The core essentials of the SAS Gold Lounge in Copenhagen (CPH) remain unchanged, but I want to provide an updated review of the meal options you can expect when visiting this flagship SAS lounge. SAS Gold Lounge Copenhagen Review...
The core essentials of the SAS Gold Lounge in Copenhagen (CPH) remain unchanged, but I want to provide an updated review of the meal options you can expect when visiting this flagship SAS lounge.
SAS Gold Lounge Copenhagen Review
My previous visit this year was in the morning during breakfast hours and this visit was closer to midday. Like every visit, however, my first stop was at the café for a barista-made coffee, one of the distinguishing features of the Gold Lounge versus the Business Lounge one level below. The cortado was excellent.
Next I had lunch, enjoying a Smörgåsbord of options from the buffet including a green salad with cucumbers and beets, a pasta salad with spinach, a roasted potato salad, and a bowl of hearty cream of mushroom soup. Only the soup was warm, with all other items cold.
I rounded out the meal with a flat white, which was even better than the cortado (cortado was a bit on the strong side and the LavaZZA espresso is already strong).
Final verdict: great little lunch before my flight to Frankfurt. I will certainly miss this lounge if SAS leaves Star Alliance.
My prior and more comprehensive review, published on April 7, 2023, is below.
The SAS Gold Lounge in Copenhagen is even better than prior to the pandemic, with a section of both hot and cold food, great coffee, and plenty of room to spread out.
SAS Gold Lounge Copenhagen Review
My original review, below this update, is still relevant. Even so, I wanted to provide an update on catering and how the lounge has held up over the last few years.
Access to the lounge only for Star Gold members.
After entering the lounge, walk past this sitting room on the first floor and head upstairs to the main part of the lounge.
While some airlines uses the pandemic to permanently enact cost-cutting, SAS appears to have gone the other way, at least in terms of its lounge food. I was there in the morning on my way to the Faroe Islands and in the afternoon on my way back and found the food spread quite satisfactory.
Morning selections included scrambled eggs, which I never saw before the pandemic, as well as yogurt, cereal, cold cuts, hardboiled eggs, and oatmeal.
Afternoon and evening selections included a large salad bar, pizza bread, two types of soup, sweet and savory snacks, and cake.
Few things are more satisfying than a delicious slice of whole grain bread with butter:
Soft drinks, beer, wine, and spirits are self-serve:
My favorite part of the lounge remans the “café” which offers barista-made coffee. I enjoyed several cups over the course of my two visits:
Copenhagen can be dark and dreary during the winter months, but a “daylight booster zone” is available to simulate natural light. I stood in it for a few minutes (just a bright white room).
In conclusion, this remains an excellent lounge and in terms of food, I prefer the post-pandemic menu even more than the pre-pandemic menu.
My original review, published on November 15, 2019, appears below.
Give me good coffee and you’ve already made me happy. Everything else in the SAS Gold Lounge in Copenhagen was icing on the cake.
SAS Gold Lounge Copenhagen Location + Opening Hours
The SAS Gold Lounge is open to Star Alliance Gold members and located directly above its business lounge “SAS Lounge” near the entrance to Per C in Terminal 3. It is open from 5:15AM to 11:00PM Monday thru Friday and opens at 6:00AM on Saturday and Sunday.
SAS Gold Lounge Copenhagen Coffee
Let’s start with the coffee, because I found this the highlight of a lounge. A barista is on-call, throughout the day, to make the coffee of your choice. Lavazza is used and I enjoyed three cappuccinos during my stay.
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SAS Gold Lounge Copenhagen Food + Drink
I know some people complain there is no English/American breakfast items, but the Scandinavian breakfast spread is still comprehensive and quite tasty. Think:
Sliced ham Hardboiled eggs Harvarti cheese Cereals Yogurt Plain Strawberry Vanilla Oatmeal (hot) Overnight Oats with apple Seeds Black currant Sunflower Flax
Drinks include soft drinks, juices, water, beer, wine, and various kinds of tea.
SAS Gold Lounge CPH Seating
The Danish modern style appears eclectic at first glance, but is really quite deliberate also quite comfortable.
SAS Gold Lounge Copenhagen Business Center
A small business center offers two spots to work with plug-ins and a copy machine.
