You should listen when sent to another lounge, and here’s why

The Egyptair Alioth lounge has been touted by bloggers as the best one in Terminal 3 in Cairo. I guess that depends on when you get there. When I arrived around 11:30pm, the desk staff actively told me to go to the another lounge closer to my gate.

As I’d heard it was the best, I asked to come in anyway and to shrugs from the staff, I was permitted entry. Well, that was certainly a bit of a mistake on my part and here’s why.

Why go to another lounge?

As it turned out, one side of the lounge was roped off. I assume that was the good side, as I certainly wasn’t impressed at all with the area that remained open. That being said, as a dining area it was functional and very bright.

There were two or three people scattered around, so I decided to check out the food selection. The word that springs to mind is tired, yet I decided to try some. As it turned out, the food was as tired as it looked. It was fine, but it had probably been there for a bit of time. For example, the pasta was quite dry. Before I left I hit the bathroom, which was completely modern and clean. No issues whatsoever there, and I headed off to the Gienah lounge near my gate.

Overall Thoughts

Clearly you should listen when the lounge staff direct you to another lounge. Without saying so, they were silently indicating that things would be better elsewhere, and they were correct.

I spent just 20 minutes or so in this lounge and headed over to the other lounge. That had a much more extensive food offering available and all in all was more what I would expect.

What do you think of the Egyptair Alioth lounge at Cairo Terminal 3? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.

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