Aug 24, 2022, 3:05 pm
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Access
Please see this thread for questions on access to the MLLs and where they're located. Moderator note: questions about access posted in this thread will be deleted.
Directory of Lounge Threads
AC has three types of lounges. Each has its own thread. This thread is for MLLs. If you have questions about another type of lounge, please visit the relevant thread.
Showers
YYZ
YVR
YUL
Please see this thread for questions on access to the MLLs and where they're located. Moderator note: questions about access posted in this thread will be deleted.
Directory of Lounge Threads
AC has three types of lounges. Each has its own thread. This thread is for MLLs. If you have questions about another type of lounge, please visit the relevant thread.
- Maple Leaf Lounges (“MLLs”): essentially, regular lounges
- Café: café-style lounge with limited access and grab-and-go food
- Signature Suites: essentially, only for long-haul international business class passengers
Showers
YYZ
- Dom - open
- Intl - open
- TB - open
YVR
- Dom - closed, pending renovation (inquired on April 20, 2023) (Inquired 22Jun2023, and again on 27-March-2024, "No idea when they will reopen".)
- Intl - open
- TB - open
YUL
- Intl - open
MLLs - information & experiences (July 2022 onwards)
Sep 7, 2022, 9:29 am
#151
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Delta PM, Hilton Silver, UA Plat
Posts: 261
Anyone know when the showers at YYZ-Intl will be open? I have a 12 hr layover there next week and was hoping to work all day and shower before trying to sleep on the way to Europe
Also any private phone rooms?
Also any private phone rooms?
Sep 10, 2022, 5:44 am
#153
Join Date: Mar 2021
Programs: AC SE, Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite
Posts: 40
Sep 10, 2022, 9:11 am
#154
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Annapolis, MD
Programs: UA Premier Platinum, AA Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Bonvoy Gold, National Exec Elite
Posts: 62
YUL TB - Sept. 8 around 4:30 PM
First time back to YUL since the pandemic. Lounge was busiest I have ever seen but there were some spots available to sit. Lounge emptied a bit around 5:30.
Food Offerings:
Macaroni Salad
"Bruschetta" - Basically looked like salsa or pico de gallo with nothing to put it on (such as toasted bread, crackers, etc.)
Minestrone soup
Beef and barley (or vegetable?) Soup
Pasta Primavera (Primavera is usually a cream sauce and this was tomato based but whatever...)
Cooked Carrots
General Tso's Chicken
Smoked meat sandwiches
Bags of Chips (Lays BBQ Ruffles, Miss Vickies plain, or Ketchup Chips)
Brownies
The smoked meat sandwiches were pretty good, which is what I stuck with (along with a bag of chips). The macaroni salad and "bruschetta" looked not-so appetizing. The pasta looked about the same it always does. The brownies looked like a hot mess, which judging by their looks were in need of a cooler spot.
Pretty good variety but I felt that the quality (except for the smoked meat) was better pre-covid. I didn't get a look at the adult drink section too closely.
First time back to YUL since the pandemic. Lounge was busiest I have ever seen but there were some spots available to sit. Lounge emptied a bit around 5:30.
Food Offerings:
Macaroni Salad
"Bruschetta" - Basically looked like salsa or pico de gallo with nothing to put it on (such as toasted bread, crackers, etc.)
Minestrone soup
Beef and barley (or vegetable?) Soup
Pasta Primavera (Primavera is usually a cream sauce and this was tomato based but whatever...)
Cooked Carrots
General Tso's Chicken
Smoked meat sandwiches
Bags of Chips (Lays BBQ Ruffles, Miss Vickies plain, or Ketchup Chips)
Brownies
The smoked meat sandwiches were pretty good, which is what I stuck with (along with a bag of chips). The macaroni salad and "bruschetta" looked not-so appetizing. The pasta looked about the same it always does. The brownies looked like a hot mess, which judging by their looks were in need of a cooler spot.
Pretty good variety but I felt that the quality (except for the smoked meat) was better pre-covid. I didn't get a look at the adult drink section too closely.
Sep 10, 2022, 2:45 pm
#155
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: YQB
Programs: AC SE
Posts: 2,139
They stopped serving LP Champagne in the LHR MLL sometime in April. To get proper bubbles in LHR T2, you have to go to the UC, they sometimes even have two different types available.
Sep 10, 2022, 3:09 pm
#156
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: YLW
Posts: 117
YYZ Int lounge showers - I inquired a couple weeks ago, received an email saying they are currently being renovated. October or November was a estimate when they may be reopened.
Last edited by YLWflyer; Sep 10, 2022 at 3:10 pm Reason: Title
Sep 10, 2022, 9:18 pm
#157
Join Date: May 2017
Programs: MH Gold, AC Super Elite, UA Platinum, Accor All Gold, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 497
Sorry to say, but this airline is nothing premium. What a disgrace not to have showers in your main hub's lounge.
Sep 10, 2022, 10:47 pm
#158
Join Date: Mar 2020
Programs: AC 75k
Posts: 704
I still find the order to table food better. Buffets have a nasty time deterioration that the other food didn't.
Many might disagree, but I would love to see the order to table stay/come back.
I am sure however that the food on demand was more "demanding" to the set up and maintain.
Cathay did do a much better job of that even before Covid.
Many might disagree, but I would love to see the order to table stay/come back.
I am sure however that the food on demand was more "demanding" to the set up and maintain.
Cathay did do a much better job of that even before Covid.
Sep 12, 2022, 3:06 pm
#161
Join Date: Mar 2022
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 479
On a full fare J flex booking to Europe and can’t access the lounge. Gotta love credit card access.
Sep 12, 2022, 3:08 pm
#162
Moderator, Air Canada; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE MM, FB Plat, WS Plat, BA Silver, DL GM, Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 16,775
lineup for MLL at YUL intl over 150 people long as of 1630 local. Lounge dragon estimating a 60-90 min wait. Went to national bank instead. Also a line up but only around a dozen. Was in around 10 min.
On a full fare J flex booking to Europe and can’t access the lounge. Gotta love credit card access.
On a full fare J flex booking to Europe and can’t access the lounge. Gotta love credit card access.
Sep 12, 2022, 3:11 pm
#163
Join Date: Mar 2022
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 479
i quickly counted between 13-15 groups of ten as I walked past. The lineup is almost down to duty free. I had to ask the people at the front if it was truly the lounge line and it was.
i usually don’t send in emails but I think I will for this. SE on a full fare paid J flex and I can’t even access the lounge as my flight boards in 75 min
i think they need to start doing access zones like boarding and meter appropriately. Status members here, star alliance here, ticket access here, credit cards here, etc
i usually don’t send in emails but I think I will for this. SE on a full fare paid J flex and I can’t even access the lounge as my flight boards in 75 min
i think they need to start doing access zones like boarding and meter appropriately. Status members here, star alliance here, ticket access here, credit cards here, etc
Sep 12, 2022, 3:24 pm
#165
Join Date: Mar 2022
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 479