[NRT] ANA / Star Gold Lounge at T1

[yflyer]

For SQ flights departing Narita, the designated lounge is the ANA / Star Gold Lounge. I visited this lounge before my flight SQ12 from NRT to LAX late last month, in October.



This is a fairly large lounge.

It was not very crowded when I was there, however according to SQflyergirl, who was in the lounge earlier in the day before I visited, it was very full earlier in the day when banks of UA, and other Star Alliance, flights were departing.

A beautiful model of a Boeing 787 in Star Alliance livery in the Lounge reception area...



...as well as a Star Wars Battle Pod video game...



A very immersive experience...



...with a nice set of aircraft (spacecraft?) controls...

[yflyer]

There are several zones in the lounge, including this seating area with a range of different types of sake available for tasting.

[yflyer]

Main buffet area...





Beverage / Wine / Liquor selection...







...and beer dispensed from tilting dispensers...

[yflyer]

Decent selection of cold appetizers, including western selections as well as Japanese snacks such as rice balls...





A smallish selection of hot dishes, although the dishes themselves looked very appetizing. These had to be constantly replenished because of the large number of diners in the lounge...

Kagoshima meatballs (With pork)...



Very tasty looking noodles...



Miso soup...

[yflyer]

A variety of udon and soba noodle dishes were also available in a dedicated noodle bar...





You placed your orders at the counter, and your noodle bowl was prepared fresh...

[yflyer]

Partitioned seating areas...





Business Centre...

[yflyer]

Spacious shower rooms...



...with full amenities...

[yflyer]

Final thoughts on this lounge -- a decent offering -- good but not outstanding.

The modern decor is ok but unremarkable, and there are no external/tarmac views. On the plus side, the F&B and sake selection is decent, and the shower rooms are very large.

Compared to JAL, I think the JAL Business Class lounges in Narita and Haneda have more distinctive styling, and better catering as well.

That said, I was fairly satisfied overall with my lounge experience -- about you would expect from a good Star Alliance Gold lounge.

[726]

this lounge is always crowded everytime i visit. I visit this lounge regularly for OZ101 to ICN and SQ637 to SIN. The best ANA lounge I've been is ANA Haneda lounge (though it is very crowded - lot more crowded than this one)

[eminere™]

No sushi available?

[yflyer]

No sushi available?

There were a few snacks made of rice and vegetables, but I didn't see a full sushi selection with fish etc when I was there. There is an airside restaurant serving sushi and sashimi elsewhere in the terminal, though.

[kapitan]

You missed out the attached smoking room .......

[yflyer]

You missed out the attached smoking room .......

Must have missed it! Where is it? I didn't see it although I walked from one end of the lounge to the other (But then as a non-smoker I wasn't looking for it, either). Thanks for pointing it out, in any case...

[SQflyergirl]

Must have missed it! Where is it? I didn't see it although I walked from one end of the lounge to the other (But then as a non-smoker I wasn't looking for it, either). Thanks for pointing it out, in any case...

Many (i can't remember which one didn't) Japanese lounges (both domestic and international) for both JL and NH have smoking rooms. It's not such a rarity there as it is elsewhere in the world.

[Tonitan]

Many (i can't remember which one didn't) Japanese lounges (both domestic and international) for both JL and NH have smoking rooms. It's not such a rarity there as it is elsewhere in the world.

Deserves a mention that the smoking rooms are so drab that they are so 'unjapanese' with a bare sliding door and a couple of standing tables with no form of decorations. Perhaps it's purpose is to discourage oxygen stick users to spend too much time inside but for heavy oxygen takers like myself the room is the sanctuary so badly needed after being stuck in a metal tube for long hours