DXB · Dubai
The 5 best lounges at DXB
Five Dubai lounges tie at 4.7 overall, led by the Emirates First Class Lounge on Concourse A. Two Marhaba rooms make the list and are open to card programmes.
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4.7/5 overall
Rated 4.7/5 across 14 measures. 20 showers. In with Emirates Lounge.
Get in with: Emirates Lounge
4.7/5 overall
Rated 4.7/5 across 14 measures. 20 showers. In with Emirates Lounge.
Get in with: Emirates Lounge
3. Marhaba Lounge (B)
DXB · Terminal 3 (Concourse B) · Dubai
4.7/5 overall
Rated 4.7/5 across 14 measures. 4 showers. In with DragonPass, LoungeKey, Priority Pass.
Get in with: DragonPass, LoungeKey, Priority Pass
4. Marhaba Lounge (T2)
DXB · Terminal 2 · Dubai
4.7/5 overall
Rated 4.7/5 across 13 measures. In with DragonPass, LoungeKey, Priority Pass.
Get in with: DragonPass, LoungeKey, Priority Pass
5. British Airways Lounge
DXB · Terminal 1 (Concourse D) · Dubai
4.6/5 overall
Rated 4.6/5 across 14 measures. 2 showers. In with Galleries Lounge, oneworld Sapphire/Emerald Lounge Access.
Get in with: Galleries Lounge, oneworld Sapphire/Emerald Lounge Access
A five-way tie at the top#
Dubai International has 20 lounges in our directory, 18 with enough scores to rank, and five of them share the top score of 4.7. That tells you something about the airport. The overall rating is an average of every metric we rate, so it rewards lounges that get food, showers, quiet and service right together rather than excelling at one. We rank on that average and separate ties by how many metrics have been rated.
The ranking#
- Emirates First Class Lounge (A) at DXB, 4.7 overall. A whole floor of Terminal 3 Concourse A, craft cocktails, 20 shower suites, opened 2013.
- Emirates First Class Lounge (B), 4.7. Above the Terminal 3 Concourse B gates, craft cocktails, 20 shower suites, opened 2008 and refreshed in 2024.
- Emirates Business Class Lounge (C), 4.7. Above the Terminal 3 Concourse C gates, full bar, 12 shower suites, opened 2008.
Fourth is Marhaba Lounge (B) at 4.7, near gate B21. Fifth is Marhaba Lounge (T2), also 4.7.
What the tie means in practice#
When five lounges score the same, the ranking order is almost beside the point. The useful question is which of them you can get into. The top three are Emirates rooms. The First Class Lounge (A) is reserved for Emirates First Class passengers and Skywards Platinum members under the Emirates Lounge program, and business passengers can pay to upgrade. If you are not flying Emirates in a premium cabin, those three are not your lounges.
The two Marhaba rooms are. They match the Emirates lounges on overall score, and they are the ones a card program will open. For a lot of travelers the real "best lounge at DXB" is therefore Marhaba (B), and the Emirates rooms are a nice thing to read about.
Which terminal#
My take: Four of the five are in Terminal 3, Emirates' home. The Marhaba (T2) is the outlier, and it matters for anyone on low-cost or regional carriers out of Terminal 2, who would otherwise have nothing on this list within reach. The shower counts are also worth a look if you are connecting overnight: 20 suites in each First Class Lounge and 12 in the Business Class Lounge (C) means a shower is rarely a wait, which is not true everywhere.
The Dubai International page shows all 20 lounges by terminal and concourse. Scores are editorial on a 1 to 5 scale, given per metric and averaged; our methodology explains the rubric, and the best airport lounges everywhere shows how Dubai compares.
Putting this into practice#
The names I'd check against the actual boarding pass include Emirates First Class Lounge (A), Emirates First Class Lounge (B). I would start with the terminal and the time available after security. That turns a directory into a realistic shortlist. A lounge can be excellent and still be a poor choice for this departure if reaching it uses most of the waiting time. The location notes above should do as much work as the overall score.
The access check comes next. I'd identify the exact card, membership, status or ticket being used and read the conditions for that route into the lounge. A lounge appearing on a card's map is a starting point for that check. It is not a reason to assume every fare, guest or departure will qualify in the same way.
Related reading#
Cite this article
Patrick Karsh. “The 5 best lounges at DXB.” Lounge Frog. Published 2026-09-30. Updated 2026-10-23. https://www.loungefrog.com/best/overall/dxb
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Quick answers
What is the best lounge at DXB?
Emirates First Class Lounge (A) (DXB, Terminal 3 (Concourse A)), 4.7/5 overall. It is followed by Emirates First Class Lounge (B), Marhaba Lounge (B), Marhaba Lounge (T2), British Airways Lounge.
How are these ranked?
By our editorial score, the average of every measure a lounge is rated on, ties broken by overall rating. Only lounges we have photos of are listed.
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