Ranking
The 10 best airport lounges in the UAE: 2026
Emirates' First Class and Business Class lounges in Dubai and Etihad's First Lounge in Abu Dhabi lead the UAE's ten best at 4.7.
By Patrick Karsh, Founder, Lounge Frog ·
Details checked as recently as September 2026.
At a glance
- lounges
- 10
- airports
- 2
4.7/5 overall
Opened 2008. Rated 4.7/5 across 14 measures. 12 showers. Emirates first/business passengers (Business Special fares excluded) and Skywards Gold/Platinum; Skywards Silver…
Get in with: Emirates Lounge
4.7/5 overall
Opened 2013. Rated 4.7/5 across 14 measures. 20 showers. Emirates First Class passengers and Skywards Platinum members; Platinum guests: 1 adult plus 2 children under 17.
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4.7/5 overall
Opened 2008, renovated 2024. Rated 4.7/5 across 14 measures. 20 showers. Emirates First Class passengers and Skywards Platinum members; Platinum guests: 1 adult plus 2 children under 17.
Get in with: Emirates Lounge
4. Etihad First Lounge
AUH · Terminal A · Abu Dhabi
4.7/5 overall
Opened 2023. Rated 4.7/5 across 14 measures. 2 showers. Etihad First passengers; Etihad Guest Platinum: 1 guest.
5. Marhaba Lounge (B)
DXB · Terminal 3 (Concourse B) · Dubai
4.7/5 overall
Rated 4.7/5 across 14 measures. 4 showers. Priority Pass, LoungeKey and DragonPass members: guests per the card's allowance (usually $35 each); Priority Pass…
Get in with: DragonPass, LoungeKey, Priority Pass
6. Marhaba Lounge (T2)
DXB · Terminal 2 · Dubai
4.7/5 overall
Rated 4.7/5 across 13 measures. Priority Pass, LoungeKey and DragonPass members: guests per the card's allowance (usually $35 each); Priority Pass…
Get in with: DragonPass, LoungeKey, Priority Pass
7. British Airways Lounge
DXB · Terminal 1 (Concourse D) · Dubai
4.6/5 overall
Opened 2025. Rated 4.6/5 across 14 measures. 2 showers. Business class passengers: no guests.
Get in with: Galleries Lounge, oneworld Sapphire/Emerald Lounge Access
4.6/5 overall
Opened 2013. Rated 4.6/5 across 14 measures. 20 showers. Emirates first/business passengers (Business Special fares excluded) and Skywards Gold/Platinum; Skywards Silver…
Get in with: Emirates Lounge
4.6/5 overall
Opened 2008. Rated 4.6/5 across 14 measures. 30 showers. Emirates first/business passengers (Business Special fares excluded) and Skywards Gold/Platinum; Skywards Silver…
Get in with: Emirates Lounge
10. Etihad Business Lounge
AUH · Terminal A · Abu Dhabi
4.6/5 overall
Opened 2023. Rated 4.6/5 across 14 measures. 18 showers. Etihad business/first passengers; Etihad Guest Gold/Platinum: 1 guest.
Get in with: Etihad Lounge
The list at a glance
Dubai's Terminal 3 is essentially one enormous Emirates lounge complex, and Abu Dhabi's Terminal A gave Etihad a new flagship. This list ranks the ten best photographed lounges across both airports, including the independent Marhaba lounges.
The ranking runs from highest overall score down, with ties broken alphabetically. It covers 10 lounges at 2 airports, every one of them photographed, and it is frozen as published.
The standouts
- Emirates Business Class Lounge (C) at DXB rates 4.7 overall. It is in Terminal 3 (Concourse C), a full bar, 12 shower suites, opened 2008.
- Emirates First Class Lounge (A) at DXB rates 4.7 overall. It is in Terminal 3 (Concourse A), a craft cocktail bar, 20 shower suites, opened 2013.
- Emirates First Class Lounge (B) at DXB rates 4.7 overall. It is in Terminal 3 (Concourse B), a craft cocktail bar, 20 shower suites, opened 2008.
Between them the 10 lounges offer 128 shower suites, and 3 pour craft cocktails.
How to get in
Emirates Business Class Lounge (C) admits members of Emirates Lounge. Emirates First Class Lounge (A) admits members of Emirates Lounge. Each lounge page lists every card, membership and status tier that opens the door, plus hours and the nearest gate.
How we score
Scores are editorial, set by the Lounge Frog team on a 1 to 5 scale across up to 15 measures; our methodology explains each one. For the full ranking see the top 100 lounges.
Quick answers
What is the best lounge on this list?
Emirates Business Class Lounge (C) at DXB, in Terminal 3 (Concourse C), rated 4.7/5 overall. Next come Emirates First Class Lounge (A) and Emirates First Class Lounge (B).
Which lounge networks get you into these lounges?
Emirates Lounge opens 5 of the 10; DragonPass opens 2 of the 10; LoungeKey opens 2 of the 10. Each lounge's page lists every program and card that admits you.
Written and checked to our editorial standards. Scores follow our methodology. Something wrong? Tell us from any lounge page.
