Originally Posted by
injera
Headed down to Puerto Rico in a week and a half for a little R&R. I have the amex platnium w/ priority pass so am allowed into either lounge. Wife likes to arrive early so i'm sure we will still have a solid hour to chill in the lounge.
Which lounge would you choose? My wife would either use her DL Amex to get into the skyclub for $25 or we'd pay $50 for her to be my guest at wingtips. Or are both lounges equally bad that the money would be better spent at a bar/restaurant in the terminal? I've never been to the skyclub at JFK but have read its a little better than other airports.
Given that it'll be an early evening flight I fully expect we will be looking to enjoy some adult beverages so am leaning towards Wingtips solely for the better drink selection. 2 cocktails each would easily cost $50 in the terminal.
Thoughts?
Wingtips is great. Not as good as foreign lounges or Centurion, but much much better than Skyclub. Real cooked food - nothing special but you can make a real meal. Self-serve bar. It hasn't ever been crowded when I have gone in there, while Skyclub has generally been packed (but I've always been able to find a seat pretty easily). Showers in Skyclub are more numerous and better - 6 total versus 1 per gender in Wingtips. Skyclub showers are cleaned after every use, but I've used Wingtips showers 3 or 4 times and found them satisfactory each time.