Transfer in BOM
Jan 5, 2009 | 6:56 pm
#16
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: MAA
Programs: BA bronze, Marriott silver
Posts: 2,804
The clipper lounge might be getting renovated .. but the Le Meridien lounge (the one in the main corridor, rather than off to one side like the Clipper is) seems to have been recently renovated. All glass and leather, resto bar look and feel ..
The same horrible dry chicken kebabs and upto 2 alcoholic drinks free (they dont care how many glasses of juice .. tropicana type stuff - you drink, or how much you dip into the snack buffet though.. not that you want to eat too much of it)
It is a pleasant place to sit now, and for flights as late as the typical international flight from MAA, I'd suggest dining somewhere in the city - or closer to the airport, at the Radisson or Le Meridien, and then coming in a maximum of two hours before your flight.
The "Clipper Lounge" at MAA was **NASTY**. They gave me ONE free drink (or two cans of beer) for my 8 hour layover. I had to pay for the others, and I had no Indian Rupees. Did they accept credit cards? No. Did they accept Euros? No. Did they accept Sri Lanka Rupees? No. They accepted Dollars, but I had none. Also, no cash machine airside at MAA. No visa, so couldn't go to machine landside. Lounge agent offered to try and exchange my Sri Lanka Ruppes landside. Guess what? They wouldn't accept them in India! Sorry, one drink doesn't "do it" for BJ over 8 hours!
I see the Clipper at BOM has free beer, so maybe there is hope. I'd probably love a shower, but I guess that won't happen. I'm flying PRG-FRA-BOM-CMB-SIN-BKK that "day", so I would appreciate one....
Thanks for the info! ^
The same horrible dry chicken kebabs and upto 2 alcoholic drinks free (they dont care how many glasses of juice .. tropicana type stuff - you drink, or how much you dip into the snack buffet though.. not that you want to eat too much of it)
It is a pleasant place to sit now, and for flights as late as the typical international flight from MAA, I'd suggest dining somewhere in the city - or closer to the airport, at the Radisson or Le Meridien, and then coming in a maximum of two hours before your flight.
The "Clipper Lounge" at MAA was **NASTY**. They gave me ONE free drink (or two cans of beer) for my 8 hour layover. I had to pay for the others, and I had no Indian Rupees. Did they accept credit cards? No. Did they accept Euros? No. Did they accept Sri Lanka Rupees? No. They accepted Dollars, but I had none. Also, no cash machine airside at MAA. No visa, so couldn't go to machine landside. Lounge agent offered to try and exchange my Sri Lanka Ruppes landside. Guess what? They wouldn't accept them in India! Sorry, one drink doesn't "do it" for BJ over 8 hours!
I see the Clipper at BOM has free beer, so maybe there is hope. I'd probably love a shower, but I guess that won't happen. I'm flying PRG-FRA-BOM-CMB-SIN-BKK that "day", so I would appreciate one....
Thanks for the info! ^
