*A lounge in TBIT finally opened today. ^
It is a vast improvement from the old lounges or the interim lounge, although that's not saying much.
There are four new lounges, Star Alliance, One World, Skyteam and LAX International (shared), each take up half a floor. Only the Stat Alliance lounge is open today, others are still being finished. They are on the 4th and 5th floor, after security check, where the old lounges were.
Some nice features:
1) Modern decor, just like the web site photo.
2) 8 new shower rooms.:-:
3) Free fast wired and wireless internet. ^
4) Much larger than the old lounges with open view of runway.
Some letdowns:
1) Washrooms are the refurbished old ones. They are brand new but small as before. I don't understand why they built 8 new shower rooms without adding washroom space.
2) The overall lounge area is still relatively small. It may get pretty crowded during busy hours.
3) F&B is limited. In fact, it is not much better than the interim lounge.
4) SQ no longer allows *G and PPS members to use first class section for this lounge since it is a contracted lounge. Only passengers flying First Class get to use the first class section.
No photos, sorry! I forgot to bring my camera.