REVIEW – EVA Air Business Class Lounges Taipei (The Infinity, The Star)

All good things must come to an end and so we arrive at the final segment of this trip report.

The return flight from TPE to LHR is a one stop service, calling briefly at BKK. As EVA Air’s flagship route I was interested to see how the short sector from TPE -BKK compared to the far longer BKK-LHR sector, as well as seeing how the service differed between day and night flights.

First though, we had to investigate EVA Air’s showpiece lounges at Taipei Taoyuan airport.

The EVA Air TPE Lounges

All the lounges at TPE are located on a mezzanine level which overlooks the immigration desks and duty free shopping area.

There are four different EVA Air lounges, each of which has different entrance criteria. The Infinity and The Star are the ‘premium’ lounges accessible to those on travelling on business class tickets, whereas The Club and The Garden are for the use of frequent flier elites and credit card holders.

The Infinity Lounge

The Star and The Infinity share a common reception area, interestingly we were directed straight to The Infinity, without any mention of The Star being made.

The Infinity was very busy when we were there at around 9am. In fact it was quite difficult to find any empty seats at all. Like moths into a flame, we headed straight for the showpiece, the ‘warp core’ at the far end of the lounge. I’ll give it this much, it sure as hell beats the sterile purgatories that Lufthansa passes off as lounges

The food and beverage selection was extremely varied, with all manner of hot and cold options available, even at this early hour.

After some ice cream and coffee we decided to wander across to the opposite side of the reception desk, to see if The Star would make for a less crowded experience.

The Star Lounge

The Star was a lot more tranquil and spacious than The Infinity and definitely seemed to have an older and more local crowd. To be honest, I think I preferred it, it had the same food and beverage offering with more personal space.

One small regret I had was that I got so full from eating everything else during our time in Taiwan that I didn’t have a chance to eat a Taiwanese dumpling. Thankfully these were on the breakfast menu and they were amazing. After trying my first I just had to have one more, I’m always a sucker for food with a DIY element (I always used to love making crispy duck rolls and tacos as a kid), so I really enjoyed having the option to add extra coriander and sauce.

Taiwanese dumpling, char-siu pork bun and… er… misc.

After our very satisfying ‘pre-breakfast’ we made our way to the gate, slightly early. Why slightly early?

Because there was a special plane we had to see.

Behind our 77W was the object of our desire. One of BR’s Hello Kitty Jets!