Is not possible.

The last time I was in the DCA Club, they had more snacks available than the average P Club, plus an espresso machine.

So, why the question from sdm1130 about whether people would drop their P Club memberships and rely on *G for lounge access?

If staying in a locale that is very pricey (HNL/OGG come to mind), I like having the option of cooking my own food. Staying in a private condo with a full kitchen made Maui affordable, when I probably would not have been able to afford eating out regularly (IIRC, Quiznos came to $12/combo).

Down 400 pounds? :eek: How big was she to begin with? :eek::eek::eek:

I found Prague, Budapest, and even Berlin to be quite cheap. Only Berlin was on the Euro and we were travelling in the middle of January. ^

I thought he was referring to those of us who already have BD*G (which does allow domestic *G Lounge Access).

ETA - A sizable number of Boxers have been indoctrinated in teh cult of BD. :-:

Yeah, I've been in there many times.

It's nice. It's actually one of the nicest lounges of any domestic airline I've ever been in. The kicker is you have to be an an international itinerary to access it (as either a Star Gold or a business class pax). It's opened until around 2 or 3 as a regular lounge (or, it was a couple years ago) and then they boot you, everything was put away, then they change it over for the Envoy lounge prior to the TATL bank.

Self-serve bar, fresh fruit, cold cuts, cheeses, etc. It's very nicely done and well laid-out.

My last trip through there I was a bit miffed by it because I was flying to ATH which was one of the first flights out on the TA bank. We flew into PHL around 1pm (can't trust US when it comes to connecting) and our flight left around 430 or so, so we were relegated to the food-court lounge for a couple hours. They finally let us in at 330 to the Envoy lounge and then we left 20 min. later for boarding. The system is kind of goofy, but I understand why they do it that way.

There were also flies all over the food spread.

Then we sat on a US 767 for 9 hours that had domestic catering (catering oops :rolleyes:), in-operable seats, and IFE that had one ear in Espanol and one year in English.

When I wrote to US they told me "our contract was to get you from NYC to ATH. Which we did. Go away."

So I did.

(Their Envoy lounge set-up may be different now)

I think he meant it for teh BD *G members

I was referring to those of us that have *G status with BD.

Which Element are you staying in? I'm curious to hear as well. I've wanted to stay in one, but they're still pretty hard to find.

I chalk up my positive experiences of US to having extremely low expectations going in. Years of reading horror stories on FT prepared me for onboard Armageddon. It was a relief to get from A to B in a relatively comfy F seat with an endless supply of Pomegranate martinis. I was not spat upon by any US employees, nor did anyone defecate upon the beverage cart. Win. :-:

DFW Airport. Intro prepaid rates of $63/night. ^

Fair enough. Before taking a vacation I budget food into the trip and see it as a necessary expense and a part of experiencing the locale. That's not to say if I'm staying some place for a week I don't buy milk and a box of cereal for breakfast.

That's more a practical thing because I don't eat big breakfasts and charging me $35 for a buffet when all I really need/want is a 50 cent bowl of cereal is just absurd.

You'll never see me cooking pasta or something in a hotel kichenette. If I'm not home -- and especially if I'm on vacation -- I'm out doing. Seeing. Experiencing. (Or sitting on FT, while writing emails and waiting for a colleague.)

I put in my match from CO Gold on 10 September and still haven't heard back...