Best SkyClub - Your thoughts
Feb 21, 2020, 12:44 pm
#1
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Best SkyClub - Your thoughts
Lots of threads about worst SkyClub … too crowded, bad/no food, service … how about something positive.
What's your favorite SkyClub ???
For me, it's a toss-up between CVG and MCO. Both are very comfortable (with out-of-the-ordinary furniture), very good service, relatively quiet, etc.
What's your favorite SkyClub ???
For me, it's a toss-up between CVG and MCO. Both are very comfortable (with out-of-the-ordinary furniture), very good service, relatively quiet, etc.
Feb 21, 2020, 1:37 pm
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Join Date: Dec 2018
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Have you been at MCO around school holidays right before the bank of Virgin flights is ready to leave? Brutal. Although I did meet Nick Faldo there once.
I'm partial to lack of crowds and no need for stairs or elevator. That would be PHX, EWR, ATL E (not F due to better crowd flow around the bar/food).
And whichever one is serving the Wicked Thai soup that day.
I'm partial to lack of crowds and no need for stairs or elevator. That would be PHX, EWR, ATL E (not F due to better crowd flow around the bar/food).
And whichever one is serving the Wicked Thai soup that day.
Feb 21, 2020, 1:40 pm
#6
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: MCO
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DCA is my favorite as it has great views overlooking the airfield and the Washington D.C. skyline and has some of the best SC staff that I’ve experienced.
Feb 21, 2020, 1:51 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2019
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Have you been at MCO around school holidays right before the bank of Virgin flights is ready to leave? Brutal. Although I did meet Nick Faldo there once.
I'm partial to lack of crowds and no need for stairs or elevator. That would be PHX, EWR, ATL E (not F due to better crowd flow around the bar/food).
And whichever one is serving the Wicked Thai soup that day.
I'm partial to lack of crowds and no need for stairs or elevator. That would be PHX, EWR, ATL E (not F due to better crowd flow around the bar/food).
And whichever one is serving the Wicked Thai soup that day.
Feb 21, 2020, 1:55 pm
#9
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Agree on CVG. It is like an un-SkyClub. No soaring ceilings, spa, or any other of the "prototypical" SkyClub bells and whistles that feature so prominently in the ads (Wait, they may have had jackfruit). But visiting last week they hot dogs, local bags of potato chips (help from CVG on the brand?) and a fully stocked ice cream freezer. The Club is big and furniture spread out and a very easy place to find a quiet spot to work or relax. It isn't crowded. And everyone is super friendly. So, basically everything you actually need* in a SkyClub (plus some jackfruit). *Though I do appreciate SkyDecks and showers, neither of which are at CVG.
Feb 21, 2020, 2:07 pm
#11
Join Date: May 2015
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Agree on CVG. It is like an un-SkyClub. No soaring ceilings, spa, or any other of the "prototypical" SkyClub bells and whistles that feature so prominently in the ads (Wait, they may have had jackfruit). But visiting last week they hot dogs, local bags of potato chips (help from CVG on the brand?) and a fully stocked ice cream freezer. The Club is big and furniture spread out and a very easy place to find a quiet spot to work or relax. It isn't crowded. And everyone is super friendly. So, basically everything you actually need* in a SkyClub (plus some jackfruit). *Though I do appreciate SkyDecks and showers, neither of which are at CVG.
Feb 21, 2020, 2:32 pm
#12
Join Date: Dec 2008
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CVG is like a blast from the past (in a good way) though I'm sure the feeling of spaciousness comes from the number of departing seats at concourse B decreasing substantially over the years but it reminds me of when the lounges were more business-like (anybody remember the US Airways clubs from the late 1990s - dark wood and grey leather everywhere).
In addition to those others have mentioned, I'd like to add MSP-C and DTW B/C - two of the few remaining NW-style lounges, yet I've never seen them uncomfortably crowded (not saying it doesn't happen).
Feb 21, 2020, 2:35 pm
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For a real hub, SEA is the best in my opinion. AUS is close when the weather is nice and you gain extra seating outside, but it's not the best club for getting work done.
If you are there offpeak, the common use table at DCA is a fantastic way to spend a morning working remotely. But the overall layout is a bit of a jigsaw puzzle, and at peak times it is a zoo.
If you are there offpeak, the common use table at DCA is a fantastic way to spend a morning working remotely. But the overall layout is a bit of a jigsaw puzzle, and at peak times it is a zoo.
Feb 21, 2020, 2:46 pm
#15
Join Date: Dec 2001
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SEA-A and SFO are my two current favs. I miss the shrimp+broth that was served in Jan, replaced with some strange artsy version of mac-n-cheese for most all of Feb at SFO. the Ivar's chowder is pretty nice at SEA, and often warrants a quick stop-in upon arrival home in the evening when not arriving into South terminal.
Back in the early to mid-2000s CVG was a 2x weekly stop for me as I connected BOS-CVG-somewhere-CVG-BOS. I spent way too many hours there waiting for what was typically a delayed connection.
Back in the early to mid-2000s CVG was a 2x weekly stop for me as I connected BOS-CVG-somewhere-CVG-BOS. I spent way too many hours there waiting for what was typically a delayed connection.