Garuda Indonesia (GA)
- Location: Bali Denpasar (DPS) – Domestic Terminal
- Class: Business
- Access:
- Skyteam Business and First Class ticket holders
- Garuda GFF Platinum cardholders
- Date: October 2015
After two amazing weeks in Bali, two new first class lounges and the nose of a Cathay 747 to ourselves – it was finally time to start heading home. First stop: DPS airport.
The Alila driver dropped K and I at the domestic terminal, where we said our goodbyes to Mr and Mrs R, who were then driven on to the International terminal.
Thankfully, I’d prepared a few little treats for myself. There is nothing worse than having nothing but work to look forward to, whilst you’re still on holiday. You need to really make the journey home count.
I still had my first ever flight in Garuda Business Class to look forward to as well as my first long haul flight on Cathay in First Class… oh and another go at First on Cathay’s 747!
I love how you get to prolong your holiday at DPS, the airport is unmistakably Balinese.
Garuda Domestic Lounge – Bali, DPS
In the past I had used one of the terrible gate lounges (open to everyone but Skyteam) at DPS so was really looking forward to using the Garuda lounge at one of their flagship airports. When we first got to the lounge the place was overrun with people but after about 20 minutes or so most of them cleared out.
Past the greeting desks you enter an area which kind of resembles a hotel lobby.
The buffet is in the centre of this area and features a selection of both Western and Indonesian food. There was no liquor or champagne but beer was available (much the same as on domestic GA planes)
A rather menacing looking machine which produced some watery coffee.
After visiting numerous Japanese lounges, I thought I’d seen everything…
Time for one quick instagram post before our flight.
Indoors was pretty boring, so I made myself an iced espresso, grabbed Kamara and waited outside until boarding was called for our flight. There’s something very cool about being able to escape the hermetically sealed confines of an airport and these experiences are memorable for their rarity if nothing else.
To be honest though, it was nice to be outside enjoying the heat but this area is not a patch on the outdoor terraces at the VS clubhouse at LHR or the Star Alliance lounge at LAX.
- Part 1:
- Cathay Pacific : First Class Lounge – London Heathrow T3
- Part 2:
- JAL : First Class – London to Tokyo Haneda
- Part 3:
- Park Hotel Tokyo
- Part 4:
- JAL First Class Lounge – Tokyo Haneda Airport
- Part 5:
- Cathay Pacific : First Class – Tokyo Haneda to Hong Kong (Take 1)
- Part 6:
- Ritz Carlton Hong Kong
- Part 7:
- Cathay Pacific : The Pier First Class Lounge – Hong Kong Airport (Breakfast service)
- Part 8:
- Cathay Pacific : Business Class – Hong Kong to Jakarta
- Part 9:
- Mesastila Resort, Central Java : Arum Villa
- Part 10:
- Garuda Indonesia : Economy Class – Semarang to Bali
- Part 11:
- Villa Bulung Daya – Tabanan, Bali
- Part 12:
- Villa Amrita – Ubud, Bali
- Part 13:
- The Definitive guide to Food, Culture and Nature in Ubud, Bali
- Part 14:
- The Edge – Uluwatu, Bali
- Part 15:
- What to do in Uluwatu, Bali
- Part 16:
- Garuda Indonesia Business Class Lounge – Bali Denpasar Airport (Domestic Terminal)
- Part 17:
- Garuda Indonesia : Business Class – Bali to Jakarta
- Part 18:
- Pura Indah ‘First Class’ Lounge – Jakarta Airport
- Part 19:
- JAL : Business Class – Jakarta to Tokyo Narita
- Part 20:
- Conrad Tokyo : King Executive City Room
- Part 21:
- Cathay Pacific : First Class – Tokyo Haneda to Hong Kong (Take 2)
- Part 22:
- Intercontinental Hong Kong
- Part 23:
- Cathay Pacific : The Pier First Class Lounge – Hong Kong Airport (Lunch service)
- Part 24:
- Cathay Pacific : First Class – Hong Kong to London Heathrow
