AMJP

Can I use stairs to access the YVR AC DOMESTIC Lounge...

totti

I am not quite sure if I get your question right but yes there is a staircase leading up to the lounge. The agent sits right at the entrance on the ground level and then you walk up. From what I can tell, there are more people walking the two flights of stairs instead of waiting for the elevator.

yyznomad

@AMJP

The domestic MLL at YVR is in the domestic terminal section.

If you are referring to accessing the domestic MLL upon arrival from an international flight, you can access the domestic MLL provided you have an onward domestic boarding pass that allows you entry.

AMJP

yes, Tks, I prefer to use stairs instead of elevator, so I was wondering if I had the option..

yyznomad

If you are referring to the domestic MLL, then yes, there are elevators AND stairs leading up to the main area on the 2nd floor of the domestic MLL.

24left

Link here to photos of the food items in April 2019 at night prior to the departures for SYD, BNE and MEL

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/31300816-post2830.html

bocastephen

Wow, that is a very sad display - I assume the breakfast/lunch is just as bad, or probably worse given the hot entrees are usually brought out AFTER most Asia-bound flights have boarded. Adding in the habit of too many MLL patrons sticking their dirty hands all over the food, we might just skip the MLL altogether next week on the way to TPE.

transportprof

I think the design behind the food display at YVR's International MLL is that there is a chef in the open kitchen preparing these dishes "a la minute" and then they don't spend a lot of time in the buffet area. But that is not how it works in practice.

There is usually one dish that the chef will make on order, and that is what I always go for in this lounge.

If you are going to Taipei overnight, there is always the Plaza Premium Lounge. Their food is comparable to the MLL, but may be hotter! Drinks are better in the MLL.

Stranger

24left

On visits to the YVR international MLL since January at least, I have only gone in there to take a few photos and then left to go elsewhere. Pre-midday AC Asian bank of flights, I've found there are almost no seats. Plus I found it too warm, especially on sunny days. The worst of it in Jan and Feb was the very intense smell of garlic (used for the pasta & shrimp dish). Not only did the entire lounge smell, but walking from Domestic past gate 52, you could smell it halfway across the moving walkway and all over the security area directly across from the MLL.

At night, prior to the Australian departures, I found the food was not refreshed and I won't eat hot food that is lukewarm and looks to have been sitting out.

Since I have other options at YVR, I move on.

BTW, I actually found the PPL next door had a great selection of both western and Asian options - mostly Chinese and some Japanese because JL has a contracted separate section in there for their pax midday.

As for the YVR International, it is certainly a vast improvement over what was back in 2015 and even v 2.0 upstairs before the downstairs was finished.

mathemagic

I agree on the heat in the lounge. It gets far too warm for comfort. And often crowded. Although the food and drinks are better in the international, for those reasons above I'd say it's on an equal footing with the domestic lounge. Take your pick: space and temperature, or food and drinks? I can't comment on the Plaza Premium at YVR though.

keitherson

What are they doing with the upstairs in the YVR intl MLL? Is that open now?

canadiancow

It's just extra space for when downstairs is full. Nothing special.

james dean

Re: food in the Intl YVR
A bit better than Dom YVR.
The stir fry they prepare for you (noodles & shrimp) is a grease fest & when busy try getting a drink from the bar, it's hit & miss for wait times.
Overall I like the setting though regarding seating...

PTahCha

Was transferring from a domestic flight to transborder. Was gently reminded that I need to use the transborder MLL and denied access, even though I have the right credentials to enter the lounge (*G, business class)

That's still more selections of food than the transborder lounge, regardless of presentation.