Review: Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota Airport (BOG)

For the next part of my Le Premier in the new La Premiere adventure, I checked out the Avianca Diamond Lounge at Bogota El Dorado International Airport (BOG). I had a roughly three hour layover in the late morning, as I was arriving from Miami in Avianca’s A320 business class, and connecting to Paris in Avianca’s 787 business class.

May 22, 2025 - 10:55

Review: Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota Airport (BOG)

For the next part of my Le Premier in the new La Premiere adventure, I checked out the Avianca Diamond Lounge at Bogota El Dorado International Airport (BOG). I had a roughly three hour layover in the late morning, as I was arriving from Miami in Avianca’s A320 business class, and connecting to Paris in Avianca’s 787 business class.

I’ve gotta say, the Avianca Diamond Lounge exceeded my (low) expectations, and was probably the most impressive aspect of my Avianca experience. I don’t want to say it was anything special, but the food and drink selection were solid, the lounge had a lot of natural light, and the space wasn’t overly crowded.

Let me emphasize that I visited the Avianca Diamond Lounge, which is the carrier’s more premium international lounge (compared to the Avianca Gold Lounge), and I’ll explain the distinction below.

Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota location

The Avianca Lounge Bogota is centrally located. Once you go through security and/or immigration (depending on whether you’re in transit or originating in Bogota), just proceed straight ahead, and stay left, in the direction of gates B1-8. There you’ll see the entrance to the Avianca Lounge — it can be easy to miss, as it’s sandwiched between two shops (Chanel and Hudson).

The lounge is one level up from the concourse, so it can either be accessed via an elevator or staircase.

As I entered the lounge, I found the wall “art” to be pretty cute, with a (sort of abstract) map of the destinations that the airline serves.

Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota hours

The Avianca Lounge Bogota is open daily from 3:30AM until 12AM, covering virtually all departures from the airport. Presumably those hours change over time, based on flight schedules.

Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota entry requirements

As I mentioned above, Avianca has two lounges in the international terminal — the Avianca Gold Lounge and the Avianca Diamond Lounge. I visited the Avianca Diamond Lounge, which is the more premium of the two lounges:

The Avianca Diamond Lounge is open exclusively to Star Alliance first and business class passengers, so it can exclusively be accessed based on the class of service you’re traveling in
The Avianca Gold Lounge can be accessed with more methods, including with elite status (Star Alliance Gold status), select credit cards (like select Amex and Capital One cards), and access can also be purchased outright

So while the two lounges share a general entrance area, the below review will be of the Avianca Diamond Lounge.

Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota seating & layout

The Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota feels airy and spacious, as it opens up into the rest of the terminal (which is great on the one hand, but at the same time, it means the lounge is a bit noisy).

The lounge’s seating is nothing special, but it’s comfortable, and feels modern enough. As you enter the lounge, there are rows of chairs along the main walkway leading through the lounge.

The first room, as you enter, has the coffee and tea selection, and has a handful of dining tables, with four chairs each, along with more seating along the partitions separating parts of the lounge.

There are more pairs of seats along the windows, along with some high-top seating, with great views of the apron and runway.

Then the largest part of the lounge is the dining area, which consists almost entirely of dining tables, with anywhere from two to four seats each.

There’s one space between these two parts of the lounge, which is an entertainment room, and a relaxation area, with some pre-reclined seats. These areas were occupied, so I didn’t take any pictures, but they provide a nice alternative for those wanting a different environment.

The lounge has awesome apron views, so if you’re an aviation geek, you’ll want to grab a seat by the windows.

In the other direction, the lounge faces the duty free shopping in the terminal, and in the distance, you can see the Avianca Gold Lounge, which is the less premium Avianca lounge location. What stood out to me most is that the Avianca Diamond Lounge remained pretty empty, while the Avianca Gold Lounge looked full.

Obviously this lounge’s design is nothing special, and outlets are also lacking from lots of the seating areas. However, at least the lounge is bright and airy, and has great views.

Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota food & drinks

The most impressive aspect of the Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota is the food and drink selection. The lounge’s buffet is in the very back of the lounge, and I visited right as the selection was switched over from breakfast to lunch.

The food selection exceeded my expectations, with all kinds of fresh options that appeared to be pretty high quality. The food selection included cold cuts and cheese, a salad bar, finger sandwiches and wraps, croissants and other pastries, a couple types of soup, bread, several hot dishes, and a variety of desserts.

Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota food selection

Drinks included bottled water, juice, and soda (surprising, since I imagine lots of people take these with them), beer, and an extensive selection of wine and liquor.

Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota drink selection

Back near the entrance, the lounge also had an espresso machine, a selection of tea, and some desserts.

Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota coffee machine

Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota tea selection

Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota bathrooms & showers

The Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota bathrooms are a bit hidden. Once you enter the lounge, you have to make a sharp left turn, and walk behind the reception desk and down a hall. The bathroom area had three sinks, two stalls, and two urinals. It wasn’t particularly clean, but it was in decent enough condition.

This area also has a luggage storage area, in case that’s something you value.

Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota luggage storage

Lastly, I should mention that the Avianca Diamond Lounge doesn’t have shower rooms, but the Avianca Gold Lounge does. I didn’t have time to check out the showers, but if you are interested, you can head over there to freshen up.

Bottom line

The Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota is a decent facility, and was probably the highlight of my Avianca experience (which isn’t saying a whole lot). The lounge is bright and airy, has nice views, and feels modern, with a better-than-expected food and drink selection.

Now, admittedly the lounge is nothing amazing. It doesn’t have any sort of an x-factor, and for that matter, outlets are missing in many parts of the lounge. You even have to visit a different lounge to use showers. But still, given Avianca’s overall lackluster product, this is one of the better parts of the experience, if you ask me.

What’s your take on the Avianca Diamond Lounge Bogota?