Nov 17, 2018, 9:56 am
Last edit by: sonyeoshin
B18 United Club Terminal 1, Concourse B, near Gate B18 **has reopened**
B6 United Club Terminal 1, Concourse B, near Gate B6
C16 United Club Terminal 1, Concourse C, near Gate C16 **Open as of May 24, 2021 with limited bar service and packaged snacks** Closed on January 2022
NEW C10 United Club Terminal 1, Concourse C, near Gate C10
F8 United Club Terminal 2, Concourse F, across from Gate F8 **Opened as of 30 June 2021**
United Polaris lounge - Eligible customers are welcome Terminal 1, C concourse, near Gate C18.
ORD Polaris lounge -- Reviews, Experiences, Q&A, ..
One-Time Passes can now be redeemed at all {ORD} UC location within capacity constraints. Customers are encouraged to use the clubs in B and F concourses as the C concourse club is currently under partial construction, with limited space.
Related: International T5 ORD partner *G lounges
Archive thread: Discussion of the United Clubs at ORD {Archive}
B6 United Club Terminal 1, Concourse B, near Gate B6
NEW C10 United Club Terminal 1, Concourse C, near Gate C10
F8 United Club Terminal 2, Concourse F, across from Gate F8 **Opened as of 30 June 2021**
United Polaris lounge - Eligible customers are welcome Terminal 1, C concourse, near Gate C18.
ORD Polaris lounge -- Reviews, Experiences, Q&A, ..
One-Time Passes can now be redeemed at all {ORD} UC location within capacity constraints. Customers are encouraged to use the clubs in B and F concourses as the C concourse club is currently under partial construction, with limited space.
Related: International T5 ORD partner *G lounges
Archive thread: Discussion of the United Clubs at ORD {Archive}
Discussion of the United Clubs at ORD
Sep 6, 2022, 8:37 pm
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Sep 7, 2022, 5:36 am
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Sep 7, 2022, 6:16 am
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How is B6 better than B18? I'm at B18 right now and the food spread is very limited. The only hot food at the moment is scrambled eggs and some beef patty. No blackberries! SFO UC Rotunda had blackberries when I arrived one morning.
Sep 7, 2022, 8:02 pm
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Sep 10, 2022, 4:29 am
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Not a frequent UA flier but have a trip next month with a 3.5 hr layover at ORD. UA has offered me a day pass for $50, would this be worth it to get some work done while I'm otherwise sitting at ORD doing nothing? I'd be looking to get breakfast and have my head buried in my laptop for the most part. Or would I be better off just finding a seat at an empty gate and eating at a restaurant?
Sep 10, 2022, 4:37 am
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So I visited every UC that I could visit and I would have to disagree with the notion that B6 is better than B18. I had about an 8-hour layover so I got to sample the breakfast and lunch food spread. They're all the same. B6 can get quite busy. IMO, it would be hard to get work done unless you're there during off-peak hours. There is an area in the back of B18 that was quiet for much of my stay there and hence where I spent most of my layover. The wifi was plenty fast and I managed to squeeze in a nap as well.
Not a frequent UA flier but have a trip next month with a 3.5 hr layover at ORD. UA has offered me a day pass for $50, would this be worth it to get some work done while I'm otherwise sitting at ORD doing nothing? I'd be looking to get breakfast and have my head buried in my laptop for the most part. Or would I be better off just finding a seat at an empty gate and eating at a restaurant?
Sep 10, 2022, 7:33 am
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Not a frequent UA flier but have a trip next month with a 3.5 hr layover at ORD. UA has offered me a day pass for $50, would this be worth it to get some work done while I'm otherwise sitting at ORD doing nothing? I'd be looking to get breakfast and have my head buried in my laptop for the most part. Or would I be better off just finding a seat at an empty gate and eating at a restaurant?
Sep 10, 2022, 8:13 am
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The phone rooms — a relatively private / quiet space to take calls — are the one thing UC has that you can't find in the general terminal. Otherwise you can buy a better breakfast at Starbucks for $20, put on some headphones, and laptop away at an unused gate. With the seating refresh they've done over the past year at ORD, the space is decent as long as it's not about to board a 777.
Sep 10, 2022, 8:29 am
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Requested no more than 60 minutes... I've only stepped in for a conference call of maybe 15-20 minutes each (otherwise they're a bit tooooo quiet and I don't like my back/laptop screen facing the public but I've also rarely seen all or even most in use so chances of a lounge agent traffic you out by the collar seem low. One of the features I like in bot older CO and UA clubs are the work carrels where you have a private bit of desk space without the fully enclosed phone booth feeling.
Of course major benefit to the clubs over the general terminal is you can get away with leaving things unattended for a few minutes while picking up or disposing of food without worrying about someone calling it suspicious or running off with it...
Of course major benefit to the clubs over the general terminal is you can get away with leaving things unattended for a few minutes while picking up or disposing of food without worrying about someone calling it suspicious or running off with it...
Sep 10, 2022, 8:43 am
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Requested no more than 60 minutes... I've only stepped in for a conference call of maybe 15-20 minutes each (otherwise they're a bit tooooo quiet and I don't like my back/laptop screen facing the public but I've also rarely seen all or even most in use so chances of a lounge agent traffic you out by the collar seem low. One of the features I like in bot older CO and UA clubs are the work carrels where you have a private bit of desk space without the fully enclosed phone booth feeling.
Of course major benefit to the clubs over the general terminal is you can get away with leaving things unattended for a few minutes while picking up or disposing of food without worrying about someone calling it suspicious or running off with it...
Of course major benefit to the clubs over the general terminal is you can get away with leaving things unattended for a few minutes while picking up or disposing of food without worrying about someone calling it suspicious or running off with it...
My favorite UC is SFO Rotunda. It has those cubicles that makes it comfortable to do serious work.
Sep 14, 2022, 1:29 pm
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Longstanding bartender friend Dina in the B6 lounge today told me they've pushed the new C club opening from November to January. Least surprising development ever.
Sep 14, 2022, 10:41 pm
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Been ages since I’ve been to ORD. Remember that some clubs were worse than others, which is the go to currently ? Thanks in advance for your help
Sep 15, 2022, 12:15 am
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Sep 17, 2022, 3:03 pm
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Had an acquaintance give me a one day pass for my flight next month. I may need to get some work done while on a 3hr layover. Looks like I will be arriving at F and leaving from C. I think my plan is going to be to hit the club in F, get some work done while snacking and watching planes. I saw a post upthread that F does not have a coke Freestyle machine, is that still true? What is available for soft drinks in F? Is there another club in either B or C where you can planewatch and that does have one?