Very impressed with XXX Admirals Club (consolidated)
Jun 10, 2012, 7:07 am
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Very impressed, EWR Admiral's Club
I am the only one here in Newark's Admirals Club. It is one of the nicest lounges I have been to here in the states. I am just suprised AA has such a nice club here in EWR.
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Jun 10, 2012, 7:46 am
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Jun 10, 2012, 8:47 am
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Anyone waiting to hand me a drink after a "security" experience, particularly an EWR "security" experience, is aces in my book.
Jun 10, 2012, 9:02 am
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I find the AA security at EWR much better than Terminal C (UA). The AC is dated, but kept super clean and the staff is excellent.
Jun 10, 2012, 11:59 am
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Speaking of which (stupid question alert!)-what is the purpose of the airseev/whatever guy @ the podium guarding/blocking the entrances to the checkpoint? Not the TSA DOC-the one in the white shirt before you even get to the TDC. Had my first trip thru EWR a few weeks ago & am still stumped 
Jun 10, 2012, 12:45 pm
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A gentle reminder: This is the AA forum, and the current topic is the Admirals Club at EWR. Airport security can and should be discussed in the Travel Security / Security forum. Thanks! 
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Jun 10, 2012, 1:02 pm
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Does the EWR AC still sport the orange color scheme?
Jun 10, 2012, 1:09 pm
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Nice club. Very dated. Good staff. Always have a good selection of newspapers (unlike most other clubs). Unfortunately, it always seems very dark in there.
Jun 10, 2012, 3:35 pm
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Always enjoyed my stays here. Friendly staff, which is rare at EWR. The only problem, albeit minor, is the location literally behind TSA lanes.
Jun 10, 2012, 3:57 pm
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Speaking of which (stupid question alert!)-what is the purpose of the airseev/whatever guy @ the podium guarding/blocking the entrances to the checkpoint? Not the TSA DOC-the one in the white shirt before you even get to the TDC. Had my first trip thru EWR a few weeks ago & am still stumped
Jun 11, 2012, 7:03 am
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Its one of the nicest smaller ACs lounge. It never seems to be crowded, even last Friday afternoon the lounge was more than half empty. I hope AA keeps this lounge as the rest of Terminal A sucks (just like the EWR Airtrain service, which was a nightmare last Friday.)
Jun 11, 2012, 7:12 am
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Its one of the nicest smaller ACs lounge. It never seems to be crowded, even last Friday afternoon the lounge was more than half empty. I hope AA keeps this lounge as the rest of Terminal A sucks (just like the EWR Airtrain service, which was a nightmare last Friday.)
Jun 12, 2012, 12:22 pm
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Has it been updated since last year? I popped in and wasn't all that impressed, especially when I can think of nicer small clubs (RDU, DCA, the soon-to-be-erstwhile MCI). I remember when my Dad was EXP he got a maintenance call from AA asking if they could do anything to improve his travel experience and he mentioned "fix the EWR AC".
Might be the only Club with plants though!
I do, however, love their memorabilia collection.
Might be the only Club with plants though!
I do, however, love their memorabilia collection.
Jun 12, 2012, 1:27 pm
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AC was closed when I went through EWR (5:30AM on a Saturday so no surprise). The location is not great, semi-far from the gates, and as noted, right at the finish of TSA, but I'll go with everyone else on how it is inside. The one time I used Airtrain, I was at B trying to get to A, train came from C, person told us it was going to A, and the train promptly went right back to C. I'll avoid EWR whenever possible now. The AC from the outside really is unassuming, that's probably the best way I could describe it.