We've used the lounge a few times in the past before our holidays and it made a perfect start to the break. The main thing we looked forward to was the peace and quiet and the absence of children screaming and running around as they do in the main lounge! The entry rules seem to have changed since last year and there was very little difference between the executive lounge and the main concourse with families with children there. While they weren't necessarily misbehaving, they were obviously excited about going on holiday and were VERY loud! We won't be using the executive lounge any more as paying nearly £40 for very little difference from the main concourse (in fact it was slightly worse as we couldn't move to a quieter, more peaceful area) makes no sense. We're really sorry we won't be going any more as it used to be a special start to the holiday, but the apparent change of entry rules has spoiled it for us.