Review: More Premium Lounge TPE International Airport

a few weeks ago, i went on a short but sweet trip to the philippines.  i haven't had time to write a blog about that trip yet but i want to write about the lounge i used at the TPE airport on my flight back to San Francisco. reviews of airport lounges are not easy to find so i will try to write a review of every lounge i use from here on.

i am a lounge club member courtesy of my bank/credit card company.  i've use the Alaska Airlines lounges at SFO and SEA-TAC and since they are airline lounges, they were ok.  nothing like the EVA Airlines lounge at SFO or TPE but good enough.

i had reasonable expectations during my 5 hour stop over in TPE via China Airlines.  i walked it to the More Airport Lounge, the lady at the front desk swiped by lounge club card and off i went to look for a place to relax and get something to eat.  there was hardly any food but there was an abundance of beverages.  and chairs, and rooms, and more chairs, and more rooms.  that's pretty much it.  i said to myself, 'thank goodness i didn't have to pay for this.  i would have thrown a fit.'  there really wasn't anything there.  after a little bit more exploring i found 3 small rooms with over sized chairs, a good place to get some sleep (i was sleepless in cavite for the past 4 days) so i set my cellphone's alarm and went to sleep.

ok, to be fair, it's not that bad.  but it's not good either.  it would be a step up of course from waiting at the gate for your plane.  the lounge offers privacy, an abundance of power outlets, free wifi and clean restrooms.  i would suggest purchasing something substantial to eat from one of the restaurants at the airport then bring it to the lounge.

for our next flight, i am debating whether to purchase lounge access from our airline or use the lounge that my lounge club provides....the latter doesn't seem too appealing and the former is kinda pricey at $50 per person. let's see.