I agree that CL's appear to be mainly use for meals (especially breakfast). Perhaps as a compromise, there could be just a few couches near the TV area for those who truly want to lounge. The other easy chairs, etc. could be replaced with tables and chairs. For peak periods, I think there will almost always be a crowding issue no matter how many tables are in the lounge. This is the same issue with breakfast areas in limited service hotels and hotel restaurants. It is hard to justify allocating the requisite the amount of space to handle the peak usage level which is limited to a very small portion of the day. So tuning the space allocation to be sufficient for all but the very peak times is reasonable to me. For the most part, I think CL's generally already meet this requirement.

--Jon