After going through security which was super painless (I’m looking at you TSA) – I was spit out into the airside portion of the terminal and boy is it gorgeous.
Since I was there on a 14 hour layover, I decided to just camp out at the airside Yotel. I was able to book based on an hourly rate and was cheaper compared to a full nights rate. What I did not know at the time was that the Turkish J lounge had sleep rooms with specific requirements but c’est la vie.
Check in was smooth and I made my way to my assigned room. It was very spacious compared to the Yotel at Changi Airport.
After a comfortable 10 hour stay, checked out around midnight and had 4 hours till take off. Walked back to the central area to find the entrance to the TK J lounge.
After scanning my BP at the automated gate, I was let into the main lobby area
Locker area off to the left of the lobby and sleep rooms / shower further down past the lockers.
The lounge was very busy around midnight when I entered and then cleared out after an hour. It was difficult to find seating initially but as people were leaving, I started to get better seats far away from everyone else.
I went to find food and there were only a couple hot dishes available at this time which was fine. I missed the kebabs which I was told were really good.
Chef was serving veggie stew, rice and beans.
Found the pide station!
Five choices for consumption – all were so good.
There were two dessert and drinks stations.
The UEFA attraction
Other areas of the lounge
Went to check out the shower lounge – lack of ventilation if you are having a hot shower.
Overlooking the terminal
Waiting for my gate number to be posted
Had a good lounge experience overall – very open and airy but be warned of how crowded it can get during peak times which is probably all the time except between 12am – 5am.
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