Is Qatar Airways’ business class cabin REALLY the best in the world? MailOnline puts the much-hyped £2,000-a-go ‘Qsuite’ to the test (and finds that even the porridge is to die for…)
- Everyone says Qatar Airways’ Qsuite is, if not the best, then one of the best business class cabins in the world
- It has been named the best in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards, 2019, and Skytrax Awards, 2018
- MailOnline’s Ted Thornhill, keen to find out what the fuss was all about, flew Qsuite from London to Doha
It’s the perfect consistency and comes with a dinky jug of delicious cream – and is garnished with just the right number of raspberries and quantity of brown sugar.
I’m having breakfast in a Qatar Airways’ business class Qsuite, which the airline patented. It should do the same with its porridge.
Everyone says Qatar Airways’ Qsuite is, if not the best, then one of the best business class experiences in the world. Pictured are two middle seats in the cabin converted to a double bed (stock image)
Ted relaxes with a glass of Lallier Champagne in his Qsuite berth on board a Doha-bound Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER
Ted relaxes with a glass of Lallier Champagne in his Qsuite berth on board a Doha-bound Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER
Ted relaxes with a glass of Lallier Champagne in his Qsuite berth on board a Doha-bound Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER
My top-notch hot cereal experience is just one of many mini ‘wow’ moments I have on a return trip in the business class berth from London to the airline’s home of Doha in Qatar.
Everyone says Qatar Airways’ Qsuite is, if not the best, then one of the best business class experiences in the world – the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards (2019 winner), the Skytrax Awards (2018 winner), MailOnline commenters, frequent fliers I know. Everyone.
So I wanted to find out what all the fuss is about.
And low and behold – what the fuss is about is readily apparent at every stage
THE LOUNGE AT HEATHROW
The Premium Lounge is premium in every way – and features a stunningly elegant Arabian fountain, pictured
The wow-count gets underway at the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge in Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 4, where my Boeing 777-300ER is departing from.
This is no misnomer. It’s premium in every respect – serene, sophisticated, elegant and, a rare thing among airport lounges… beautiful.
In the lobby sits a giant bowl of orchids on a table beneath candles arranged on a circular wooden chandelier.
The centrepiece in the next room, called Palm Court, is a stunning Arabian water fountain.
The service in the Premium Lounge is excellent. What’s more, as a bonus, there are actual olive trees (pictured)
I leave it to babble gently away and move through to a delicatessen area where actual olive trees protrude through the spotlessly white tables.
The crockery is bone china. The service is impeccable. The eggs Benedict I order cooked to perfection.
I’m extremely impressed.
The lounge has showers with heated floors, which I’d love to try, but there’s no time.
Staff members are gliding from person to person and informing them that the flight to Doha is ready for boarding.
