Originally Posted by
spanglysteve
I was there earlier this week. If you are on the BA flight, they mark your boarding card with a red biro which means you get unlimited premium drinks from the bar and food as well (although I only tried the drinks).
Agreed that the staff there are lovely. Be aware that there are no showers in the Austin lounge, and no where in the airport to leave your bags. So if like me you were connecting through Austin on HBO and decide to take a quick 2 hour jaunt into the city (recommended to get some real southern food), you can quickly become hot and sweaty. It was 30 degrees when I went in earlier this week. Showers really were missed!
The evening food got a lot better when the BA flight started. Still not great. As others have noted there is better food for not much money close by.
I like the wine bar which is a relatively recent addition. It gets crowded though there is often a line.
Agree that lack of luggage storage and no showers is drawback.