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This is the archive of older posts about the SCL / Santiago de Chile Admirals Club and LAN Neruda Lounge.
Please see the current thread fo information and discussion:
SCL / Santiago de Chile Int'l. Apt. Admirals Club, LAN Neruda Lounge (master thread).
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Please see the current thread fo information and discussion:
SCL / Santiago de Chile Int'l. Apt. Admirals Club, LAN Neruda Lounge (master thread).
Thank you.
ARCHIVE: SCL / Santiago (Chile) Admirals Club & LA / LAN Neruda Lounge
Aug 23, 2006, 2:11 pm
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ARCHIVE: SCL / Santiago (Chile) Admirals Club & LA / LAN Neruda Lounge
I like the AA AC there a lot more than domestic lounges, but I will be flying back to DFW on the 6th and it occurs to me that I could use the LAN lounge as well - is it worth it to visit?
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Aug 23, 2006, 2:33 pm
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Though the SCL AC is nice, LA's Neruda lounge is much better IMHO. I prefer the ambience (more modern), better food and drink and free internet. Don't remember whether the AC has showers, but the Neruda lounge does.
Originally Posted by ricktoronto
I like the AA AC there a lot more than domestic lounges, but I will be flying back to DFW on the 6th and it occurs to me that I could use the LAN lounge as well - is it worth it to visit?
Aug 23, 2006, 3:04 pm
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The LAN lounges are vastly superior to the AA primarily for the food! LAN often has nice little finger sandwiches and cute desserts.
One the LAN lounges has a nice shower too that I've used.
One the LAN lounges has a nice shower too that I've used.
Aug 23, 2006, 3:39 pm
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I have to disagree. I was there 3 times in March, passing through twice and a return to US. After reading all the praise of the LAN lounge, I didn't even try the AC at first, but after walking in, I looked around, and was not impressed, had a drink and walked over to the AC. MUCH nicer, clubbier looking place. Free internet as well. I'm not much into club foods anyway, unless of course we're talking about the CX lounges in HKG.
Whatever anybody else will tell you here, including myself, don't worry, the clubs are about 5 minutes walk from each other, so you can check out both and make up your own mind.
Have a great trip!
Whatever anybody else will tell you here, including myself, don't worry, the clubs are about 5 minutes walk from each other, so you can check out both and make up your own mind.
Have a great trip!
Aug 23, 2006, 3:47 pm
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I have to agree with the last poster.
The AA Admirals Club at SCL is the best! And, IMHO, the best AC in the system!
Free wireless, showers, food (sandwiches, soups, fruit, cheese, and more!), drinks, ice cream, DirecTV, etc. etc. etc.
The ONLY thing it doesn't have is computers. But most of us travel with our laptops anyway.
So, if you are without your laptop, you can go over to the LAN lounge to check email, and then return to the AC to hang out. It's worth getting to the airport early for this club!
The AA Admirals Club at SCL is the best! And, IMHO, the best AC in the system!
Free wireless, showers, food (sandwiches, soups, fruit, cheese, and more!), drinks, ice cream, DirecTV, etc. etc. etc.
The ONLY thing it doesn't have is computers. But most of us travel with our laptops anyway.
So, if you are without your laptop, you can go over to the LAN lounge to check email, and then return to the AC to hang out. It's worth getting to the airport early for this club!
Aug 23, 2006, 4:02 pm
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Make sure you have a pisco sour in the LAN Lounge.
Aug 23, 2006, 4:35 pm
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LAN is tops
The only advantage the AC has is the comfort of it's seating. Food and drink in the LAN lounges are far superior and much more sophisticated.
Aug 23, 2006, 4:38 pm
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Originally Posted by Spiff
Make sure you have a pisco sour in the LAN Lounge.
Aug 23, 2006, 4:57 pm
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Maybe I am mixing the LAN lounge with someplace else, but I recall it being smokey. I relocated to the AA lounge, and found it to be a pleasant enough place.
Aug 23, 2006, 5:02 pm
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The SCL AC is, IMO, the best AC in the system. It is less cordwed that the Lan lounge (especially in the evenings), has far more comfortable seating and has a decent food spread, including cold cuts and ice cream. I've not been impressed with the food in the Lan lounge, but that's a matter of preference. The SCL AC is far better stocked than a typical domestic AC. The Lan lounge is also smoky. The one thing the Lan lounge clearly has over the AC are the computer work stations. There are no Internet terminals in the AC -- there are several in the Lan lounge. I do not know if the AC is hooked-up for wi-fi.
The AC and Neruda Lounge are quite close to each other and both are accessible airside. There is no reason not to spend time in both.
The AC and Neruda Lounge are quite close to each other and both are accessible airside. There is no reason not to spend time in both.
Aug 23, 2006, 5:04 pm
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Originally Posted by PresRDC
I do not know if the AC is hooked-up for wi-fi.
It is, and it's free.
Aug 23, 2006, 6:00 pm
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Originally Posted by PresRDC
The Lan lounge is also smoky...
Aug 23, 2006, 6:02 pm
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Originally Posted by andrzej
I have to disagree. I was there 3 times in March, passing through twice and a return to US. After reading all the praise of the LAN lounge, I didn't even try the AC at first, but after walking in, I looked around, and was not impressed, had a drink and walked over to the AC. MUCH nicer, clubbier looking place. Free internet as well. I'm not much into club foods anyway, unless of course we're talking about the CX lounges in HKG.
Whatever anybody else will tell you here, including myself, don't worry, the clubs are about 5 minutes walk from each other, so you can check out both and make up your own mind.
Have a great trip!
Whatever anybody else will tell you here, including myself, don't worry, the clubs are about 5 minutes walk from each other, so you can check out both and make up your own mind.
Have a great trip!
Aug 23, 2006, 6:34 pm
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Didn't Chile just pass a fairly broad anti-smoking law? Maybe that will help. The AC has a separate room for smokers, like DFW.
Aug 24, 2006, 10:43 am
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Two previous posters have mentioned the great food in the SCL AA lounge, but I think that's an exaggeration. I've probably been in that lounge at least 50 times, and the food is always the same: slices and/or cubes of cheese, slices of cold cuts, saltines, olives, and cookies. The soup is packs of powdered soup mix. It's true about the free drinks and the ice cream, but I've never seen a sandwich or indeed any other kind of food other than what I've mentioned in the SCL AA lounge. I've made myself little cheese-and-salami-on-saltine "sandwiches" with a side of olives there many a time.