Inside Look: UC @ ATL
 

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Looks pleasant. Confirmation of self-serve alcohol (at some point...) is a major ^!

I think toasters are being removed from all the clubs as they switch over to the new menu, so I don't think smell is the actual reason. Self-serve bar sounds great.

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Glad they kept those great ladies!

I'm surprised. Is there any other domestic United Club with self-serve booze?

To me it looks like a hospital waiting lounge.

It looks just like the SEA club. The self-serve bar would be a great addition.

domestic club...not that i can think of. GFL is though.

it's open!
 

The Club is open. Elevator broken at moment. Lovely greeting by staff plus a golf amenity kit. Usual food offerings. Lots of light. No bar that I can see. There is a covered tap and some empty refrigerators so maybe not fully operational just yet. Safe travels everyone.

Looks pretty drab - too much gray. Seems like the same amount of space as the former UC club in ATL? :confused:

Much larger, I just stepped in. Great views too, looks like ORD F concourse. They're also giving away golf amenity kits today. Finally, the bathroom situation is much better than the old club. Separate men's and women's, and multiple commodes in at least the men's side.

This lounge is significantly bigger than the old one, and a better layout. Seattle, for instance, is about 6000sf, and it is fairly large.

I like the old-school aviation photographs on the walls.

I like them, too, in SEA. I had interpreted these as a homage to Boeing, an expression of club's city. I think it would be neat if there were similar-vinatge photographs from ATL's history.

At 3:30pm this Club is VERY full. Hardly an empty seat to be found, and definitely no two seats together anywhere.

Food selection is the usual but somewhat limited. No full salad, no bananas, only soup, hummus, cheese, olives, peppers, apples, and the cookies and crackers. The ice tea is sweet tea, as befits the South. Good move.

View of the tarmac and ramp ops is better than the old lounge, because we sit higher up.

Same old friendly faces, and that is a BIG plus.

Thi is a very nice improvement. UA at ATL keeps getting better: T gates, decent gate seating with power, Wifi (courtesy of ATL), and now a lounge. Keep up the good work!

Looks good - glad to have them and the club back

Man, my flight on Thursday was a zoo (ATL-DEN). Must have been 20+ in group 1.

By FAR, the most important piece! I'm so happy - I saw the photo and recognized the wonderful staff... Great news indeed!!

Those has been in the hallway to or in the temporary SFO UC.

Echo the comments above about retaining the great staff. But, man, was this club crowded at 1500 yesterday. Look and feel of the club is similar to SEA on a MUCH smaller scale. And certainly some opening day/week kinks that will need to be worked out. But, pleasantly surprised!

... and pretty much the motif and pictures at all the renovated UC. Still, thought they were pretty cool.

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Looks pretty nice, kind of like the new UC at SEA. I have a long ATL layover in January so I think I'll head over and check it out. Thanks for the pics, OP!

This is all part of the "brand". Not only do you find these in all the renovated UCs, they are features in elevator lobby areas and the conference room floor and employee lounges at WHQ - Willis Tower.

Here are some more pics of the two different sections of the club. Yes, the club does have that "new club" smell. :)

http://i.imgur.com/A83DODal.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/FjPz8xhl.jpg

wow I think you go to a great hospital

no booze???? Hurry up with the liquor licence.

Here are a few more pics that were taken this afternoon. I did not have enough time to post them as I had to run to my flight. (ahem, Delta ;))

http://i.imgur.com/rqvHb0Bl.jpg?1

The elevators are working. However, on the upper/Club level, the elevator light is not working.

http://i.imgur.com/j4TqViLl.jpg?1

I will say that the front desk staff were warm and welcoming. The staff greeted everyone as they entered the club, and thanked everyone and wished them safe travels as they left the club. I have never seen this genuinely friendly attitude at any United Club anywhere. ^

The crew on the floor of the club also went around and asked if you needed anything. This was also very nice. ^

Good looking UC.

It really reminds me of ORD F club, except its a lot smaller, (its surprisingly small) and with no bar. Also, how hard is it to offer some coffee or tea lids, so I can take my coffee to go?!!

I found it funny that its right above AA gates, looking out at the AA planes, not a UA plane in sight. Very nice staff

Honestly, I don't worry much about the interior appearance of a club; I'm more concerned with the actual amenities... and the UC falls short on that front. It doesn't matter how they renovate or open a new club.

HNL

Since when? I've always had to order from the bar.

Nope HNL has a bartender in the back. Only UA clubs that I've seen with self-serve are international

Nope.

Perhaps confusing with the Admiral's Club? They have free pour spirits there, or at least in the evening when there are international OW departures using the lounge.

I visited the ATL club today and was impressed with the ramp views, large vintage UAL photos and spaciousness of the lounge. However, I think there could have been some more color incorporated into the design, like LHR, with some more blue/gold. The white/grey is a bit sterile. Also, I would prefer a partition between the restroom entrances and the seating area. When the doors open, you are afforded a view right into the bathrooms and I just find that unpleasant.

Overall, though, it's a major improvement over the old PC in D and easily preferable to the AC across the hall on T.

Bathrooms?
 

Can I assume that they have upgraded to normal M/F multi-user restrooms as opposed to the "one holer" in the old CO club in D?

Yeah, that restroom was ... unique. Don't think I've ever been in any other UC that has a separate waiting room just for the loo!

I'll be in ATL in 2 weeks - looking forward to seeing the staff again - they're easily my favorite in the system (well, them and the LGA crew... They've saved my bacon many times.)