I had booked in to the Aspire lounge in T1 on Saturday afternoon. Absolute chaos - it took 10 minutes to check in, then nowhere to sit. only bread and soup available and a queue of 30 people waiting to get served. It was so poor I ended up walking out. I must say I that despite the best efforts of the staff it was overbooked with with insufficient staff. I wouldn't book it again as I thought it was very disappointing and nothing like an 'executive lounge ' experience. I will be asking for my money back. I'll give me Escape lounge a go again next time.
The Aspire lounge does have some quite nice sandwiches out at lunch time. However, when it's busy, they disappear quicker than they can be replaced.
I've got a Priority Pass that should get me access. However, I've been refused at weekends due to it being full. The last few Mondays have been OK though - and not too busy.
The worst thing is the lack of toilets - one gents stall shared by the Aspire/Escape lounges
