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Bidvest Club Lounge Tambo Airport
13 May 2013, 11:09
Mauser K98Bidvest Club Lounge Tambo Airport
At the Bidvest Premier Club Lounge in Tambo Airport Johannesburg, do you have to have an advanced reservation or can walk-up and pay for admission?
Returning through Tambo on June 3rd. and looking for a place to relax for about 3 hours.
Thanks for any info.
Mauserk98
13 May 2013, 12:34
shakariYou can usually just walk in and pay on arrival but there's always the very small possibility they might be full because of widespread flight delays etc.
FWIW, I've used it for decades and have never had any problem getting in.
13 May 2013, 16:33
ddrhooklast time i was there it was a very nice place to relax for a bit if memory serves me it was $35 including snacks and soft drinks
13 May 2013, 18:43
shakariquote:
Originally posted by ddrhook:
last time i was there it was a very nice place to relax for a bit if memory serves me it was $35 including snacks and soft drinks
Unless they've changed it in the last year or so, the entry fee also includes booze & showers etc and they even have a smoking room.
13 May 2013, 19:24
Larry SellersWhich terminal is this club located in A or B. Thanks, may check it out the end of June.
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13 May 2013, 20:26
shakariLarry
There's one on each terminal.
In Internationals, come through passport control, turn right and walk to the end of the main area where you'll see an escalator going up. Jump on that and at the top turn 180 degrees left and it's right in front of you.
In Domestics, come through the security X Ray point, turn right and you'll see lifts. Go up to (IIRC) the 1st floor and it's right there. The lift has a sign marking which level it is but I'm fairly sure it's the 1st floor.
14 May 2013, 08:45
jdollarquote:
Originally posted by shakari:
quote:
Originally posted by ddrhook:
last time i was there it was a very nice place to relax for a bit if memory serves me it was $35 including snacks and soft drinks
Unless they've changed it in the last year or so, the entry fee also includes booze & showers etc and they even have a smoking room.
right on all counts, mate. at least as of last Oct.
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14 May 2013, 12:17
shakariThey also have internet there but I don't remember if it's free or not. Even if it's not, I'm sure it won't be overly expensive.
20 May 2013, 13:16
Bren7X64quote:
Originally posted by shakari:
Larry
There's one on each terminal.
In Internationals, come through passport control, turn right and walk to the end of the main area where you'll see an escalator going up. Jump on that and at the top turn 180 degrees left and it's right in front of you.
In Domestics, come through the security X Ray point, turn right and you'll see lifts. Go up to (IIRC) the 1st floor and it's right there. The lift has a sign marking which level it is but I'm fairly sure it's the 1st floor.
Not to be taking the piss or anything - but that's "rest of the world" first floor, right? Not USA first floor?
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20 May 2013, 13:43
shakariquote:
Originally posted by Bren7X64:
Not to be taking the piss or anything - but that's "rest of the world" first floor, right? Not USA first floor?
That's quite correct as in the 1st floor above the ground floor and below the second floor which is the floor 2 up from the ground floor!
Don't be too hard on our American cousins though. We shouldn't after all expect then to be able to add up simple sums when they can't even spell simple words such as colour correctly.
20 May 2013, 19:26
Cross Lquote:
Originally posted by shakari:
quote:
Originally posted by Bren7X64:
Not to be taking the piss or anything - but that's "rest of the world" first floor, right? Not USA first floor?
That's quite correct as in the 1st floor above the ground floor and below the second floor which is the floor 2 up from the ground floor!
Don't be too hard on our American cousins though. We shouldn't after all expect then to be able to add up simple sums when they can't even spell simple words such as colour correctly.
Just because you insist on driving on the wrong side of the rode doesnt mean you can count-
20 May 2013, 19:28
shakariThe US (and incidentally Portugal) might drive on the right side of the road but the UK drives on the correct (as opposed to the wrong) side.
You should have been on Okinawa on the day they changed traffic from the right (proper side) to the left!
quote:
Originally posted by shakari:
The US (and incidentally Portugal) might drive on the right side of the road but the UK drives on the correct (as opposed to the wrong) side.
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20 May 2013, 21:54
shakariErnest
I can imagine it must have been a super mega bugly stuff up........ and seem to remember another country switched over in about the 70s or so...... might have been Sweden but my memory isn't that good I'm afraid.
such a change must play havoc with car values though!
21 May 2013, 02:46
Nitro Expressquote:
Originally posted by Cross L:
quote:
Originally posted by shakari:
quote:
Originally posted by Bren7X64:
Not to be taking the piss or anything - but that's "rest of the world" first floor, right? Not USA first floor?
That's quite correct as in the 1st floor above the ground floor and below the second floor which is the floor 2 up from the ground floor!
Don't be too hard on our American cousins though. We shouldn't after all expect then to be able to add up simple sums when they can't even spell simple words such as colour correctly.
Just because you insist on driving on the wrong side of the rode doesnt mean you can count-
Bold talk for folks who confuse a frontier woman's headgear with the hood of a car; the foot apparel worn by cowboys and hunters with the trunk, and also find a need to spell the rubber objects around the wheels with a "y," apparently to avoid confusing them with the verb intended to show fatigue.
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22 May 2013, 06:19
WV HitmanI just got back from Joberg. Used the Baobab Lounge. No charge, good food, free everything. Took a nice shower befor getting on the plane. Great experience.
Larry Rogers
22 May 2013, 07:06
Cross Lquote:
Originally posted by shakari:
The US (and incidentally Portugal) might drive on the right side of the road but the UK drives on the correct (as opposed to the wrong) side.
Lets see--we drive on the right side--which means you drive on the left(wrong) side
Wasn't it Winston that said America and England were two people divided by a common language??
I found the French Air lounge on the SECOND floor extremely nice last fall- they have a reciprocal agreement with Delta.
22 May 2013, 13:47
Bren7X64quote:
Originally posted by Cross L:
quote:
Originally posted by shakari:
The US (and incidentally Portugal) might drive on the right side of the road but the UK drives on the correct (as opposed to the wrong) side.
Lets see--we drive on the right side--which means you drive on the left(wrong) side
Wasn't it Winston that said America and England were two people divided by a common language??
I found the French Air lounge on the SECOND floor extremely nice last fall- they have a reciprocal agreement with Delta.
You DID order "freedom fries" and "freedom toast" while there, right?
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Samoa just changed to driving on the left in 2009
Do any of the airport lounges at OR Tambo have reciprocity with United Club?
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22 May 2013, 21:28
Cross Lquote:
Originally posted by Bren7X64:
quote:
Originally posted by Cross L:
quote:
Originally posted by shakari:
The US (and incidentally Portugal) might drive on the right side of the road but the UK drives on the correct (as opposed to the wrong) side.
Lets see--we drive on the right side--which means you drive on the left(wrong) side
Wasn't it Winston that said America and England were two people divided by a common language??
I found the French Air lounge on the SECOND floor extremely nice last fall- they have a reciprocal agreement with Delta.
You DID order "freedom fries" and "freedom toast" while there, right?
Actually I enjoyed the free Famous Grouse and a pretty good cheese selection-
If anyone will be at Tambo on Monday I will be looking at stopping in here mid morning. First beer is on me.
