Review Pearl Lounge, Stockholm Arlanda Airport T2

The airport of Stockholm Arlanda Is far from downtown, but it is definitely well connected to the Swedish capital. You can get there by fast train, by bus or by taxu, Uber and Bolt. Be careful, however, not to miss terminal because there are 4 of them, and depending on which company you use, you will start from a different area.

Access

This Pearl Lounge is the only one in this terminal, impossible to miss because you can see it directly from the check-in area.

It has agreements with several companies that operate at this terminal and is also open to holders of Priority Passes and similar cards.

Location

Once through security and into the gate area you must turn left and past some restaurants and stores you will notice signs for the terminal's only lounge.

The hall is located on the upper floor.

The lounge

Being the only lounge in a termianl, which is used by so many carriers, it is easy for it to be crowded, and as is often the case in lounges, attendance is in waves.

You arrive it is full, you struggle to sit down, after 30 minutes it is deserted, and 15 minutes later it is packed again.

The hall has an odd architecture. The main area is bridged over the public check-in area with two glass windows that allow a bird's-eye view of what is happening in the public area of the airport.

In the center is a huge circular tent with a series of seats, sofas and other stations.

Further outward in the area facing the terminal parking lots, there are lounges of different sizes where one can find a comfortable place to wait for one's flight.

The first impression is definitely the clutter, the non-rational use of space that might leave the visitor bewildered. If you walk in at 5 a.m. when it opens, you have a feeling, but once "alive," the situation changes immediately.

The other flaw is the few attendants who, at peak times, leave plates, cups and bichiers decanting on the tables for a long time.

Food & Beverage

The buffet area is immediately at the entrance, Both at breakfast and during the rest of the day there is both a hot and cold offering. As in all Nordic lounges, it is guaranteed that you will never die of thirst.

The little logical sense of the lounge can be seen here as well; the coffee and hot drink machine is in a completely different location from the rest of the food area.

Initially I thought that there was only American coffee and not the possibility of having a cappuccino.

In conclusion

Moving to the other terminals is possible with buses that allow you to go from 2/3 to 5 and 4. At 5 is the American Express lounge, while at 4 is the SAS lounge. The former is not worth the hassle of transferring, the latter is since it is better in everything.

The verdict

It achieves sufficiency because of its food offerings and its opening hours, which are really full. It is messy, though, and has few staff who come by to tidy up, and when there is so much going on the risk is that it will be even more messy

6

Rated Location

6

F&B

6

Services

6

Pro

• Opening hours
• Bright

Against

• Messy