HNL Lounge
Sep 4, 2010, 1:59 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: UA 1K, AA EXPLAT, UA MM, DL Gold
Posts: 146
HNL Lounge
I have been searching for a bit and can't find recent advice. I am flying out of Honolulu next week and wanted lounge guidance. I have access to the Air New Zealand lounge, Continental lounge or the United lounge. How does the Air New Zealand lounge stack up?
Sep 4, 2010, 2:05 pm
#2
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: HNL
Programs: UA1k; 2MM; *G; *woodG
Posts: 87
Since HNL is my home airport, I use the RCC there all the time. It's pretty nice -- better than most, I would say. Drinks have been free for the past some-odd months for some technical reason that I have never clearly understood. Sorry, I don't know about the other clubs you mention.
Sep 4, 2010, 2:55 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Southern California
Programs: AA Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 309
I have been in the HNL Continental lounge many times. It is well located and easy to get to after exiting into airside from Security. It is a fine lounge. I can not comment on other two.
Sep 4, 2010, 4:10 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New Zealand
Programs: Air New Zealand NZ*S
Posts: 237
Air New Zealand currently shares the Qantas lounge by Gate 26.
Its not very good as it is small and can get crowded.
Dont usually eat in the lounge but it all looked OK.
One of our visitors complained to Air NZ about having to ask for wine as evidently none was available to help yourself.
United Lounge was downstairs next to the old Air New Zealand lounge and like the old NZ one you had to go outside to use the toilets.
I hope they are upgrading them, perhaps that is why they are currently sharing with Qantas.
Its not very good as it is small and can get crowded.
Dont usually eat in the lounge but it all looked OK.
One of our visitors complained to Air NZ about having to ask for wine as evidently none was available to help yourself.
United Lounge was downstairs next to the old Air New Zealand lounge and like the old NZ one you had to go outside to use the toilets.
I hope they are upgrading them, perhaps that is why they are currently sharing with Qantas.
Sep 4, 2010, 5:25 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan SE AND 1MM, HHonors Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum , L'Accor Platinum
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As a Star Alliance member of Air Canada/Aeroplan - when flying on AC, I can use the Continental or United Lounges.
In the past, AC used to borrow the old JAL lounge, which was next to the old ANZ lounge.
Perhaps, AC and ANZ should operate a new lounge jointly - just as AC and SK share the lounge in London, England. In this scenario, I envisage the amenities and the quality of this lounge to be closer to the AC/ANZ lounges, than to the US based lounges.
In the past, AC used to borrow the old JAL lounge, which was next to the old ANZ lounge.
Perhaps, AC and ANZ should operate a new lounge jointly - just as AC and SK share the lounge in London, England. In this scenario, I envisage the amenities and the quality of this lounge to be closer to the AC/ANZ lounges, than to the US based lounges.
Sep 4, 2010, 11:42 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
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Posts: 1,549
The Air NZ lounge was located with most others around a triangular garden, but closed around three to four years ago.
Since that time the airline has used the QF/AA lounge, which is around a five minute walk from the gate, but is almost as small as the old NZ lounge and gets overcrowded.
Really it is long overdue for NZ and AC to arrange a proper HNL connection between NZ AKL-HNL and AC HNL-YYZ, and to jointly operate a decent lounge.
Since that time the airline has used the QF/AA lounge, which is around a five minute walk from the gate, but is almost as small as the old NZ lounge and gets overcrowded.
Really it is long overdue for NZ and AC to arrange a proper HNL connection between NZ AKL-HNL and AC HNL-YYZ, and to jointly operate a decent lounge.
