Long Layover at Atlanta (ATL): What to Do? Where to Eat?
Dec 14, 2011, 12:12 pm
#436
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Dec 14, 2011, 12:12 pm
#437
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Search is your friend. Long thread on this just last month:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ggestions.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ggestions.html
Apr 4, 2012, 1:21 pm
#447
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6 hours in ATL
Most of my layovers in ATL are more like 45 minutes, enough time to find a power outlet (at least there are a lot of them in ATL) for a quick battery boost and grab a sandwich.
Any suggestion on how to spend 6 hours in ATL? (Actually, probably about 5 from arrival to boarding for departure. Maybe a little less if it takes time to clear customs, arriving from CDG.)
We have access to Delta Skyclub and also Priority Pass Plus. Are any of the Skyclubs nicer than any others?
Anyplace to get a decent meal? Anything resembling shopping?
I doubt we'll want to leave the airport, since we'll get there around midnight CDG time.
Also, we both have NEXUS cards. Does anyone know if they work at GOES kiosks?
Any suggestion on how to spend 6 hours in ATL? (Actually, probably about 5 from arrival to boarding for departure. Maybe a little less if it takes time to clear customs, arriving from CDG.)
We have access to Delta Skyclub and also Priority Pass Plus. Are any of the Skyclubs nicer than any others?
Anyplace to get a decent meal? Anything resembling shopping?
I doubt we'll want to leave the airport, since we'll get there around midnight CDG time.
Also, we both have NEXUS cards. Does anyone know if they work at GOES kiosks?
Apr 4, 2012, 1:29 pm
#448
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If it was me, I'd hit the massage place on A concourse... get some footwork too... then, I would go E and to One Flew South for Sushi, a Martini, then a Martini, then Salmon hot Pot with a glass of nice wine, then a Sauterne... then go to the E Crown Room... charge up, grab shower, drink a few gin and tonics... with about 120 minutes before your flight, head over to the Hotel Suites place in A and rent a room for an hour... assuming your flying partner is... well, you know... you have a belly full of wine and are fresh showered... not gonna tell you what to do, but I know what I would do... then you head to the gate just in time to jump in your 1st class seat and keep that buzz a going....
Other than that, I have no idea what I would do...
Other than that, I have no idea what I would do...
Apr 4, 2012, 1:33 pm
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Spend most of your time in Terminal E (where you will be arriving). The SkyClub there is among the best (if not the best), there is a good restaurant called One Flew South, a food court, and quite a bit of shopping.
(Actually there are food courts and shopping in all the terminals.)
You can also do what I have done with a long stay in ATL -- go from terminal to terminal (by train) and have a drink in each of the SkyClubs.
(Actually there are food courts and shopping in all the terminals.)
You can also do what I have done with a long stay in ATL -- go from terminal to terminal (by train) and have a drink in each of the SkyClubs.
Apr 4, 2012, 1:34 pm
#450
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With 6 hours, you could conceivably leave the airport, ride MARTA downtown and do the CNN studio tour, Coke Museum, GA Aquarium, etc. (depending on what time in Atlanta you arrive).
If you choose to stay in the airport, you would have time to try out several of the SCs if you chose. You might take a look at the thread on here about the ATL SCs. I don't have a strong preference personally, but I have always enjoyed the E concourse SC (though it can get busy around the time of international arrivals and departures). When is this trip? If it's middle of May or later, the new F concourse SC will be open.
Food? Different on every concourse. If you're not from ATL or the South, many seem to seek out the Chik Fil A. If you're looking for something a bit more sit down, One Flew South is pretty good (can be a bit pricey), there is a Chilis, Atlanta Bread Company, etc.
Shopping? Also different on every concourse. Many higher end brands (Zegna, Ferragamo, etc.) Most of both shopping and dining is going to be relatively centrally located on each concourse around the escalators leading up from the trains. Recommendation: grab an airport map and see some of the airport to discover what's there.
Enjoy your time in our fair city!
If you choose to stay in the airport, you would have time to try out several of the SCs if you chose. You might take a look at the thread on here about the ATL SCs. I don't have a strong preference personally, but I have always enjoyed the E concourse SC (though it can get busy around the time of international arrivals and departures). When is this trip? If it's middle of May or later, the new F concourse SC will be open.
Food? Different on every concourse. If you're not from ATL or the South, many seem to seek out the Chik Fil A. If you're looking for something a bit more sit down, One Flew South is pretty good (can be a bit pricey), there is a Chilis, Atlanta Bread Company, etc.
Shopping? Also different on every concourse. Many higher end brands (Zegna, Ferragamo, etc.) Most of both shopping and dining is going to be relatively centrally located on each concourse around the escalators leading up from the trains. Recommendation: grab an airport map and see some of the airport to discover what's there.
Enjoy your time in our fair city!