Originally Posted by socalduck

I would second the recommendation to use the Westin. They have a decent restaurant, plus some quiet lounge space with plenty of comfortable seating.

You can't get into MacNamara with an AA boarding pass, so that is not going to be an option. You have to take the shuttle bus to get to the Westin from the North Terminal, which is a bit of a hassle, but it beats spending 4 hours in the NT (which is admittedly light years beyond the what we once endured in the Smith terminal.)

It actually looks like there is a space near the AA gates between D26 and D28 that may eventually be developed into an AC. Not sure if anyone here has heard whether or not that is the case, but I am keeping my fingers crossed...