I fully agree that something like a “normal” waiting area, like the area at the gate for an airport, or the waiting room at a hospital, dentist or whatever is not a lounge. Nobody proposed to tag these as amenity=lounge.
The proposal is for “A distinct tag for lounges, such as those in airports and at stations.” and: “Lounges are found not only in airports (although some users might associate lounges primarily with airline-branded offerings), but also train/bus stations, hotels (often called an "Executive lounge") and ferry terminals. These are generally places offering shelter, food/drink, sometimes shower and sleeping facilities. A major transport hub can feature a number of lounges. Considering the quantity of such POIs and, often, their importance to a traveller, it makes sense to have a custom tag for them. It is an amenity distinct from others, despite offering services that can often be associated with e.g. a bar, buffet or cafe.” Nowhere here does it say that the waiting room at your local doctor should be tagged as an amenity=lounge. But for the things that the proposal specifically targets, amenity=lounge seems an adequate label to me. If there is one thing I find objectionable in the proposal, it’s the “A simpler lounge at DXB” example. THAT is not something I would consider a lounge. From: Paul Allen <pla16...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, 11 June 2018 00:56 To: Tag discussion, strategy and related tools <tagging@openstreetmap.org> Subject: Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Lounges On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 3:20 PM, <osm.tagg...@thorsten.engler.id.au <mailto:osm.tagg...@thorsten.engler.id.au> > wrote: At Stations The First Class lounges are open Monday to Friday and are a great place to work or relax while you're waiting for a train. They offer complimentary refreshments, WiFi, fax and phone services are available. Again, these are NOT waiting rooms. They REQUIRE a purchase for use. In this instance, the purchase of a first-class ticket. They cannot be used without payment. They're an argument for a subtag, perhaps (purchase_required, or free=no or some such) but they are not arguments for tagging waiting rooms amenity=lounge. Perhaps an argument for amenity=lounge as well as amenity=waiting_room but I suspect that would cause more problems than it solves. I can be convinced. Point me to evidence of widespread hospital lounges, doctors' surgery lounges, dentists' lounges, etc. and I will change my mind. Until then, it appears that the vast preponderance of waiting rooms at railway stations compared to a handful of lounges, means that amenity=waiting_room is the way to go. -- Paul
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