Denver Delta Sky Club: Definitive Thread
Jun 16, 2018, 12:20 pm
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Denver Delta Sky Club: Definitive Thread
First time to the Denver sky club today. I ended up needing a Sherpa and a guide dog to find it. Maybe i am in a foul mood(weekend business travel will do that to ya!) but this may be the least convenient sky club i have been to in the US. Even the mens bathroom was a bit of a hike outside of the club.
First world problem yes, but still wanted to vent a little.
First world problem yes, but still wanted to vent a little.
Jun 16, 2018, 12:25 pm
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LOL. And wasn't it worth when you finally found it? The A concourse lounge set-up is just awful with zero natural light or tarmac views.
if you think the DL lounge is dark, the AA/BA one is even worse. My wife calls it "the crAAp lounge".
The entire thing used to be a Continental Lounge and then got divided up over the years... into AA, USO and now DL. The bathrooms have remained the constant.
if you think the DL lounge is dark, the AA/BA one is even worse. My wife calls it "the crAAp lounge".
The entire thing used to be a Continental Lounge and then got divided up over the years... into AA, USO and now DL. The bathrooms have remained the constant.
Jun 16, 2018, 12:37 pm
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To be fair: it did have self serve booze which the degenerate in me always appreciates! But yes it was nothing special. And when i left it felt like the Delta gates were in Boulder. 
Jun 16, 2018, 12:49 pm
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A couple things I've found out so far:- Booze only available from 7am on in the morning
- Instead of taking the scenic route, use the elevators just outside the airport/USO lounges are to get you back to the concourse and gates. Of course, DEN normally has escalators, elevators, and slide walks out of commission, so it still can be a walk to your gate.
Jun 16, 2018, 1:27 pm
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Jun 16, 2018, 1:29 pm
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Instead of taking the scenic route, use the elevators just outside the airport/USO lounges are to get you back to the concourse and gates. Of course, DEN normally has escalators, elevators, and slide walks out of commission, so it still can be a walk to your gate.
I'm interested in other DEN/Delta tips y'all might have!
I'm interested in other DEN/Delta tips y'all might have!
Once you know where the club is it’s pretty easy to stop there before heading to the gates; it’s really only inconvenient when someone ends up going to the gates first and then has to backtrack (or if there is a last minute delay posted after arrival at the gate). IME, the DEN staff are pretty good and pleasant (far more pleasant than the UA DEN staff).
Jun 16, 2018, 2:48 pm
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Right, because whatever previous era you are romanticizing was one in which people never drank in the morning (rolling my eyes).
FYI lots of people are a little bit nervous or anxious about flying, or just have trouble relaxing in the cramped quarters, and having a drink helps, and there's nothing wrong with that. There's a reason airports all over the world have bars open in the morning, and it's not because everyone who travels has a drinking problem.
Jun 16, 2018, 2:49 pm
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Jun 16, 2018, 2:53 pm
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Also, some people may have been up all night, traveling all night, or any of the above mentioned reasons. Just because it is 7am, doesn't mean its 5 o'clock somewhere in their body clock.
Jun 16, 2018, 8:14 pm
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Jun 16, 2018, 9:55 pm
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I think the reason for the wierd lounge set up is because when the airport was being built, the current AC and SC was supposed to be one large CO Presidents Club (hence the vacant check in desk when you first enter the main club area with the SC to the left and the AC to the right) when CO had a hub at Stapleton, but decided to close the hub before the move to the new DEN so the club was never fully used.