Review: China Eastern Lounge Shanghai (PVG – T1)

We stopped at the China Eastern Lounge (No. 36) in Shanghai Pudong Terminal 1, which turned out to be a pleasant SkyTeam lounge that was oddly packed on the ground floor but almost empty on the upper level.

China Eastern Lounge Shanghai Review (PVG) – Terminal 1, Lounge Number 36

This is a Priority Pass Lounge and SkyTeam Lounge (open to SkyTeam Elite Plus passengers and SkyTeam business class passengers). Delta Air Lines flyers out of Shanghai Pudong are assigned this lounge. It has no set opening hours, but is rather open from “first flight to last flight” (in practice, more like two hours before the first flight until the last flight departs).

You’ll find the lounge near the main security checkpoint in Terminal 1. Just turn left and then make a right and head up the escalator.

We entered the lounge and found the first floor packed…every seat was filled.

But upstairs, the lounge was almost empty…

The upper level was like a ghost town…

Food + Drink

We parked ourselves upstairs, where there was a small selection of food (sandwiches, fruit) and drinks.

Most of the food and drinks, however, were downstairs (which I suppose explains why everyone was seated downstairs).

And the food spread was quite respectable, with a noodle bar, salads, sandwiches, fruit, and cakes.

Drink selections included tea, coffee, water, canned soft drinks, red and white wine, and four spirits (gin, rum, vodka, and Kahlúa, a coffee liqueur).

Augustine quite enjoyed another round of noodles.

Restrooms + Showers

Restrooms and showers were available on both floors. The shower suites were locked: request access with a lounge staff member.

Lockers

Near the entrance, large lockers are available that can be used to store baggage while using the lounge.

Internet

Not that anything is safe on this side of the great firewall, but I did not have to input my passport numbers or scan my boarding pass to access the internet: instead a general code for the lounge worked and the speeds were sufficient enough for me to get some work done while Augustine ate.

CONCLUSION

While I found it odd that everyone congregated downstairs, I thought the PVG T1 China Eastern Lounge was quite respectful and appreciated the room to spread out. Augustine loved his breakfast and I was thankful for the internet to get some work done.

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