Review of the Bidvest Premier Lounge at Johannseburg Airport

Bidvest Premier Lounge in the International Terminal Johannesburg JNB I visited in August 2025 on a business class ticket with Condor.

Tip: read my review of my Condor business class trip in the Prime Seat

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Lounge opening hours and location

The Bidvest Premier Lounge is located after security in Terminal A on the 1st floor by the "Out of Africa" gift shop.

Opening hours are every day 24/7.

Escalators for Bidvest Lounge

Bidvest Lounge

Access - who has access to the lounge

The Bidvest Premier Lounge serves business class passengers of many airlines, Gold status holders of selected airlines, as well as a large number of credit and non-credit card holders.

Airlines - business class and first class passengers + status holders of the airlines listed below
- Star Alliance - Air China, Ethiopian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Turkish Airlines
- SkyTeam - MEA, Saudia
- Cem Air
- Condor
- FlySafair
- LATAM
Paid entry - passengers of all airlines and all classes of travel can pay to enter the lounge
- Price is 608 zar
- Pay for your entry at the lounge reception, where you can pay by cash or card
Airport lounge programs - Priority Pass, Lounge Key, DragonPass, Revolut with Ultra plan (get Revolut here)
Credit and debit cards - many South African banks
A detailed list of all partners can be found on the lounge website bidvestlounge.co.za/partners

Space and atmosphere - comfortable seats

Although Bidvest Premier is a relatively small lounge, the lounge was half empty for the entire afternoon departure peak.

The interior furnishings may be a bit old-fashioned and dated at first glance, but everything is clean and regularly maintained.

A nice combination of brown colours, wood and leather create a very cosy feel.

The lounge has three parts:

two rooms with comfortable armchairs
one area with dining tables and a small table ideal for working on a laptop

Armchairs in a quiet area

Comfortable seats

Seats

Dining tables

Desks suitable for working on a laptop

But apart from the toilets and showers, the lounge has no other separate rooms - there are no smoking rooms or quiet areas.

Food and drink on offer

There is only one food and drink counter in the lounge. Compared to other lounges in the international terminal, the offer is below average, but when compared to other airports around the world, it's not bad at all!

Hot food

There are usually three types of hot food to choose from, three different side dishes and one or two types of soups.

I had some great dumplings and some chicken and vegetables to go with it.

Hot food

Cold food

The cold food is mainly represented by small bowls of salads, pastries, mini burgers or cheese.

Pastry and cold cuisine

Salads

My favourite part of the counter was the section with great (but very filling) sweets and cakes.

Sweets

My snacks

Drinks

You can only get yourself a refill of water or extremely un-good juice.

Water and juices

Other non-alcoholic drinks are cans of Coca-Cola, Sprite or Fanta, but you can only get them at the bar, as well as alcoholic drinks.

You can also order coffee or tea at the bar.

Alcohol offer

Bar

Lounge facilities

The Bidvest Lounge offers almost no services other than food and drink.

Showers

Showers are available at the toilets free of charge for all lounge visitors. To enter, you must register with the restroom attendant and put your name on a waiting list.

There are 3 showers available, so you may wait up to 45 minutes for an available slot.

Shower time is limited to 15 minutes.