Qantas Airlines Domestic Business Class Lounge Melbourne
Hours
One hour before each Qantas operated service until Qantas last departure (this continues to make me scratch my head on how to plan)Airlines Serviced
Qantas AirwaysAccess Rules
Business Class ticket domestically on Qantas.Emerald Status on OneWorld.
Two Guests.
The Lounge
So, I knew the lounge existed, but I had primarily been planning for international first class lounges, and this one just happened to be on my path because I wanted to see Tasmania, and my round trip to Auckland brought me back here.I spent a good amount of time in it, except for the couple hours my right side of my face was actually falling off due to a redback spider bite that I had treated in the airport clinic (yes, for real, not exhagerating. Redbacks suck). Having now been to every single domestic business except Perth, I can say with a good degree of certainity this is the best one.
Dining Area
Basically, while there are dedicated dining areas, I think the entire place is a dining area in some fashion, definitely low key.General Area
The rest of the lounge is very open, clean, bright, and well, kept up (as in it feels new). The seats along the windows fill up fast and are camped in for hours.Shower Facilities
There is a bank of showers. I was so busy with the doctor and had only flown in from Auckland, that I didn't need them for this trip.
The old buffet. Soup, cold foods, bread, kinda standard and not that much diversity
Salads
Couple of hot food items. It was enough, but it did feel limited
Hand made and served speciality dishes that change over days
Seating near the entrance of the lounge, the least desirable in my opinion
Business center is also right by the entrance, and not a bad layout for some work
The bar, be prepared to wait a little bit, the line was always there
Far end of the lounge with those covetted window seats
Summary
Pretty nice, and comfortable domestic lounge. Not quite international pampering level, but it was a very good experience for my 6 hour layover.Tip: First thing hit those window seats and drop your bag if there is an open one. Then get a drink.