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dhuey Jan 29, 2012 6:28 pm

New SFO Lounge Photo Tour
 
As promised...

The SFO Lounge is gorgeous, and the staff is very friendly -- except for the lady at the entrance who initially refused to let me in. She claimed my F ticket purchased with United miles was ineligible for lounge access. Ah, but it all worked out and I got to experience this amazing lounge. Here are the photos, with a few gratuitous photos of my F suite (better described as a private cabin). I doubt I'll ever travel like this again -- this was incredible.

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IMG_2245 by dhueyjd, on Flickr

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IMG_2257 by dhueyjd, on Flickr

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IMG_2278 by dhueyjd, on Flickr

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IMG_2281 by dhueyjd, on Flickr


[Thank you, eightblack, for helping me get these photos uploaded.]

eightblack Jan 29, 2012 7:05 pm

Check out this thread on how to upload images and photos to FT
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...s-reports.html

Drop another note if you are still stuck...

dhuey Jan 29, 2012 7:14 pm


Originally Posted by eightblack (Post 17911791)
Check out this thread on how to upload images and photos to FT
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...s-reports.html

Drop another note if you are still stuck...

Thanks so much. I tried a bunch of different sizing and format options and kept getting errors. I'll look through that thread.

HB7 Jan 29, 2012 11:23 pm

Great photos Dhuey! Really nice lounge. Thanks for sharing.

lsed Jan 30, 2012 3:55 am

Interesting. Everything looks the same as other EK lounges. But which other locations serve Taittinger? We should request to have it in the SIN lounge

edy4eva Jan 30, 2012 5:32 am

Thanks for sharing the photos.
I still can't get over the staff member who claimed you're not eligible to enter the lounge. I mean you had an EK boarding pass with F printed on it, right? Did she not find your name on the list?

I just hate it when someone with a lack of information (or mis-information) ruins the start of such a journey. Those moments of uncalled for and unjustified micro-stress. Grrrr.

CommittedLurker Jan 30, 2012 7:36 am

Thanks so much for the photos.

While it may look like all of the other EK lounges, it is a definite improvement from the trail mix offering at the UA RCC !!!

cyclogenesis Jan 30, 2012 7:38 am


Originally Posted by CommittedLurker (Post 17914351)
Thanks so much for the photos.

While it may look like all of the other EK lounges, it is a definite improvement from the trail mix offering at the UA RCC !!!

Understatement of the century!

dhuey Jan 30, 2012 10:06 am


Originally Posted by CommittedLurker (Post 17914351)
Thanks so much for the photos.

While it may look like all of the other EK lounges, it is a definite improvement from the trail mix offering at the UA RCC !!!

It's also a big improvement over the food offerings at the United International F lounge at SFO. Another great feature is boarding the plane directly from the lounge. You go out a back door, down a hallway and right to the jetway. You have barely any interaction with the riff-raff (i.e., people like me except when I score a mileage award in a premium cabin).

dhuey Jan 30, 2012 10:13 am


Originally Posted by edy4eva (Post 17913808)
Thanks for sharing the photos.
I still can't get over the staff member who claimed you're not eligible to enter the lounge. I mean you had an EK boarding pass with F printed on it, right? Did she not find your name on the list?

I just hate it when someone with a lack of information (or mis-information) ruins the start of such a journey. Those moments of uncalled for and unjustified micro-stress. Grrrr.

It didn't ruin anything for me -- I really thought it was pretty funny. Yes, I had an F boarding pass, suite 1A. I don't know what she saw when she punched my name in the computer. It must have been some kind of non-revenue indication that she had never seen before.

Perhaps I should have said, "listen, I'm getting in this lounge. Don't you know who I am? No, I'm not famous or important, but I am a FlyerTalker."

CommittedLurker Jan 30, 2012 11:36 am


Originally Posted by dhuey (Post 17915339)
It's also a big improvement over the food offerings at the United International F lounge at SFO. Another great feature is boarding the plane directly from the lounge. You go out a back door, down a hallway and right to the jetway.

Absolutely. The UA IFL Lounge at SFO looks nice, but the food there is pathetic.

I'll have a chance to use the new EK lounge at SFO this coming Saturday, Feb 4th.

The only other lounge I have used with access to the jetway is at FRA, at the C gates.

dhuey Jan 30, 2012 2:31 pm


Originally Posted by CommittedLurker (Post 17915996)
Absolutely. The UA IFL Lounge at SFO looks nice, but the food there is pathetic.

The plastic-wrapped, processed cheese is kinda funny. If a pub bartender puts that out, I'm all for it, but come on United -- get some quality cheese for the Int'l F lounge. It's not that expensive.

CommittedLurker Feb 4, 2012 3:26 pm

I'm at the lounge in SFO right now.

While aesthetically, the lounge is similar to the DXB Lounge, it is far better in terms of food (more fresh and appealing), more open seating, and lavatory facilities.

JTXC Feb 4, 2012 6:03 pm

Did you ask, or could you guess, what the capacity of the lounge is? That you can board the aircraft directly from the lounge is a nice feature.

I wonder if EK is planning any other lounges in the US. I would think LAX is a strong candidate, since there are two flights there per day.

Thunderroad Feb 19, 2012 12:29 am

Nice photos! Thanks for sharing them.


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