Iberia Premium Lounge Dalí

Just after T4 security, Dalí sits one floor above duty free

The Iberia Premium Lounge Dalí in T4 runs 06:00–00:00 and sits directly above the Schengen security output, up on level 2. Clear security, look up for the Iberia lounge sign before diving into duty free, then take the elevator or stairs one level up. Miss that turn and you’ll burn 10–15 minutes backtracking through the T4 shopping spine.

This is the Iberia/oneworld Schengen workhorse, serving T4 flights only (not T4S) with access for Iberia and oneworld premium cabins and status. Agents at both the lounge and the gates check boarding passes closely, so using the train to hop between Dalí in T4 and Velázquez in T4S usually gets you sent back to your “correct” terminal lounge.

Food is self-serve and better than average for a short- and medium-haul hub: hot items appear at main mealtimes, with cold cuts, salads, and snacks available most of the day. Regulars aim for peak lunch and dinner windows to catch the fullest spread rather than stopping by at 10:30 or 16:30, when options thin out to sandwiches and packaged items. Coffee machines and soft drinks are on tap; wine and spirits sit on a central counter.

Showers are the main asset here, especially for people connecting from a short European hop into a later longhaul out of MAD. FlyerTalk users specifically plan a 60–90 minute layover in T4 to shower and grab food in Dalí before heading to T4S for longhaul boarding. Staff hold your boarding pass while you use a shower room; queues exist at peaks but hard numbers on wait times are rare.

Wi‑Fi is officially “courtesy,” but many reviews call access tricky, with captive portals failing to load or logins timing out. Several frequent flyers just tether from their phone or stick with the airport-wide MAD Wi‑Fi, which usually connects in under a minute, instead of wrestling with the lounge network again and again.

Seating fills fast in morning and evening banks for Schengen departures, especially near the power outlets. If you need to work, walk another 30–40 meters deeper into the lounge and aim for the less scenic inner sections where competition for plugs is lower. Last tip: on a tight connection, skip the bar, grab food from the first buffet island, and sit near the entrance so you can be back at T4 gates in under five minutes.