When you’re sitting halfway to the sky, nursing a white wine, eating salmon-topped blinis and admiring light-sparkled views, you’ll certainly be happy. But beyond the feel-good factor, do hotel club lounges deliver value?
Choose wisely, however. Some club lounges feature only a few armchairs, a blaring TV and a coffee machine, and are filled with jet-lagged salespeople who’d rather be elsewhere. Meanwhile at Shangri-La Sydney, a Deluxe Darling Harbour room is $335 while a Horizon Club Darling Harbour room is $565, or a heftier $230 difference.