At the end of our trip to Thailand, which included a trip to Chiang Mai (with reviews of the Coral Executive Lounge at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi BKK and the Thai Airways Royal Orchid Lounge at Chiang Mai CNX), we made our way back to New York in the same way that we flew to Bangkok: we flew Singapore Airlines Premium Economy on the longest flight currently available: SIN-JFK.
While I won’t review the return leg, since it was almost the same as the JFK-SIN leg, I will review the lounges we visited at BKK and SIN. At BKK, we visited both Miracle’s Business and First Class lounges, since these are both accessible with Priority Pass. This review will detail the Miracle Business Class Lounge, located in the international departures area at concourse D, but you can also read my review of the Miracle First Class lounge. Note that there are additional Miracle lounges at other concourses at the airport, which will not be covered in this review.
Briefly, the Miracle Business Class Lounge is a nice lounge with comfortable seating, showers and pretty good food. Given the number of airlines that it contracts with, I can see this lounge may get quite busy, but fortunately since there are several of them, all those passengers get spread over several locations. However, if you’re accessing this lounge with Priority Pass, you may want to visit the Miracle First Lounge instead. I’ll be publishing a review about it soon.
Hours and Location
The Lounge is open 24/7.
There are several Miracle Business Class Lounges at Suvarnabhumi’s international departures terminal, but the one I reviewed here is at concourse D. To get here, follow the signs to D-gates from security by turning left. There will be an icon of the Miracle Lounge on the signage as well.
Specifically, we got here after we visited the tax return counter, so we probably walked a little bit further down that corridor than would have been necessary if we’d intended to visit the lounge. Either way, you will need to go down one level, as the upper level of international departures has mostly shops and restaurants. The level below it has lounges. From the tax return counter we walked along several counters and also passed several lounges, including the Bangkok Air lounge. Keep going until you get to Gate D5 – this is where the Miracle Business Class Lounge’s entrance is located, which you cannot miss given the grand entrance.
Access Requirements
A large group of passengers is able to enter the Miracle Business Lounge:
- The lounge accepts a variety of lounge memberships, including Priority Pass, Dragonpass, Loungekey, and a variety of what seemed like East Asian or Thai membership types, including from various banks.
- A large selection of airlines use the Miracle Business Lounge as their contract lounge for their premium passengers, including Jetstar, Kenya Airways, British Airways, Asiana Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), Korean and ITA, among many others. See the pictures below for a fuller rundown.
- You can enter for a fee, currently about 1500 Thai Baht, or ~$47, according to the lounge’s website.
Seating and Design
The Miracle Business Lounge is sort of medium-sized, and long, with you entering in the center of it with one arm extending left and the other right. Interestingly, both arms have a buffet, but the one to the right is Halal and has overall less options. It also lacks the kitchen with its made-to-order items that the other space has. At first glance, the design seemed modern and quite elegant, with strong use of dark stone and light stucco with wooden elements.
Turning left first, you’ll find a great deal of dining-style seating here, predominantly as tables with two chairs each. Essentially the entirety of the space to the left of the walkway was this dining seating, with some tables on the immediate right as well.
Some tables were seemingly setup for three as well. Otherwise there was some variation in the tables and chairs used, but I found either to be comfortable.
As you progress further into this part of the lounge, you’ll get closer to the buffet as well. On the left the dining tables continue, while on the right there is a section with lounge chairs and coffee tables, which are more comfortable for sitting and relaxing.
On the other hand, if you’d turned right and gone into that other part of the lounge, you’d mostly find lounge seating and much less of the dining-style seating.
On the right side of the walkway you’ll find faux-leather armchairs with low-top tables. This type of seating fills a little over half of the main space of this part of the lounge as well, providing ample lounge seating.
This does not mean that there is no seating suitable for dining at all, as to the left of the walkway are plenty of tables with chairs for that purpose. Interestingly, the dining seating in this part of the lounge went almost entirely unused, and I assume that’;s because this (smaller) buffet over here was Halal, prompting most guests to head to the other side and get the non-Halal foods.
One novelty in this lounge was a smoking room, accessible through a double door leading down to a separate space.
Overall, the lounge has a nice design with plenty of dining and lounge seating. The seating, of either type, is comfortable, though the part around the non-Halal buffet definitely seemed a little crowded.
Food and Drinks
The lounge has two buffets: a larger one on the left side, and a smaller one on the right focused on Halal foods. The foods were about the same on both sides mind you, so I imagine they made Halal versions of some of the options, or perhaps the options you see at the Halal buffet are simply Halal ‘compatible’, regardless what buffet they are displayed at. I honestly can’t be sure…
The buffet/dining area on the left side of the lounge has several counters, including one with hot options, one with cold options, as well as a kitchen where you can order limited options. These aren’t necessarily freshly prepared, but they are plated for you on demand. A sign at the counter showed that available at the time were steamed rice with chicken (Hainan-style chicken and rice) or wonton soup. These foods were prepared, but were cut and plated upon request, and served at the counter. I thought this was a nice addition to the other foods, and the chicken and rice was also quite decent.
As an aside, you may notice there is a space behind the made-to-order counter: that is the Miracle First Class Lounge, which is also accessible with Priority Pass. A review for that is forthcoming.
At the counetr with hot options that were a number of options available, including a pork stew, rice, Thai red curry and mixed vegetables. The food was quite tasty, and I enjoyed the prom stew.
The cold options had a selection of sandwiches and some desserts as well. I didn’t try the sandwiches but I did enjoy the pandan sponge cake.
Otherwise, there was also a salad bar that have a good number of options, including cut, raw vegetables, but also some simple salads and sauces. I had also discovered nearby some cereals, and then at another counter there were further desserts, including icecream and cut fruit. Then, by the made-to-order counter was a display with pastries, and next to that some breads that you could toast yourself, if wanted.
As for drinks, hot options were available at two espresso machines, which made a variety of coffees or could dispense hot water for tea. At a nearby counter there were also two kinds of slushies and a decent selection of liquors, and I also saw tow bottles of red wide. Strangely, I didn’t immediately see any white wine options, but I found those later in the fridges, which also contained various sodas, juices and beers. The selections were quite good, offering some decent choice.
Over at the other side of the lounge was the Halal-focused buffet. Overall the selection of foods was similar, offering both hot and cold options, though there was no kitchen for made-to-order foods. However, if you take a look at what’s on display, you’ll realize a large chuck of it seems quite similar to what’s available in the other buffet, so, again, I’m not sure to what extent these are Halal versions of those foods, or whether it simply isolates the Halal foods and removed whatever is not Halal at this particular buffet.
Overall, I thought the foods at this lounge offered a a very nice spread of options. I liked the the hot options and thought there was a good choice of cold sandwiches and salads, and some tasty deserts. I especially liked that there was a kitchen where you could order select meals. I also thought it was thoughtful that a Halal section was available, which I suppose reflects the fact that some Arabic airlines use this lounge as a contract lounge, such as Kuwait Airways.
Restrooms and Showers
The lounge has restrooms and showers available in the lounge space, and these are accessed behind the mirror-like wall that you bump into when entering the lounge. Specifically, if you go to the left or right, you’ll discover an opening with a shallow ramp up, as well as a sign for restrooms on the wall. As you follow the corridor, further signage prompts you to go to the men’s or women’s restrooms and showers.
Within the men’s restrooms, once you enter you will first find several sinks and mirrors on the left. On the right you’ll find toilet stalls, and if you proceed further in there will be a small space with four urinals.
The showers meanwhile are through a different door entirely, and I believe I saw two of these. It doesn’t seem like these need to be specifically reserved, and both were free while I was in the lounge. They seemed nice and well-kept, with a larger shower stall in the back, with a full glass panel and door separating it from the rest of the shower room (I hate those showers that feel like a door isn’t needed, so that water gets out and makes the entire room wet). Within the room on the left are a toilet and urinal, and on the right you’ll find a sink with a larger mirror and a number of amenities, including soap and shampoo, towels and tissues.
Overall, I thought the restrooms and showers in the lounge were great: they were full featured with urinals and toilet stalls that were in good condition, and all spaces appeared clean and and well-kept. The designs were also good-looking and practical.
Summary
The Miracle Business Class Lounge is a very nice lounge, especially considering that you can enter it with Priority Pass, and easily is one of the better Priority Pass lounges out there. While not particularly big, it’s of decent side and the design is pleasant and quite elegant. With ample comfortable seating for both dining and lounging, I think it shouldn’t be too difficult to grab a spot. The selection of food is good and is of decent quality, and I especially liked the made-to-order options. Overall, this is a nice lounge to spend some time, but if you do have a Priority pass membership, you may want to check out the neighboring Miracle First Class Lounge, about which I will write a review in due course.
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