There are four VIP lounges at Abu Dhabi International Airport: the Gulf Air First Class lounge, the main lounge for Gulf Air’s Business Class and Frequent Flyer programme members, as well as Golden Class passengers, a ‘snoozing’ lounge offering comfy reclining seats in a slightly more subdued atmosphere, and the Al Ghazlan lounge for all remaining airlines’ First and Business Class passengers.The main lounge also includes the world’s first in-lounge duty free shop, a 24-hour duty free facility with a carefully selected range of the top selling items in all main categories, including audio/video, watches, souvenirs, liquor and tobacco, perfume, confectionery, toys, mobile telephones, cameras and more.

The lounge has a dedicated business centre facility with three laptop stations offering high speed ADSL internet connection, photocopier, fax, and full secretarial service. The business centre also has a wireless mobile internet facility so that the centre’s laptops can be taken out into the lounge as required.The Abu Dhabi Airport hotel also offers a children’s playroom, a fully equipped health club with sauna, jacuzzi and gymnasium, laundry facilities, mosque, 24-hour room service, a 24-hour lounge bar and a five star restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to travelers. Of the passengers using the VIP lounges at Abu Dhabi Airport hotel, 25% are European, 25% Arab, 20% Far Eastern and 30% other nationalities. The hotel rooms are mostly used by passengers in transit or waiting for connecting or delayed flights. 30% are First and Business class passengers, and 70% economy, and mostly they fall into the age range of 30-55.