EXCLUSIVE: Get £15 of free beer, in a Gatwick bar, with Priority Pass or Lounge Club

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OK, this is a weird one, but I can’t help thinking that it will be welcomed by some Head for Points readers.

Priority Pass and Lounge Club, the airport lounge access cards, have opened a new lounge at Gatwick South. Remember that British Airways moved to Gatwick South two weeks ago, so this is very timely.

The new lounge is …. a bar.

To be precise …. The Grain Store Cafe & Bar.

Grain Store Gatwick

Obviously this is not an airport lounge. It’s a bar. In an airport.

The terms and conditions are simple. Turn up at The Grain Store Cafe & Bar, flash your Priority Pass or Lounge Club card, and you will receive £15 per person off your bill. You can charge as many guests as you like to your pass, although you will obviously be recharged later on if you are beyond your guesting limit.

This is quite tempting. I have an American Express Platinum card which comes with two free Priority Pass cards. Each allows me a free guest. If my wife and I turn up at The Grain Store Cafe & Bar with our kids, we will get a £60 discount on our bill. And if we’re still hungry or thirsty, we can pop into the No 1 Lounge anyway …..

This is also a decent way of using the two Lounge Club passes that come with American Express Preferred Rewards Gold. ‘Take out our card and get £30 of free beer’ – now that’s a selling point.

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Save East Coast Rewards says:

9 Feb9 February 10:29

When did this happen?
Planeflyer says:

9 Feb9 February 10:38

Ah, having read the comments, the proposition is clearer. I initally thought this was a freebie (“just flash your card”), but it’s actually counting as a normal lounge visit. So great if you have an unlimited pass, not so great if you pay per visit (in my case, £15 per Lounge Club visit….so no point at all!).

I think you’re title is very misleading! Maybe “LGW S Lounge alternative for PP/LC. £15 credit in bar per card/entry” would be more accurate?

This is very similar to the SIN “Green Market” “lounge”, which is actually just a cafe where PP members can choose for free off the menu after having their card swiped (and charged).
- Rob says:
  
  9 Feb9 February 12:08
  
  Yes, ‘cos that’s a catchy headline ….. 🙂
  
  I did actually re-write the headline last night, which I never usually do after the first draft, because it was a lot to get across in about 10 words (or 140 Twitter characters).
Lynn says:

9 Feb9 February 10:39

Hi

I haven’t used my free lounge passes yet but I have cancelled my Amex card, will I still be entitled to the free passes?

Thanks
- John says:
  
  9 Feb9 February 11:31
  
  Probably not unless you cancelled Amex yesterday and use them today
- Rob says:
  
  9 Feb9 February 12:06
  
  No, Lounge Club card is cancelled immediately.
Planeflyer says:

9 Feb9 February 10:40

* Your not You’re!
Mo says:

9 Feb9 February 11:04

So which do you reckon is better for breakfast…this place or No1?
- Prince Polo says:
  
  9 Feb9 February 11:55
  
  Grain Store is definitely better for breakfast than any of the lounges.
Clive says:

9 Feb9 February 11:30

…is there a limit on using PP at the same lounge on the same day – could you return to this place for breakfast and lunch, for example, using the same PP?
- John says:
  
  9 Feb9 February 11:31
  
  Can you get into the same lounge twice on the same day using PP?
  - Rob says:
    
    9 Feb9 February 12:05
    
    Yes, as far as I know. Certainly OK to visit different lounges in the same airport on the same day!
Sunny says:

9 Feb9 February 12:12

Has anyone tried this yet? Wonder if they have the facility to swipe the card or if they just look at it.
leigh says:

9 Feb9 February 12:30

If i book a Qatar Airlines Business Class flight on Qatar website (R) Can you earn Avios instead of Qmiles ?

My route is Stockholm to Krabi

thanks in advance
- Rob says:
  
  9 Feb9 February 13:05
  
  Yes, not a problem. R earn tier points and Avios.
  - Leigh says:
    
    9 Feb9 February 13:32
    
    Are q miles and avios worth the same when they transfer across ?
    - Rob says:
      
      9 Feb9 February 13:58
      
      No. The QMiles redemption table is totally different to the BA one. Qatar has point to point pricing, BA has sector pricing. BA has peak dates, Qatar has flat pricing. BA has Reward Flight Saver, Qatar does not.
      - Leigh says:
        
        9 Feb9 February 16:36
        
        How do i work out how many avios I would get for this journey then ?
      - lee says:
        
        9 Feb9 February 17:15
        
        Hi Genghis
        
        I tried this already and got the following
        Sorry, we can’t find any information for this route and airline combination. If you’re not sure of the route or airline for your journey, please search flight bookings.
        
        The route is Copenhagen to Krabi Via Doha
        
        thanks
      - Genghis says:
        
        9 Feb9 February 17:21
        
        You need to do it as two separate legs. Ie. Copenhagen to Doha then Doha to Krabi
      - Genghis says:
        
        9 Feb9 February 17:24
        
        For the return I make it 560 tier points (140+140)x2 and 15,468 avios