Travel Club Lounge (KLIA T2 Gate L8) Review: A Sufficient Rest Stop before Your Next Flight

After checking out the Travel Club Lounge at Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s Terminal 2 (next to Sama Sama Hotel), we decided that during our return leg from Phu Quoc, we would drop by the other Travel Club Lounge at Gate L8. In fact, on the way back from Phu Quoc to Singapore, we followed directions for transits and were directed to the Pier L where the other Travel Club Lounge was (Gate L8). Note that once you’ve cleared security and entered into Pier L, you will not be able to return to the satellite building and visit the other shops and lounges there.

There are 2 Priority Pass lounges on the airside of KLIA Terminal 2 – both of which are Travel Club Lounges. In our previous post, we covered the Travel Club Lounge at Sector 6 or the main Satellite Building of KLIA T2. This time, we checked out the Travel Club Lounge at Gate 8 of KLIA T2 and found that it was a smaller lounge. Nonetheless, the offerings were pretty much similar though we found that there were no attached toilets within and you’d have to make a left when you exit the lounge to visit the nearest toilet in the vicinity.

This particular Travel Club Lounge is divided into 2 sections. If you make a left, you’ll arrive at the “Lounge” area where there are comfortable seats, nice lighting and ambience to chill and wait for your flight. In this section, there’s only some coffee/tea amenities. Hence, for food services, you’d have to make a right and that was pretty much where we stationed till our flight back to Singapore…

As with the other Travel Club Lounge, we found the variety of food offerings to be rather extensive. You’d be able to find a selection of Western options such as soup, breads and salads. As for the hot food items, there were nibbles such as nuggets and spring rolls when we arrived. These were rotated and included mash potatoes, stir fried capsicum/mushroom (which was quite tasty) as well as fried fish strips drizzled with a cream sauce – which we used to construct our own sandwich along with the cheese and salads at the buffet spread.

As for beverages, there were soft drinks, coffee/tea as well as alcoholic options available. If you take a look at the fridge, there’s a curtain, behind which you’ll be able to find the cooled beverages. This time we were also able to try out a German Lager known as Kingsman Beer which was refreshing but did not remind us of the authentic German Lagers of Munich. We did a quick Google and only found Kingsman Beer’s own website which had a Malaysian address – perhaps a German Beer brewed in Malaysia? Nonetheless, for more familiar tastes, Tiger and Heineken are available as well.

In terms of taste, we thought that the standard was ok though we think that the Travel Club Lounge at the main satellite building was slightly better with the chicken kebabs. As with the other Travel Club Lounge, the service was prompt in topping up the food and removal of the plates from your table.

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Conclusion

If we were to compare between the 2 Travel Club Lounges on the airside of KLIA Terminal 2, we definitely preferred the main one at the satellite building (sector 6), next to Sama Sama Hotel. For a couple of reasons. Firstly, the Travel Club Lounge here at Gate L8 is smaller and does not have an attached bathroom for guests. All the space within are internal facing, which means that unlike the other Travel Club Lounge, you will not be able to have views of the runway. There’s also no bar within this Travel Club Lounge at Gate L8. Secondly, in terms of the food quality, we found it to be similar in terms of variety but slightly lacking in terms of taste. Nonetheless, service was excellent in both the Travel Club Lounges and all in all, if you’re looking for a space to chill and rest before your next flight out of Kuala Lumpur, Travel Club Lounge does check all the boxes.