puck021

I heard from the MSP SkyClub Manager that after the new club on G opens they are going to update the C club with a more substantial food prep area and a permanent bar.

WillBarrett_68

Very sorry you had to sit in an old room and see ... wood. Thoughts and prayers.

james318

The clubs at DTW (except perhaps the new one, as I haven't been there yet) have the same look and feel of MSP C club. Other than some deltification to cram more people in and eliminate some privacy, these clubs haven't changed much since 2002 when the terminal opened. DTW still looks and feels new to me. (This was my home airport for my first 20 years of flying).

ND76

I was in the AUS club last week; it was the second time I visited there. It is a candidate for nicest airport lounge in the USA.

Among the older clubs in the Delta system, TPA is my favorite. Along with ATL A17, ATL Centerpoint and CVG Concourse B, it is one of the last Crown Rooms in the system that haven't changed much since the merger.

xliioper

They have somewhat similar look, but there have definitely been more significant demos/space updates in the DTW clubs than MSP C (which was in pretty rough shape and still has a private cubicle area last time I went through).

MSPeconomist

Save our cubicles!

Note that this refers exclusively to airport lounge cubicles and not those in offices.

DLmedalliongold

I kind of like the club in MSP Concourse C. It always felt more cozy and less crazy than the one by Concourse F. Overall though, pretty much every Sky Club is much better than the Admirals Club or United Club. Especially the new clubs like SEA, LAX, LGA (soon to open), SLC, AUS, PHX, Etc as mentioned above. If you ever get the chance to see the hot mess the PHL B/C Admirals Club is, well, you'll be grateful for any Sky Club.

MSPeconomist

To me, the decor and general ambience in MSP C is much more relaxing than F/G (since its Deltafication). The chrome, white plastic, and blue is jarring and tends to make me tense. I used to like the PMNW F/G lounge because it had cubicles near the windows that got some sunlight. The C cubicles are in a windowless room, as are the other remaining SC cubicles that I know (such as the red train endpoints at DTW, although there might be a few left in the main DTW SC that have windows over the concourse and TSA checkpoint, looking toward the new SC there).

DCFlyer0306

I think DCA is a pretty nice and modern SkyClub with "real" plates and usually a good food spread.

ATL Terminal T is pretty good as well.

I really want to check out SLC, AUS, and PHX.

Dawgfan6291

ATL T and A center point are terrible. The absolute worst. Its so bad that no one should go to either of them. You wanna talk about a nice ATL club? B is great. Everyone should go there. 100%. You are missing out if you waste your time on T or A center. Even if B has a line you should stay there and not cause T/A center to have lines form.

jetsfan92588

People talk about how awesome the AUS lounge is. I'm there a lot. I like it and have no complaints, but I think it's way overrated. It's nowhere near a "luxurious lounge". Again, no complaints, but if you haven't been there, I feel like you could get this idea that it's an incredible experience based on the comments here. It's no Qantas LAX, let alone many international clubs. I also really like the LAX SC because they always seem to have great food options (even better than AUS), the employees are absolutely fantastic, and I like the people watching opportunities around the buffet line, but it's also not "luxurious". I think nothing says that more than when you try to use the bathroom there.

Lol I worked in a cubicle for around 5 years (actually wasn't a cubicle, was just a desk with the cubicle type walls on the back and both sides) and thought it was awful. Then they went to no cubicles and everyone was very excited, but all they did was take down the walls which reduced privacy from a little bit to none at all.

cfabar1

I like the small NW lounges in DTW. Almost nobody uses them. The food options are limited, but that's okay usually. I also like the CVG lounge because it is massive and nobody flies into CVG anymore.

The new DTW lounge is tiny and underwhelming. I don't know why they didn't make it bigger. It seems like it could have gone further back. The main lounge at DTW is always way too crowded.

Also MCO needs to be reopened. It is too tiny with how big MCO has gotten.

xliioper

There's space behind the new DTW lounge that used to be the LH lounge, but is now used for training and possibly some office space. DL used to use it, but I think TSA is using it now. I'd hope that maybe DL could take that space over at some point and expand new lounge into it.

MSPeconomist

The problem with the smaller (PMNW) lounges in DTW at the ends of the overhead red train route is that they have limited hours which I find difficult to remember, so that I tend not to go out of my way for one. OTOH when I land at a high A or low A gate, I'll head to the lounge before taking the little train if the one on the station platform seems to be open. I've been burned a few times when I took the train, anticipating that I could use the lounge at the endpoint, but it was closed, including once where I had made plans to meet someone there (which then caused a lot of confusion about when and where we would find each other).

xliioper

The clubs on the ends of A used to be closed on Saturdays and opened later (1:30PM) on Sundays. They are now open from 6AM to 9PM every day.