Lounge preference at LAX
Oct 18, 2019, 10:55 am
#1
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Lounge preference at LAX
Flying KL604 tomorrow from LAX to Schiphol. From what I see, the lounge options are the Delta lounges in T2/3 or the KAL lounge in TBIT. I’m Sky Team Elite Plus so assuming I can get into all. I have been in the KAL lounge years ago and it was pretty basic. For those that have traveled this route, which lounge do you prefer? We may be in a position where we have several hours at LAX so getting between TBIT and T2/3 may not be an issue.
Oct 18, 2019, 12:26 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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There's a shuttle bus that goes between all 3 terminals relatively frequently so getting between terminals once you've cleared security won't be a problem. Theoretically lines can get long but it's never taken me more than 15 minutes to get between lounges (and any longer than that it's just faster to walk and re-clear security assuming you have CLEAR / pre-check) You can also go through security wherever you want, if it's not TBIT the TSA may inform you that it's the wrong terminal but you can just tell them you're visiting the DL lounge.
Agree that the KAL lounge is very underwhelming. The DL lounges are much nicer and have better offerings. The food / drink is similar across all 3 lounges but the one in T2 is the largest and probably the nicest but can get very crowded. T3 has two separate lounges, one that overlooks the runway for nice views but also gets very crowded. There's another that is brand new and is quite small but is the one I prefer. It takes about 20 seconds to walk between them so you can try both to see which you prefer. The larger one that overlooks the runway is the only one with a bartender (or at least it still had a bartender last time I was there). The other two lounges have free pour alcohol where you serve yourself.
Agree that the KAL lounge is very underwhelming. The DL lounges are much nicer and have better offerings. The food / drink is similar across all 3 lounges but the one in T2 is the largest and probably the nicest but can get very crowded. T3 has two separate lounges, one that overlooks the runway for nice views but also gets very crowded. There's another that is brand new and is quite small but is the one I prefer. It takes about 20 seconds to walk between them so you can try both to see which you prefer. The larger one that overlooks the runway is the only one with a bartender (or at least it still had a bartender last time I was there). The other two lounges have free pour alcohol where you serve yourself.
Oct 19, 2019, 8:39 am
#3
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: DEN
Programs: DL PM, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold
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There's a shuttle bus that goes between all 3 terminals relatively frequently so getting between terminals once you've cleared security won't be a problem. Theoretically lines can get long but it's never taken me more than 15 minutes to get between lounges (and any longer than that it's just faster to walk and re-clear security assuming you have CLEAR / pre-check) You can also go through security wherever you want, if it's not TBIT the TSA may inform you that it's the wrong terminal but you can just tell them you're visiting the DL lounge.
Agree that the KAL lounge is very underwhelming. The DL lounges are much nicer and have better offerings. The food / drink is similar across all 3 lounges but the one in T2 is the largest and probably the nicest but can get very crowded. T3 has two separate lounges, one that overlooks the runway for nice views but also gets very crowded. There's another that is brand new and is quite small but is the one I prefer. It takes about 20 seconds to walk between them so you can try both to see which you prefer. The larger one that overlooks the runway is the only one with a bartender (or at least it still had a bartender last time I was there). The other two lounges have free pour alcohol where you serve yourself.
Agree that the KAL lounge is very underwhelming. The DL lounges are much nicer and have better offerings. The food / drink is similar across all 3 lounges but the one in T2 is the largest and probably the nicest but can get very crowded. T3 has two separate lounges, one that overlooks the runway for nice views but also gets very crowded. There's another that is brand new and is quite small but is the one I prefer. It takes about 20 seconds to walk between them so you can try both to see which you prefer. The larger one that overlooks the runway is the only one with a bartender (or at least it still had a bartender last time I was there). The other two lounges have free pour alcohol where you serve yourself.
