Eva Air Lounge Review Taipei is part of the ANA, Take Me ‘Round the World Trip Report.
Sometimes I enjoy spending all day at the lounge (see Air New Zealand Lounge Auckland: Sit Back & Relax, Amex LAS Centurion Lounge: The Full Day Freeloader Review, & AA Admirals Club JFK Gate 42: Here All Day). I thought that would be the case in Taipei when I visited the EVA Air lounge. It was not. Based on all the great things I heard about the airline’s business class product, I expected the same from the lounge. Instead, I found a basic lounge with basic amenities.
No Beds
There was no place to lay my head. That was a surprise.
Food
Haagen Daz and hot dogs over and over (see Delta Sky Club JFK: Hot Dog Eating Contest).
Drinks
I started my journey on August 3rd going from Newark to Brussels on United Polaris. It was now the end of September. The desire to drink had passed, to say the least. Even if I wanted to have a cocktail, I would have to be pretty desperate to resort to Jose Cuervo. 
More Food
With nothing to do, I kept eating.
The Lounge Itself
The rest of the time I wondered who designed this hideous, futuristic lounge.
Overall
If I was here for a couple of hours, I probably would have been satisfied with what it offers. Staying all day was not my idea of a great lounge time (see Skipping Airport Lounges with No Regrets).
Eva Air Lounge Review Taipei is part of the ANA, Take Me ‘Round the World Trip Report.
The Kavalan didn’t attract you? One of the world’s great whiskeys!
It could’ve been Hennessy Paradis and I still would have struggled to have a drink at that point. There’s a reason I have a picture of Jose and a separate picture of Kavalan. Jose being a joke, Kavalan and Glen, being the top shelf alternatives. But as usual, the blog world is up in arms!
Whining about Jose Cuervo when self-pour Kavalan is on offer. You couldn’t make this BS up.
Oh no! Call the police!
Agree. Kevalan is what I most look forward to when flying with Eva.
Eva has a separate lounge for star alliance gold with several sleeper chairs. But I agree, no need to arrive early for these lounges.
There are no lounges worth spending more than 3 hours.
Can’t drink six weeks in a row? I had more faith in you than that. I come to this blog to read stories of good travel and debauchery. Color me disappointed.
TBH, Cuervo is probably what you needed to jolt yourself back on track. You know I’m probably right.
Wait a second, I was being strategic. I smartly paused my drinking because I had a business class ticket with Krug coming up. I redeem myself on the flight.
One shot of Jose may have done the trick to counter my boredom.
Strategery, huh? I guess so. My method is usually to rage right on thru to the flight. Then play the drink krug and scotch until I fall asleep for 12 hours-game. Catch up on some zzz.
TPACs are… (I guess were) the only way I could get 8+ hrs of uninterrupted sleep.
https://thepointsoflife.boardingarea.com/flying-business-or-first-dont-rage-the-night-before/
I don’t want to sleep too long on premium long haul.
Yeah that is my policy on actual vacations. Since child my TPACs other than work are weekend ragers in Asia w idiot friends. So rolling from LKF to a 10:25am hkg-ewr flight is just the way it goes.
After some reconsideration, I’ve decided to give you a pass here. You’re welcome.
I appreciate your reconsideration.