SFO - Best Emerald Lounge
Aug 7, 2022, 3:58 am
#17
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On recent SFO JFK we found the refurbished Admirals Club to be perfectly acceptable - it’s not a Flagship Lounge but one of the better Admirals Clubs we’ve visited. Unless I’m the same terminal (eg CX/QF lounges vs BA/AA at LHR T3) not sure I’d bother traipsing to another terminal. Although we had a 6am flight and kids in tow so YMMV! Have a great trip 
Aug 7, 2022, 9:08 am
#19
Join Date: Jul 2015
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Visited the Alaska airline lounge in T2 this morning, shockingly badly doesn’t come close. The place was filthy, stains all over the couches / arm chairs (word of advice to a lounge designer, go with dark colours to hide stains!) tables not wiped down, food plates from last night by the food counter, definitely not one to go out of your way to visit!
Pilot37
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Aug 7, 2022, 9:59 am
#20
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Visited the Alaska airline lounge in T2 this morning, shockingly badly doesn’t come close. The place was filthy, stains all over the couches / arm chairs (word of advice to a lounge designer, go with dark colours to hide stains!) tables not wiped down, food plates from last night by the food counter, definitely not one to go out of your way to visit!
Pilot37
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Aug 8, 2022, 3:53 am
#21
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Location: Munich / London
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Thanks very much for all the helpful responses! I'll stick with the Admirals Club in T1.
As an aside, in all my times flying from SFO to LHR I never made it to the BA Lounge. When I was a lowly Silver, I would always be handed a voucher as the BA lounge was full and once the Cathay Pacific lounge opened, that was the one for me. Ah, the good old times!
As an aside, in all my times flying from SFO to LHR I never made it to the BA Lounge. When I was a lowly Silver, I would always be handed a voucher as the BA lounge was full and once the Cathay Pacific lounge opened, that was the one for me. Ah, the good old times!
Aug 8, 2022, 7:07 am
#23
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Aug 8, 2022, 10:04 am
#24
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I really liked the space, it was quite big and always empty (full disclaimer, we're going back to 2018!) and yes, they did have a noodle bar! I know there was some hoohaa for a while when they wouldn't let BA passengers order noodles as BA hadn't paid for the service, but I didn't experience that. It would be nice if they opened it again.
Aug 8, 2022, 11:43 am
#25
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I really liked the space, it was quite big and always empty (full disclaimer, we're going back to 2018!) and yes, they did have a noodle bar! I know there was some hoohaa for a while when they wouldn't let BA passengers order noodles as BA hadn't paid for the service, but I didn't experience that. It would be nice if they opened it again.
Aug 8, 2022, 10:38 pm
#26
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Its better designed now so seating is usually not a terrible issue. There is a separate sit down dining for F that seems to be closed a lot (not sure if it has fully reopened yet) that takes up a decent amount of space.
Aug 9, 2022, 1:07 am
#27
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Glad to hear. I normally avoid SFO for that reason, LAX is much better (I like the Qantas FL). I'll give it a try next time.
Aug 9, 2022, 2:26 pm
#28
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Aug 9, 2022, 2:44 pm
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Oct 3, 2022, 3:55 pm
#30
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Today it is completely packed and hard to find a place to sit. At least we did not have to actually wait for a seat like FT'ers above but we got the last two decent ones. Minimal staffing compared to pre-COVID days and no dedicated lounge for Emerald / F, only a dining room that is FIRST ONLY, no Emerald. And it's closed when they are running the non F flights.
Last edited by goldengate; Oct 3, 2022 at 4:35 pm