Review: The relaxing SkyTeam Lounge at Sydney Airport

May 16, 2025

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SkyTeam Lounge Sydney Airport
Breakfast Spread
Bathrooms
Lunch Spread
Overall Thoughts

Regular readers will know I was recently unexpectedly sent to the excellent oneworld lounge in Amsterdam when flying Aer Lingus. Well, it happened again when flying Malaysia Airlines out of Sydney. The oneworld lounge finder says the Plaza Premium lounge is where people go, but as a business class passenger I was sent to the SkyTeam Lounge instead.

Most people will head to the Qantas lounges, but since they are tired old relics I had no intention of doing so. Happily this turned out to be the correct decision. Instead of a heaving mess of ancient design (and that’s just the passengers!), I got to enjoy a cool, pleasant and uncrowded facility instead.

SkyTeam Lounge Sydney Airport

The SkyTeam Lounge is right next door to the Plaza Premium lounge, so I didn’t have far to go when I was sent on my way. I arrived in the morning and was immediately struck by how quiet and calm the place was. Now this is how an airport lounge should be!

As a big fan of blue and green, I was in heaven. Both colours feature, plus there is greenery and what not strewn about. There are loads of seating options, which is pretty standard for an airport lounge.

a sign on a wall — The big sign beside the reception desk.

a screen on a wall — Flight information display screens.

a room with a large table and chairs — You can work here, if you like.

a room with chairs and tables and a window — A view over the apron.

a room with a large area with chairs and tables — Seating towards the back.

a room with green chairs and tables — This would be great for a group.

a room with a large bench and tables — These lined the walls.

a group of black recliners and ottoman — Need comfort?

a room with a blue couch and chairs — Families seemed to like these.

a group of chairs in a room — Another look.

a kitchen with white tile walls and a counter — Buffet area.

As the lounge is located nearer ground level, the planes are right in your face. In fact, a Qantas Airbus A380 loomed through the windows as if taunting me the whole time I was there.

Wi-Fi is very good, and the place was never crowded. So many lounges these days are heaving with people, so much so that it’s often calmer to sit in the terminal. Happily this wasn’t the case here.

Breakfast Spread

When I arrived at the SkyTeam lounge, there were breakfast options at the buffet. You could make yourself a pretty decent full breakfast if you desired.

a container of food in a restaurant — Sausages.

a black pot with a lid on a marble counter — Congee!

a shelf with bottles and glasses on it — Self-service drinks.

a display case with different types of food — Salads and what not.

a display case of food — Yoghurt and more salad bits.

a breakfast buffet with a machine and bowls — Pancake machine!

a basket of food on a counter — Croissants!

a basket with a towel and two black lamps — Under here is white bread and multigrain bread.

a beverage cooler in a room with chairs and tables — Wine and sparkling wine and so on in here.

a blue bar with shelves and plants — The bar.

a coffee machine on a counter — A tea and coffee and rubbish station.

a box of tea bags and a bucket of tea — Dilmah tea.

I opted not to have breakfast and just had a little taste of the Strawberry Sago. Usually I’ll always try something I’m not familiar with and I really liked it so I had some more.

Bathrooms

The toilets are located past the bar right beside the kitchens. As you’d expect they are of a modern design and so all the things that they should.

a bathroom with a double sink and large mirrors — Basins are quite spread out!

two bottles of liquid on a wall — Appelles skin lotion and hand wash.

Everything was kept clean enough and no hazardous materials were spotted or whiffed. Not much else I can say about it, and the Appelles products were appropriately bougie.

Lunch Spread

Since I was there past the traditional breakfast hours, I was also there to witness the changing of the guard. In a food way, of course! The lunch slash all day spread appeared and I was back with my phone to record the vittles.

a tray of food in a restaurant — Lemon pepper wings and Chilli con carrne.

food on a table — Spring rolls, Samosas and some bread rolls.

Quite frankly, I could have sat there and ate for days. I do love me a good chilli con carne, but alas I was saving myself for the Malaysia Airlines satay. It all looked good though!

Overall Thoughts

Malaysia Airlines sends business class passengers to the SkyTeam Lounge at Sydney Airport. Apparently it’s operated by the same folk who run the Plaza Premium Lounge next door. Reviews of that facility are like hens teeth, which is why I was looking forward to going. Still, I was not disappointed at all with the lounge I was sent to.

Airline lounges used to be places which were a lot more calm and relaxing than the terminal. The popularity of that was so much so that now lounges are heaving and I raise an eyebrow at any airline marketing speak that describes a lounge as “an oasis of calm”. It’s just not the case. That is the real selling point of this lounge and I rather enjoyed my visit.

What do you think of the SkyTeam Lounge at Sydney Airport? Do you know of other lounges which are also not busy? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.

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