THE LNER first class lounge at London King’s Cross Station will reopen tomorrow after a plush makeover.
It’s the perfect place to relax with plenty of seating, private booths and complimentary food and drink.
LNER is the only passenger lounge at King’s Cross Station and it closed a few months ago for an upgrade.
It will reopen on March 31, 2026 with a brand-new look – and it’s very fancy.
Inside is an open plan area with dark red walls and pink coloured furnishings along with elegant lamps and little tables.
New to the lounge are six booths that have been designed to be private and are ticked away from the main lounge.
Each has charging ports, small desk and a lamp.
Anyone in the lounge can enjoy free food and drink which is available throughout the day.
In the morning, there’s a selection of pastries and in the afternoon there are cakes and muffins – and a range of biscuits and crisps.
There’s also fruit juices, tea and coffee.
Guests to the lounge can enjoy the snacks on the curved banquette seating, or nearby tables and chairs.
Thanks to the redesigning of the space, the capacity of the lounge has increased to 122.
Off the back of customer feedback, other additions include more luggage and storage areas and resigned the reception.
There are new screens too for platform information so customers shouldn’t miss their train – even if they’re relaxing in the lounge.
Colette Casey, Customer Experience Director at LNER, said: “The Lounge has been transformed into a modern, comfortable, relaxing area for our First Class customers to spend time in and enjoy before or after travelling with us, and we cannot wait to hear what they think of the changes.”
There is some disappointing news and that is that most travellers won’t be able to use the lounge as it’s only accessible to first-class LNER ticket holders.
But if you do have one of these tickets, then you can access the lounge from the ground floor located next to Waitrose.
Or head upstairs to the entrance on the mezzanine.
The lounge is open during the weekdays from 7am until 9.25pm.
Saturdays it’s open 8am to 8.15pm and 9am to 8.15pm on Sundays.
There’s also a free family zone with beach huts, a soft play area and a huge train set within London King’s Cross.
It’s right next to the Travel Centre and can be used by families who are booked onto trains departing the station – but it’s not limited to LNER customers.
Inside are four brightly-coloured beach huts complete with tabletop toys and games.
There’s a bespoke Hornby train set, keeping both big and little kids entertained.
And there’s a soft play area with a slide and a tiny black boulder doubling as a climbing frame.
Here’s another secret spot in London St Pancras…
Just opposite Kings Cross within St Pancras is somewhere else that you may not have stumbled upon – and you can get free drinks.
A hidden bar called the Booking Office 1869 is within the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London.
Each day at 5:05pm, visitors can have a free drink.
According to a TikTok video posted by @thecuriouspixie: “A bill rings, a flame ignites and a bartender will perform a full rum punch ritual.”
This happens at 5:05pm because the hotel originally opened on May 5, 1873, but the booking office opened in 1869 – which is where the name comes from.
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