Qantas Sydney Domestic Business Class Lounge

Often mistaken for the Qantas Club Lounge in Sydney, the domestic business class lounge is a completely different space altogether.

The space itself is smaller than the Qantas Club lounge, the furnishings and food and beverages are also slightly different. We visited at breakfast time.

Qantas Sydney domestic business class lounge — The Qantas Sydney Domestic Business Class Lounge is separate to the Qantas Club Lounge in Sydney.

We visited at breakfast time, so there were lots of eggs! Eggs seem to be a predominant feature of breakfasts around the world, which is good because we love eggs!

Quick Index Qantas Sydney Domestic Business Lounge

Location
Qantas business class dress code?
Who can get in
Seating
Bathrooms and Showers
Food and Beverage
- Breakfast
- Drinks
Final Thoughts

the Qantas Sydney Business Class Lounge Location

The lounge is located in the domestic terminal in Sydney. For Australians it is quite annoying that if you don’t live in Sydney, you sometimes have to collect your own bags and re-check them in! First world problems, we know! If you’re lucky, sometimes your airline will do it for you. After immigration, turn left, go up the escalators and look for the lounge signs for all airlines. Qantas and Qantas Club arrows will point you in different directions.

Qantas business class dress code

Quite a lot of people can use this lounge. Before you get dressed though, please read our guide of what to wear and what not to wear! How embarrassing if you get refused entry because you’re not properly dressed! Just because You have been warned. No one wears a suit anymore.

Who can Get In

Passengers of Oneworld alliance airlines such as Emirates and China Eastern can access the Qantas Sydney business class lounge. Anyone with a Qantas or Jet star business class ticket has access too. However, if you’re flying Emirates, we prefer Emirates’ lounges. They’re a cut above. Sorry Qantas, but it’s true!

Check the table below, to see if you’re getting in or getting booted out!

Upon Entering

As you walk in, the overwhelming colour palette is muted soft grey, white and cream. You will have the familiar wooden magazine wall displaying reading material you are welcome to take on board your flight. The hanging ceiling to table globes will also be reminiscent of Qantas lounge decor. Long stone tables covered in

Are you getting in to the Qantas Sydney Domestic Business Class Lounge?

Does it look like an industrial space? Some people dislike the hard flooring areas in the domestic lounge in Sydney. What do you think?

Seating

The lounge is roughly split into a quiet and a not so quiet area. Breakfast is quite a busy time for most lounges. Sydney is the lounge that most people will use if their final destination is Melbourne, like us.

Similar to other Qantas lounges, there are different types of seating available. Bar stools for those propping up the bar and comfortable, padded armchairs for relaxing in. Swivel office type chairs and padded dining room chairs. The soft furnishings are fabric blue, brown leather (could be faux leather) and black leather (again probably faux leather). There are also some abstract designed padded armchairs in black and white.

Look around your seats and you will find power outlets. They are in the tables, near the armchairs and near the long tables.

Bathrooms and Showers

There are shower rooms, so if it isn’t busy, just walk straight in. There’s no need to book, just look at the doors for the familiar green vacant symbol.

The shower gel, conditioner and shampoo are from the Li’tya Australian organics range. Li’tya means “of the Earth”. They are a small company based in the state of Victoria and use native Australian botanical ingredients in their products.

Food and Beverages

The Breakfast

As our visit to the lounge coincides with breakfast. Unfortunately no lunch or dinner offerings for Only1invillage!

It’s buffet dining for breakfast at the Sydney qantas domestic lounge. Being in Australia, we expect the full greasy English breakfast and the healthy options which include chia seeds and make your own juices. You can have classic cereals such as Weetbix and corn flakes too. The carbs, where pre sliced bread is available, and cereal sections are separated from the other breakfast items.

Fresh fruit and ready made mini muesli cups are on a separate island, away from the full English breakfast.

Eggs, you always see eggs in business class lounges. However, we have yet to come across an egg station where the chef will poach an egg for you, while you wait!

Whilst not up to the taste and presentation of an Emirates business class lounge, the food is still good quality. Nothing is inedible. We tried a lot of the food. All in the interests of fair reporting you understand!

beverages

It’s time for J to prop up the bar and C to get her latte from the barista bar. Since it’s breakfast though, the only cocktail you’ll be ordering is a cocktail of caffeine. Alcohol is only served after midday. As Qantas is an Australian lounge, and you can hold out until 12.01 pm, you can order a pale ale by Little Creatures, a Perth based company. The wines are good quality and the spirits are the well known international brands.

Final Thoughts

The staff were great. The food options could do with some made to order options like in the international lounge. It’s definitely more cosy than the Qantas Club Sydney Lounge which is very large and can get very noisy when busy. Definitely visit if you have the time. If you’re flying on an Emirates ticket though on business class, we would go to the Emirates Lounge.

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