SFO: AC moved to T2 (May 2022), MLL now open (June 28, 2023)
Jul 3, 2023, 3:13 pm
#241
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: LAX
Programs: AC SE, UA S, Bonvoy Titanium
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@canadiancow and I are doing an impromptu do there this afternoon from around 3:30 until 7, if anyone wants to join.
Jul 3, 2023, 5:03 pm
#242
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YVR - MILLS Waypoint (It's the third house on the left)
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Posts: 6,238
@canadiancow and I are doing an impromptu do there this afternoon from around 3:30 until 7, if anyone wants to join.
Jul 3, 2023, 5:07 pm
#243
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: YSC (and all its regularly scheduled flights)
Posts: 2,521
I got bumped from my YVR-KIX flight today and rerouted tomorrow YVR-SFO-KIX, so I'll get to give it a try if I can access it. I'll be flying UA J from SFO at 1110.
Jul 3, 2023, 7:32 pm
#244
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I agree with the calf. The "I'm not trying to impress the press" food is not great. Even if the sliders could be good, the buns are hard. The sandwiches were meh. The chicken was crap compared to even YYZ TB.
I love the lounge. But I'd be happier with "cheap" food.
Every time AC tries to serve a $10 meal while spending $5, it turns out poorly. They need to sum for a $5 meal.
And the bar gun doesn't have Coke Zero, but the fountain does. So that's good.
I love the lounge. But I'd be happier with "cheap" food.
Every time AC tries to serve a $10 meal while spending $5, it turns out poorly. They need to sum for a $5 meal.
And the bar gun doesn't have Coke Zero, but the fountain does. So that's good.
Jul 4, 2023, 4:29 am
#245
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE MM, Hyatt Globalist, SPG Platinum, hhonors Gold
Posts: 3,430
you will have access to check it out, but the Polaris lounge would be a better choice for food and drink, without the benefit of a terrace.
Jul 4, 2023, 5:13 am
#246
Join Date: May 2023
Location: YUL find me in Montreal
Programs: Air Canada SE, Bonvoy Gold, Hotels.com Gold
Posts: 669
Has anyone had a peek at the showers yet? If the food is bad, I'll keep eating at Cat Cora, but a good shower would let me optimize another 15 minutes away.
Jul 4, 2023, 9:53 am
#247
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The showers are nice.
Jul 4, 2023, 12:36 pm
#248
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Vancouver, BC
Programs: Aeroplan 75K | Latitude Flight Pass junkie
Posts: 1,549
I wonder if the brown and tan colour scheme of the lounge, which is "warm and inviting, like the Canadian people" -- Nasr, is a hint at what they'll be doing in the aircraft cabins. Nasr indicated a new scheme was coming across all customer-facing products, with the XLRs the first aircraft to feature the new product.
Jul 4, 2023, 2:18 pm
#249
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I suspect I'm going to be making a few more YVR trips every year. I usually have a decent reason to head up, but if I can sit on that terrace for 3 hours before my departure, and "unlimited time" on arrival, that's just another reason to make a weekend trip
Sitting out there, listening to ATC, watching the traffic... Especially with a nice glass of wine.
I definitely don't like the food, but otherwise it's a really nice "bar". Just with a high cost of entry.
Sitting out there, listening to ATC, watching the traffic... Especially with a nice glass of wine.
I definitely don't like the food, but otherwise it's a really nice "bar". Just with a high cost of entry.
Jul 16, 2023, 6:12 pm
#250
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YYZ, NYC
Programs: Marriott Gold, JGC, IHG Platinum, Hilton Gold, AC 25K
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Nevermind, arriving and departing on UA flights anyways so likely won't have AC BP that's stated on terms
Jul 16, 2023, 6:28 pm
#251
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Location: YYC
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Now that the lounge has been open a couple of weeks, time to close this thread and direct people to the ongoing MLL experiences and access threads.
Adam Smith
AC Forum Moderator
Adam Smith
AC Forum Moderator