Regarding cabin securing, you should try Uzbekistan Airlines sometime. My last flight from Frankfurt-Tashkent had a guy sleeping across the row in the middle on takeoff as the crew actually offered him another pillow after pushback as he was already laid down.

very impressive, its like a cathedral, a museum, a sanctuary...

That's the best looking lounge I've ever seen. Looks amazing. Really fun video Matt.

Fantastic lounge & flight! Thanks for the info + video!

Another great video Matt 👍👍

Yet another great video!

Amazing review ⭐️ ⭐️

Loved it, thank you for the pre-taste of the what to expect in few weeks 😊

That lounge looks incredible! I wonder if it ever gets truly busy or if it's just too posh for such things? Nice service on the flight too considering it's no longer than the average bus journey. And talking of buses - that airport one was hilarious!

Excellent video Matt! I feel the call of Doha.

Colour me green. Looks impressive. Nice video as always.

First day back at work after a week off and what awaits me? A new Matt's Planet video! Marvellous stuff

Great video. We are doing this next week !!!!

it doesn’t get much better than that 🤷‍♀️ absolutely incredible 👍

Great video , what a lounge - it’s absolutely massive .

Terrific video. The lounge is huge - like an art museum. It looks even bigger than the Emirates lounge at Dubai which is massive. I almost find with huge lounges that I don't where to go or where to sit - I suppose a few visits are required to find favourite spots. I wonder what % of visitors have stumped up the £135. I will be in the Business lounge for the first time soon so looking forward to it....and i want to see the "scary bear" !

Very helpful Vlog Matt. Thank you. The detail about the departure gate and bus to the stand is what I have been searching for ahead of our trip to AUH via DOH.

Wow! That's not an airline lounge, it's a bloody cathedral!

Another great video, Matt - I visited the Al Mourjan lounge after a trip to Doha in February. Interesting that the Al Safwa lounge seems to offer identical alcohol offerings to the business lounge, and I definitely felt the formal nature of the space! I agree about Doha as well - a wonderful mix of old and new, and much more linked to the historic roots of the country than the UAE is.

Most definitely on my to do list. One of the best lounge in the world!

Great video again Matt! Are you making a video on Abu Dhabi? I would like to visit there soon, now perhaps via Doha. The lounge looked fantastic.

Enjoying this series - even my missus has been intrigued! Been to the Al Moujoran, but not this one. When I was last through DOH you could pay for access, but I had just under 2 hrs and felt I wasnt going to get best value out of my visit. Looking forward to your CMB-Jakarta video as I'll likely need a TP run next year. Could always do the standard west coast USA run, but a chance to go somewhere different is always exciting.

Matt I love your videos been addicted over the last week I’m brand new to flights points and alliances and your videos have educated me to confidence with the BA /one world side of things would love to find out and have an updated video on which star alliance program would be best for us Brits ! Thanks again 😊

thanks matt - heathrow t3 cathay first lounge has officially left the 'worlds best lounge' conversation :)

Enjoyed the video, Matt and certainly gave a feel for the space. Not sure about now, but the paid access to Al Safwa wasn't a pandemic-related measure - I paid for access on a Business booking from SIN-DOH-ARN in October 2019. On an 9-hour layover, the peace and quiet was appreciated when compared to the overcrowding in the Al Mourjan lounge. Look forward to seeing your onward Sri Lankan flights from AUH-CGK!

Never thought of a Doha visit before

Great video as always Matt. On a side note you give off Rowen Atkinson/Mr Bean vibes when you're smiling into the camera haha

Yes Matt. Jealous isn't the word.

Compare and contrast to the queues at T5 lounges ....😂 Another informative vlog Matt...

Thanks Matt, great review. We paid for access in February 2020, on a six hour layover bewreen Adelaide and London. It was just as good then as you show, but less busy; and we were given one of the delightful rooms, which you can occupy for 6 hours. We have been lucky enough to try the same paid accesss to Emirates First lounge in Dubai. Both are amazing; in my view Qatar is a better space (and less busy), but Emirates has a wider offering and better food and drink. As you say, if you get the chance, take it.

that racing sim once was in the game room of the Al Mourjan lounge.

please can you do a video on back-to-back/immediate turn around to get tier points? eg pros/cons, how to book, how a newbie is supposed to do it in practice etc. thanks

Hi Matt. I’m flying through Doha (2 night stopover) next month on my way to Kathmandu!

Hey Matt! Do you prefer the Concorde room or this lounge?? Amazing video again!

Who ever said you can’t eat on camera? Looked delicious!! 😋

It IS a great lounge. I know money is no object in the Middle East, but they just WANT to ensure their guests have a great experience.

Matt. This looks amazing. You didn't want to talk over your entrance in to the lounge so we could savour the atmosphere, then you put loud piano music over it. Sometimes silence is golden, but thats just my thoughts. Is there a place on their website you could leave comments and recommendations regarding the lounge? You never know, they may listen to you.😁 Thinking of checking out a BHX-BKK run for myself in 2025, try do it as a BA holiday to rack up those double tier points, who knows. Steve. C. YNWA. Robbed at the weekend. Unlucky Mattip.

I *think* you can only pay that price to enter Al Safwa if your original business class ticket includes Al Mourjan business lounge access. Great lounge tho - sadly drinks have been on a steady decline since before the World Cup.

Agree with your comments on the drinks list…very mediocre compared to what I found in the Emirates DXB first lounge where I enjoyed a Ch Palmer 2012 (3rd growth Margaux). As for paid entry, I was with several friends in August 2022 and we attempted to purchase admission. We’d flown in on AC and were connecting to a QR flight in business to CPT. However, as our tickets were issued by AC and not QR we were told they wouldn’t even take our money so it was over to the Al Mourjan lounge to which we’d visited on dozens of previous connections.

Hello Matt, the lounge looks spectacular although a little too cathedral like for my tastes, but what an experience nonetheless. Continents next - well Antartica if you like. Recently I stumbled upon a video on Sam Chui's channel where he flies from Capetown (A340) down to an Antarctic airfield called 'Wolfs Fang' or some such, and spends the night in the base down there... looked quite good in a "I really like the cold weather" sort of a way, but it could be another continent off your bucket list. However you'll probably tell me that you've already done it and the Duty Free shop is utterly rubbish, hey ho ! Just a thought. keep flying Sir.

I hope to have first class and first hand experience it’s possible

Just booked into Qatar business class back to UK from Doha and website offers me option to buy entry to Al Safwa lounge at £127 GBP per adult and £64 for a child. Going out in Economy and transiting through Doha, website only allows purchasing entry to Al Maha, Oryx or Al Mourjan lounges - Al Safwa isn't offered.

A bit better than Man to Lhr then?

Funny enough, I did a trip from Doha to Abu Dhabi 2 weeks ago, also via their regional first class. I had access to the Al Safwa lounge and found it to also be a great space. On my return through Doha I also flew regional first class and could have gone through the Al Safwa lounge but chose to spend my time in the Al Mourjan garden lounge which I much prefer due to the better views and easy going feeling of the space.

Isn't all the food just heated up?

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I find the lounge cold and too open - a bit like being in an aircraft hanger. Also the seats are not that comfortable

Totally agreed regarding Al Safwa food: meat used to be cooked to industrial carpet standards, but now miraculously they seem able to do it medium rare when asked. Purely a guess on my part, but I assume previously they just reheated it. The wagyu is worth going back for... as I have a number of times! Not many lounge food offerings I can say that about, I don't think much to the rooms in al Safwa: they're clean enough and enjoy en suite facilities, but the six hour limit and first come, first served uncertainty means I book a room in the airside hotel. You can be sure that shortly before your 6 hours are up, they will be knocking on you door. There is also an uncanny spookiness in al Safwa that they're always keeping a covert eye on you. Several times they've come up to me as I'm propping up the bar to "remind" me of something or other. The Champagne has indeed gone downhill, but they do sometimes bring out Krug around Christmas & New Year. There are also usually some super bin ends that aren't on the list, another good reason to sit at the bar and enquire of the bartender. I'll be interested to know if the gym has opened up yet in the new al Mourjan lounge: it certainly wasn't on my last trip. But they do do made to order sushi there making it as good a reason as any to pay it a visit. Also what has become of the Louis Vuitton sub lounge, within the new al Mourjan? Entry was so exclusive (and a menu so expensive) I've rarely ever seen anyone in there: Qatar Plats only last time I was there, no OW Emerald or F pax. Certainly there are more "it girls" at the entrance than there are punters inside whenever I've been past it!

Laurent Perrier Alexandra rose champagne is way above Grand Siecle, which isn't that great to start with.... it's £300+ vs £200- ... first world problem

Doha airport is ruined by all the very long bus rides!!

Sorry Matt, but the centre of Doha is completely fake, it was built 15 years ago, a shame because what was there before had a real vibe. The place is as dull as dishwater, I'd rather spend an afternoon in Slough!