emilian pork stew with pumpkin

Lasagna with Gorgonzola dop, chestnuts and walnuts

They also had pasta with basil or Amatrician sauce.

Typical Umbrian spelt and mushroom soup (the other soup was leek and potato soup).

Bread

Salad

Sandwiches, cold cuts (salame Milano, roasted turkey), cheese (Grana padano dop, Provolone dolce dop)

Butter and margarine, Millefeuille with chestnuts and figs

Cornetti, Sponge cake

Chocolates, cookies, candies

Self-serve bar

Drinks menu

Red wine (San Silvestro Dolcetto D'alba doc, San Silvestro Barbera D'alba doc)

Piemonte Spumante Brut, Piemonte Metodo Classico Brut doc, San Silvestro Fossili Gavi di Gavi, Piemonte Chardonnay doc)

Draft beer (Nastro Azzuro, Löwenbrau)

Draft beer, soft drinks, Kinley, sparkling and still water

Wifi

Wifi is free and no password is needed.

Amenities

Toilet (no showers)

Reading materials

Luggage storage

CONCLUSION

This is only one lounge which means those flying in business class and those with status have both access. Normally, the Senator Lounge for those with status would be better than the business lounge. This lounge is more or less has an inclination to the Senator Lounge in my opinion: very good food and drinks offering with an Italian touch, nice views and the fact that there are several seating areas allows guests to choose which one is best for them. Our Austrian gate is one of the bus gates which meant the lounge is very close to it. Overall, this is a very nice lounge.