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What you get
Table service and an a la carte menu rather than a buffet, drinks included, and Fast Track through security in the price.
Clubrooms is pitched as the step up from a standard lounge, and the service is where you feel it. Instead of a buffet you get table service and an a la carte menu: a breakfast menu until 11:00, then a two-course menu or a selection of snacks through the day, brought to your seat. Drinks are included and generous, with beers, wines, spirits, sparkling wine, cocktails, soft drinks and hot drinks; only Champagne costs extra. The room is designed around comfort and quiet, with proper seating, flight-information screens, televisions, free wifi and runway views.
The detail that sets Clubrooms apart from the other lounges is Fast Track: a pass through the priority security lane comes included with every booking. That turns the price into two things at once, the lounge and the queue-skip, which is worth weighing when you compare it with a cheaper lounge plus a separately bought Fast Track ticket. It sits airside near gate 54, a short walk from the middle of the departure lounge.
Price and access
From £40 on the day, a little more booked direct, less with a lounge card; open 05:00 to 20:00, aged 12 and over.
Entry starts at £40 walking up on the day and from £44 booked directly, with some reseller channels listing it lower, around £32. Members of Priority Pass, LoungeKey or DragonPass get in for a supplement of about £10 rather than the full price. Booking online ahead of the day saves up to roughly 20% against the walk-up rate and, more importantly at a busy airport, guarantees you a seat, so it is worth doing once your plans are firm. Clubrooms is open daily from 05:00 to 20:00, and entry is aged 12 and over only, off any airline and any ticket class.
Because access is tied to your flight, aim to arrive with a comfortable window before departure. The lounges guide compares Clubrooms against the other five on price and access side by side, and covers the cheapest ways into a lounge generally, including the reseller and lounge-card routes.
Is it worth it?
Worth it if you value the table service and the built-in Fast Track; the No1 Lounge is cheaper if a buffet will do.
Clubrooms earns its price when you want the treat rather than just a seat. The table service, the a la carte food and the included Fast Track make it the choice for a proper pre-holiday meal, a celebration, or simply a calmer start with someone waiting on you. Add up a cheaper lounge plus a separate Fast Track ticket and the gap narrows, which is the honest case for paying a little more here.
It is worth less if a buffet and a self-serve bar are all you need, in which case the No1 Lounge from the same operator usually costs less for a similar seat and view. Families with under-12s cannot use Clubrooms at all and should look at Aspire Lounge South, which takes all ages. For the top-of-the-range waiter-service option, Suite by Aspire sits above Clubrooms again; the full lounge comparison places them all in order.