Originally Posted by
sannmann
You probably will not have time to check out the lounge in Sydney if you're continuing on to LAX. Nonetheless, you can lounge hop in Melbourne if you have time. The united Club there was okay; better than most domestic United Clubs. Nonetheless, the offerings in the Koru Club were better- they had better food and even a game room.
Actually I wanted to spend a week in Sydney as the bulk of my trip is in Melbourne and Geelong so I was able to split MEL to LAX into 2 segments by adding SYD as an additional destination. I think it only added $100 or so to the final cost. ^