Bangkok Airways Boutique Lounge, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi: Fair, but very good for a lounge accessible to all passengers!

After a few days in Bangkok, it’s time to leave for Koh Samui! We leave the hotel 2h30 before our flight departure time.

As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:

#	Type	Review
1	Diary	Summer vacations in Thailand
2	Lounge	Cathay Pacific First Class Lounge, London Heathrow Terminal 3
3	Flight	Finnair Business Class, London Heathrow – Helsinki Vantaa, Airbus A350-900
4	Lounge	Salon Finnair Business Class, Helsinki Vantaa
5	Flight	Finnair Business Class, Helsinki Vantaa – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Airbus A350-900
6	Hotel	Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok
7	Hotel	Kimpton Maa-Lai, Bangkok
8	Diary	Bangkok J1
9	Diary	Bangkok J2
10	Restaurant	Restaurant Saneh Jaan, Bangkok
11	Lounge	Bangkok Airways Lounge, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
12	Flight	Bangkok Airways Economy, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Koh Samui, Airbus A319
13	Hotel	Vana Belle, a Luxury Collection Resort, Koh Samui
14	Diary	Koh Samui J1
15	Diary	Koh Samui J2
16	Lounge	Bangkok Airways Blue Ribbon Lounge, Koh Samui
17	Flight	Bangkok Airways Economy, Koh Samui – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Airbus A320
18	Hotel	The Peninsula, Bangkok
19	Restaurant	Le Normandie, Bangkok
20	Lounge	Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
21	Flight	Finnair Business Class, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Helsinki Vantaa, Airbus A350-900
22	Lounge	Finnair Business lounge non-Schengen, Helsinki Vantaa
23	Flight	Finnair Business Class, Helsinki Vantaa – Londres Heathrow, Airbus A350-900

Today’s itinerary

Check-In and ground experience

We arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport about 2 hours 10 minutes before departure to Koh Samui. The check-in desks for domestic flights of all airlines are located on the left-hand side of the terminal, and it is to these desks that we head.

Check-in is only possible at automatic kiosks, including for luggage. We printed our boarding passes (we had previously checked in online) and proceeded to the automatic baggage drop-off. It was a bit laborious but after a few minutes, we headed for the identity check (no immigration of course for a domestic flight).

Location and welcome

The Bangkok Airways Boutique Lounge is located in the domestic concourse, before the security checkpoint leading to the gates.

It is adjacent to the previously reviewed domestic Thai Airways lounge. The welcome is courteous and we are invited to enter the lounge.

Lounge design

When we arrive, the lounge is full without being crowded, and we settle into two central armchairs. The blue and grey design is in keeping with the airline’s self-described ’boutique’ colour code. It is not a low-cost airline at all, but rather more premium than its national counterpart Thai.

Catering

On the other hand, the food offer is poor, with instant coffee machines, fruit juice in dubious colours and packaged snacks. I’ll skip it

Bottom line

It’s obviously a nicer place to wait than the terminals, but it’s not enough to impress you. Instead, choose one of the accessible Priority Pass lounges, including the adjoining Thai.